They met playing in Trace Manes Park, three little girls from Leaside all born in the 1930s. It was Trace Manes because that was a special meeting place in the 1940s. A teacher from Bessborough …more
Leaside has such a long and storied sporting heritage that it’s time we had a sports hall of fame to celebrate it. That’s the premise behind a suggestion made to Councillor John Parker last year …more
Mary Kate Puopolo, a grade 8 student at St. Anselm Catholic School, thought that returning a year’s worth of amassed bottles would make a big contribution to her savings. Instead, she and her dad filled …more
Fight the landlord, Talbot apartment tenants were advised at a recent meeting to discuss eviction notices for the end of August. “Don’t believe the landlord, believe the law,” Geordie Dent, executive director of the Federation …more
How’s the traffic on your street? Do drivers stop at stop signs? What about speeding? Have you noticed other – and increased – traffic-related problems in the neighbourhood? Other than development issues, traffic complaints top …more
Leaside is the first in Toronto to get pervious concrete ground cover to protect new trees planted on Bayview. That’s what those spray-painted symbols on the black patches along Bayview are about. It’s not graffiti. …more
TALENTED LEASIDERS! Congratulations to Robin Pond, long-time North Leaside resident from Divadale Dr. Pond may be an investment consultant by day, but in his spare time he write plays. His second full-length one, The Retirement …more
We have said that the character of Leaside was established by the houses constructed in the building boom of the late 1930s through the 1940s. And we tend to think mostly of Henry Howard Talbot, …more
Deadline for September calendar submissions: August 10, 2013 SUMMER KID’S CLUB, JK to grade 7, Leaside Presbyterian Church, 670 Eglinton East, Aug. 27-29, 9-4. Crafts, music, fun activities, snacks and lunch. $30/day, $75/3 days per child …more
Tenants at the Garden Court and the Talbot apartments, both on Bayview, have both formed tenant associations to fight the owners’ plans. The Garden court owners are asking the city for permission to turn the …more
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