Victoria Day Fireworks 2019
Community
Once again, the skies over Leaside will light up on Victoria Day. Local Leaside resident David Bryant will host the show. He wrote us to say: Victoria Day Fireworks May 20, 2019 @ Leaside High ...more
Time to Spring Into Action!
Community
Looking for something to do with your family on Saturday, May 25? Consider being part of the Spring Into Action Fun Walk or Run. It is a Leaside event, with registration starting at 8:30 a.m. ...more
Northlea puts the “play” in OPAL Play Day
Schools
Most of us have fond childhood memories of playing in the snow. But the children of Northlea Elementary and Middle School got a special treat on March 1, 2019 when the school held its first ...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
Want to become partners in grime?
Leaside Litterati
Some days I feel on my own in my pursuit of a litter-free Leaside. And then partners-in-grime appear with their helping hands. On a mid-March Monday I spent the morning running errands on Bayview. The ...more
Terry Fallis takes up skydiving
Terry Fallis
It was about this time of year back in 1978 when I approached my mother to tell her that I wanted to jump out of an airplane. Without batting an eye she responded, “Were you ...more
Leaside Gardens’ landlocked backyard to become a public park
Development
What a pleasant surprise, Leaside is about to gain a new park! Actually, it’s not really new, there is a landlocked space hidden away behind the Leaside Memorial Community Gardens that’s about to get a ...more
Making sense of the LRT, Leslie and Leaside
LPOA
It is not for nothing Toronto is said to have two seasons: winter and construction. But for those of us living anywhere near the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, it’s construction season all year round. Major work ...more
Peaches & Green: promoting healthy living for nearly three decades
Business
In 1990, George Chow opened a small health food and supplement store on Bayview Avenue with the goal of bringing specialty foods, education, guidance and excellent customer service to a growing population of consumers looking ...more
Can we make Leaside green with envy?
Business
I had put it off as long as I could, but on April 10th I reluctantly paid a visit to the gas station on Millwood Road. The $1.47 per litre confirmed the federal carbon tax ...more
Hockey Season Roundup
Sports
HOCKEY SEASON ROUNDUP: The Atom AA Leaside Flames capped off an impressive season by winning the GTHL City Champion-ships. With only one loss in the playoffs, this team was an unstoppable force. 11 of the ...more
In synch – Alianna Craig swims into a bright future
Sports
I love sports. I spend a lot of time watching sports, reading about sports, and I love being active. But there are a lot of sports I know nothing about. Such is the case with ...more
