The Leaside 100 Committee, a finalist in the North York Community Council area, received a Heritage Toronto Community Heritage Award at Koerner Hall, the Royal Conservatory of Music, on Oct. 15. It came with a …more
We ran the wrong photo last month of John Child, the Canadian Olympic beach volleyballer, an original inductee to the Leaside Sports Hall of Fame. This is the right photo. And we also had the …more
The chair of the Toronto Airport Noise Group (TANG) says she’s encouraged by a meeting with Lisa Raitt, national minister of transportation, but she’s not going to wait forever for results. Margaret Evans said Raitt …more
The old CIBC bank building at the corner of Laird and McRae will probably become a restaurant. First Capital Realty, which bought the building in March, has won approval from the Committee of Adjustment for …more
Big donation for a little kid! Adriana Le Donne got a surprise when her three-year-old daughter Valentina decided it was a good idea to donate a 12-inch length of her hair to the Angel Hair …more
There’s a new principal and a new approach to learning at St. Anselm’s school. Since he arrived in April this year Richard Walo has been bringing in furniture that’s easily moved, creating multi-purpose shelv-ing, installing …more
ST. CUTHBERT’S CHURCH, 1399 Bayview, fundraising dinner for Emily’s House Children’s Hospice, Gerrard East, Sat. Nov. 2, 6.30 p.m. Tickets $40. Guest speaker Rev. Vicki Burke, spiritual and bereaveament care leader. 416 485-0329. NORTHLEA UNITED …more
Section 37 has been in the news quite a lot recently, including here in Leaside, where $500,000 in Section 37 funds from the SmartCentre North’s developer is scheduled to go to the Leaside Arena’s new …more
The Layers of Leaside go to Etobicoke for November. The Layers tableau display, which describes and illustrates the community’s cultural history and built heritage through maps, images and text, is on display at historic Lambton …more
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