Better than a staycation: Local camps keep the fun at home in Leaside
Community
Summer is just around the corner! Kids can’t wait to be out of school and parents are thrilled at the idea of not having to make lunches the night before school. Ten weeks of freedom! ...more
Bennington residents helping in Honduras since 1979
Community
Changing the lives of children in Honduras has taken on special meaning for Bennington residents David Winsor and his wife Margo Mingay. Love, a home and an education — three things that children must have ...more
Northlea School helps out Capes for Kids
Schools
Sandra Hawken, CEO of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, receives a cape made by the students and teachers of Northlea School as part of their Capes for Kids Fundraising and Awareness Program. MP Rob Oliphant ...more
The new budget – Our Monthly Trustee Column
Schools
One of the responsibilities of TDSB trustees, as laid out in the Education Act, is to pass an annual balanced budget. The last two budgets were fairly straightforward; they were status quo budgets, and as ...more
Clean Leaside, clean the world!
Leaside Litterati
Toronto’s 16th annual spring cleanup, Clean Toronto Together, takes place April 26-28. Will you join me in blitzing Leaside? The 20-Minute Corporate Make-over is a terrific way for local businesses to show their commitment to ...more
Dirty words and dirty hands: pumping gas on Bayview
Terry Fallis
I’ve already written in this space about my first part-time job at Gyro Motors when I was 15 years old. So why not leave it there when I could carry on and regale you with ...more
Potholes, neighbourhood character, and much more!
LPOA
By the time you read this, spring should be, if not fully sprung, then at least springing! The terrible condition of our streets, both residential and arterial, has become all too clear. Potholes and broken ...more
Sump pumps and skating rinks
Development
North Leaside has lots of groundwater; the trouble is some of it ends up on the sidewalk. And at this time of year that means you end up with a skating rink. This is what ...more
Easter 2019
Business
Easter is coming this weekend to Leaside. We headed out to find what Easter goods and treats some of our retailers have in store for us!
City says Leaside is okay, but are we really?
Business
Would it bother you if I told you Leaside placed eighth out of 140 in a City of Toronto ranking, just ahead of Rosedale but behind Lawrence Park and Forest Hill? Well, it would if ...more
For Miya Karatsu, inspiration starts at home
Sports
We all have our own stories about family, the good, the bad and the ugly. Some involve humour. Some involve poignancy. Some involve Hollywood-level draaaammmaaaa. But in the case of 16-year-old Miya Karatsu, family is ...more
North Leasider Lucas Gilbart eagles his way to prestigious golf championship
Sports
To be a successful golfer, one must be focused, hard-working, even-keeled, confident, persistent, poised, and patient. These are not always traits one would associate with a 10-year-old. But Lucas Gilbart is not your average 10-year-old. ...more
