The St. Anselm’s kids are all right!
Community
As a mom of four kids under the age of 11 and co-chair of her children’s school parent council, Sonya Walker is a woman on the go. As a fitness enthusiast, she’s also a firm ...more
Judy Hardy gives the gift of life to a neighbour
Community
Judy Hardy is hardy in body and soul! She recently gave the gift of life to a Leaside neighbour. Judy is a Living Organ Donor whose journey began a few years ago. “I joined a ...more
Gyro Mazda drives business to the east side of Laird
Business
When Joey Kovac was a kid, he and his buddy Paul Kmet messed around in a car dealership lot on Laird Dr. in Leaside – a playground that most of their pals could only dream ...more
Melt-in-your-mouth shortbread on Millwood
Business
Bev Churchill Morris worked for the Red Cross as a nurse in Guelph for many years. But she was also a talented home baker, especially of shortbread. “Everyone loved my shortbreads,” she says. Baking this ...more
Bev Crandell is on a mission to change lives
People
I have a confession: I volunteer for the Lions Foundation Dog Guides. That’s how I met Bev. Bev Crandell is the CEO of the Lions Foundation Dog Guides. Since 2003, Bev, her husband, two children ...more
I dare you to try to stand in Karen Jacoby’s way.
People
This is a woman who doesn’t let anyone, or anything, shake her determination. Even in the face of a debilitating disease which has turned her life upside down, Karen Jacoby has chosen to embrace her ...more
Committee of Adjustment goes from bad to worse
Development
Last August this scribbler wrote about two applications (83 Glenvale and 67 Sutherland) heard by the North York Committee of Adjustment and complained that the hearings were “virtual but not virtuous”. Now I think the ...more
’Tis the season for lawn-cutting
Terry Fallis
I’ve always hated cutting the lawn. I understand there are very few people walking the streets of Leaside who actually enjoy cutting the lawn (unless of course they’re sitting luxuriously on a cushy riding mower), ...more
Editor’s Welcome: Are we there yet, Part 2?
Editor's Welcome
Last year I asked this question, perhaps a little prematurely. At that time the province was cautiously reopening parks and patios, businesses big and small, and all sorts of services. Well, we know how that ...more
Leaside Literati: The Invisible Rules
Leaside Litterati
Long-time Leaside resident Paul Harrietha, PhD, has just published The Invisible Rules: What’s Really Holding Women Back in Business – And What to Do About It (Barlow, 2021). Despite all the positive press and growing ...more
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Currently, due to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases, all Toronto schools are closed to in-person learning until at least February 10, 2021. When the first shutdown occurred after March Break last year, the TDSB ...more
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We’ve learned some important lessons going through this pandemic and a big one for Leasiders, was to realize how essential our greenspaces are to us. Be it from our own gardens, a local park or ...more
