Eliminating poverty in Canada – it can be done
Community
Alan Redway has just published his third book, “A Big Idea: Eliminating Poverty in Canada.” Although very few, if any, Leasiders have experienced personal poverty, you may have seen it through your work or your ...more
Caped crusader fundraises for Holland Bloorview
Community
You might consider adding Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital’s youthful patients and their volunteers to your list of inspiring superheroes. The hospital’s current Capes for Kids campaign may have you hearing from red-caped fundraisers like ...more
Starstruck in Leaside, or just another Pie in the Sky?
Business
This coming April Fool’s day will mark 19 years for Tim Bewcyk as the “man behind Toronto’s first boutique film studio,” and this business is certainly not just another “pie in the sky,” but Pie ...more
4Cats – “purrfect” partners on Bayview
Business
Cats are often featured in works of art and are the pets of choice for many great artists. It is fitting, then, that 4Cats Art Studio (Leaside) on Bayview south of Merton St. is named ...more
Kinley is realizing her goal – to live her authentic life
People
As the old saying goes, “Don’t judge your neighbours by their manicured lawns.” We moved into Leaside when our daughter was 7. She was a boy then and remained so during her school years. Her ...more
Long-time Leaside physician Dr. Talvi Maimets is ready for her next adventure
People
To say that the patients of Dr. Talvi Maimets at her practice of 30-plus years at 586 Eglinton Ave. E. weren’t thrilled with her decision to retire is an understatement. But Talvi is happy she ...more
That takes the cake
Terry Fallis
It happened nearly 20 years ago and has forever been known in family lore as “the cake incident.” It was early September. There are quite a few family birthdays around this time of year, so ...more
Will Leaside LRT station site be an MZO?
Development
Will Leaside be getting an MZO? What’s that? An abbreviation for musical term mezzo forte (moderately loud)? No – but musical or not, I bet you had not heard of a Minister’s Zoning Order until ...more
Editor’s welcome
Editor's Welcome
Leaside is all about the people. And Leaside Life is all about telling the stories of the people – and businesses – that make up this special place. This issue of Leaside Life is particularly ...more
Storage shed becomes hot topic
Community
Q. When does a storage shed become a hot topic? A. When it is no longer just a storage shed of course! A newly built “ancillary structure” in the backyard of a North Leaside house ...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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Spring is just around the corner and every Leaside gardener I know is itching to dig in. But this year, let’s take a quick look back first. ...more
