The following comes from two letters that Councillor John Parker distributed publicly a month ago. We all regret that the east side of Laird has come to be a magnet for retail development in recent years. …more
Leaside residents Barry Samuel and Anthony Regan are looking for sponsors for a video to celebrate Leaside’s 100th birthday. It will feature 50 minutes of about 10 vignettes highlighting aspects of Leaside’s history, including the …more
from Leaside Unite We regret to inform you all that we’re extremely disappointed in the City of Toronto staff reports on the 70 Wicksteed project that were released today. They are almost uniformly in favor …more
Leasider David Sparrow, a comedian, actor, writer and director, is replacing Colin Mochrie as one of two headliners for the Leaside 100 gala April 27. From Leaside 100 Web: We’ve had terrific support from N49, …more
Have you occasionally come across a large group of runners on a Tuesday night somewhere in Leaside, circling the same residential block repeatedly and wondered, Who are these people? These are the members of the …more
Sentencing of Paul Hindle, who plead guilty to the second degree murder of Leaside mother Lisa Lebitka in December 2011, was to be announced at the end of February, after the Leaside Life deadline. The …more
Congratulations to Leasider Dave Sparrow, newly elected president of ACTRA Toronto. “It is humbling and inspiring,” commented Sparrow, who’s been an active member of Canada’s union of professional performers for over 21 years. With a …more
For many years the LPOA has received complaints from Leasiders about the missing link in TTC service along Bayview Ave. between Sutherland Dr. and Davisville, particularly from people needing to get to Sunnybrook Hospital for …more
He’s 82 and at his peak He may live in a one of Leaside’s senior retirement condominiums, but at 82 Gordon Champion isn’t ready to give up work. In fact, Champion figures he’s still at …more
When Walter Naulls and his wife Evelyn decided to buy a house in Leaside, they figured that since the new homes in the town were all about the same price, why not take more than …more
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