Weekly Roundup – January 24, 2020
Stories
Best of this week – a settlement with Riocan, vertical urban farming, and The NEW Roaring Twenties brings young entrepreneurs to Leaside. Catch the weekly roundup here. Riocan Settlement with RioCan to include $11 million ...more
Weekly Roundup – January 17, 2020
Stories
Best of this week – An selfless volunteer, Leaside High 75th Anniversary celebrations, Terry Fallis performs in the Nutcracker and a new MRI for Holland Bloorview. Catch the weekly roundup here. Volunteering Leasider Katja Werner ...more
Leaside High football wins City Championships
Sports
The Leaside Lancers football team won the Tier 2 TDSB Varsity City Championships on November 21st at Varsity Stadium. Coached by LHS Phys. Ed teacher James Georgiadis, the team went undefeated in the season and ...more
Leaside’s basketball wiz Zach Edey ready to “Boiler Up” at Purdue.
Sports
When I last wrote about Leaside basketball phenom Zach Edey in the August 2018 issue of Leaside Life, he was working hard to up his game. See article here. For the past year and a ...more
The NEW Roaring Twenties brings young entrepreneurs to Leaside
Business
Not sure if it’s just me, but I have always disliked the decade defining nomenclature of recently passed eras such as ‘the noughties’, likewise for the ‘tenners’ or ‘teenies’ because they conjure up…well, nothing in ...more
Charmaine Sweets: a hidden treat on Vanderhoof
Business
If you think the little white building standing alone at the corner of Vanderhoof and Brentcliffe looks a little like a cake box, you wouldn’t be far off. And inside you’ll find cakes. And cookies. ...more
Leasider Katja Werner says a BIG yes to BIG goals
People
Smart. Driven. Compassionate. Diligent. Dedicated. It’s hard to decide which adjective best fits Leasider Katja Werner. Originally from Germany, Werner arrived in Canada in 2005 after spending time in Ireland and the United States. Her ...more
2020 brings big changes to Leaside United Church
Churches
Leaside United Church (LUC) is a familiar landmark in the neighbourhood across from Trace Manes Park and known for its spring and fall “Awesome Sales.” But more awesome activities are taking place there these days ...more
Behind the scenes at Holland-Bloorview with two of its inspiring researchers
Community
As we welcome the New Year, one of Leaside’s strongest community partners, Holland Bloorview, is embarking on a major expansion of its research institute, the Bloorview Research Institute, funded entirely through the generosity of donors. ...more
Get to know The Midtown Community Group
Community
Leasiders were tantalized in October with announcements that Dr. Karyn Gordon, a relationship expert, would be speaking at Trace Manes about “how to raise emotionally happy kids in this age of affluence.” The sponsor for ...more
Settlement with RioCan to include $11 million in community funds
Development
Last month’s column described how the City moved forward with its Laird in Focus Plan. RioCan’s development application for 815-845 Eglinton Ave. East was approaching decision point at the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT), and ...more
Changes and challenges face the LPOA in 2020
LPOA
Here we are, entering a new year and a new decade. Looking ahead, we anticipate both changes and challenges: Leaside as a community is strong, but so are the pressures facing us. Leasiders continue to ...more
Leaside Green: We the Roots – a new way to bring agriculture back
Leaside Green
This area that we call Leaside was once home to the Laurentian people, who grew corn, beans and squash and gathered the abundance of local nuts and berries to sustain their community. Later, the Lea ...more
Celebrating a big birthday in (not at) The Nutcracker
Terry Fallis
This makes no sense to me at all, but any way I slice it, I’ve now lived in eight different decades, even though I just turned 60 last month. I’m having enough trouble with the ...more
