The Lees pursue their dream at Kintako Sushi
Business
Kintako Sushi Japanese Restaurant has been serving delicious Japanese food at 214 Laird Drive since 2014. They made it through the restaurant lockdowns of the pandemic, so it seemed like a good idea to visit ...more
X does not mark the spot for these Leaside entrepreneurs
Business
How do you define an aha moment? A sudden insight into a problem that leads to a great invention. • Ingvar Kamprad couldn’t fit a table he had purchased into his car – aha –Ikea ...more
Opportunities and challenges lie ahead for Leaside Business Park
Business
The 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Leaside Business Park Association took place on November 9th at the Amsterdam Brewery. It was the first time in three years that the AGM had been held in-person ...more
A fond farewell to favourite Bella Rouge
Business
More change is coming to the small retail strip on Millwood Road between Rumsey and Airdrie. In April, Leaside Hair Design came to the end of its 25-year stretch. Now, the building housing Bella Rouge ...more
Vroom! Leaside brothers have the drive to win
Sports
The Tyers brothers have been tearing up go-kart tracks around the country and recently, around the world. If you take a look at kart racing results, you’ll find 10-year-old Quinn and 8-year-old Ethan’s names at, ...more
Leaside Sports Hall of Fame celebrates outstanding athletes!
Sports
With ceremonies having been on hold for the past two years, the Leaside Sports Hall of Fame was thrilled to be back celebrating excellence in sports from the Leaside community. On November 18th, the Class ...more
Decoding Bill 23 from a Leaside perspective
Development
By the time you read this piece, Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, may well already have been passed into law – less than a month after being introduced in the Legislature on ...more
And thrice times a Covid Christmas
Terry Fallis
If you had told me back in late 2019 that in December 2022, we’d be approaching our third – yes, third – Covid Christmas, I’d have suggested you’d dipped into the spiked eggnog a little ...more
LHPS honours Leaside’s war dead with Remembrance Day signs and walk
History
Last month, over a dozen dedicated current and former Leaside residents met on a wet and rainy afternoon to participate in the Leaside Heritage Preservation Society’s (LHPS) first-ever Remembrance Day Walk. The event was organized ...more
Editor’s Welcome: Will it be yet another Covid Christmas?
Editor's Welcome
I don’t know about you, but I am back in full mask mode. I know, I know, there’s no mask mandate as such, but Ontario’s top doctor, Kieran Moore, has strongly recommended a return to ...more
Remembering the garden season of 2022: the good, the bad, the ugly
Gardening
In the blink of an eye, our garden season has come to a rest, and the same goes for me. Honestly, I found this season exhausting with so much going on. It’s no wonder we ...more
A “complete street” is coming to Leaside soon
Cycling
If you’re concerned about road safety, you’ve likely heard about “complete streets.” Often described as “streets for people,” they are frequently prescribed for what ails our roadways. A more comprehensive definition comes from Toronto’s Complete ...more
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Anyone who’s watched National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation will remember the scene where Clark Griswold switches on a blinding display of outdoor Christmas lights at his home, nearly draining the city’s electricity supply. Clark’s obsession with ...more
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As I write this column on a hot and sunny August day, it is hard to imagine we are just three and a half weeks away from the first day of school, scheduled for Wed., ...more
