Stories
The many places you find our name
What’s in our name? John Lea and his wife Mary were the first of the Lea generations in this part of what was the Township of York. In 1820 they purchased a farm with a …more
Month: September 2012
History
Few homes of our early settlers are left
Saving old Leaside The news earlier this summer that Nick Kypreos’ house at 33 Heather Rd. was up for sale raised some excitement in Leaside. Can a house here really be worth almost $3.5 million? …more
Stories
A stroke gets her to the top of blog list
Marilyn Sherman: Leasider, avid gardener, former occupational health nurse manager, wife, mother… and now a stroke thriver blogger with almost 40,000 hits from around the world. In fact her blogs are the top of the …more
History
The developer who moulded our character
Most of us are familiar with the Leaside Property Owners’ Association’s recent successful battle to save the Talbot apartments from the redevelopment plans of the present owner, the Manitoba Teachers’ Pension Fund. But do you …more
John Parker
More work coming to Bayview Ave.
As we head into the coming months, watch for further improvements to be made to our part of Bayview and the pedestrian realm on our side. Bayview Ave. itself will be resurfaced curb to curb. …more
Stories
Look what I found exploring the Business Park
Who would think that businesses in the Leaside Business Area would be expressing connections to a world after this one? Read on, to see what I found out when I went exploring east of Laird …more