“Bayview is in a recession and is heading for a depression. Unless Leasiders shop regularly on this street, it will be gone, and soon.” That is the grim forecast of Nancy Penny, owner of Absolute …more
Sheila Lacroix of McRae Dr. has been chosen winner of this year’s Agnes Macphail Award. She has a long history of service in the Canadian Federation of University Women Leaside-East York (CFUW-LEY), the Legislation Standing …more
Jean-Guy Sauriol moved into the Kilgour Estates about a year ago with the aim of doing something no one else in the world had done. On Feb. 6 he did it: He became the oldest …more
The outdoor rink at Trace Manes Park has had a great run this winter after two years when the weather didn’t co-operate. “With the right conditions the rink could still be in operation until the …more
Sylvia Crossley says ,“I never enter contests.” Except she did for the Movado Valentine’s women’s watch raffled off at Bell Jewellers, of Bayview, on Feb. 10, and she won. She entered, she said, because “I …more
I have recently begun a review of a 1990 Metro Toronto report on a proposal to extend Leslie St., widen the Bayview Extension and link the south end of the resulting roadway to Bloor St. …more
As does everyone, Leaside author Jeff Walker likes sex. And he likes the Beatles. Fortunately for readers, he likes them together. Walker, 61, has composed a rollicking tale of the seedy, often sad, yet always …more
First the bad news: First two stocks did badly RioCan (REI-UN.TO) and First Capital Realty (FCR.TO) are two of Canada’s largest real estate owners. Together they own 362,000 square feet of Leaside retail and office …more
This month at the library Memories of Leaside Revisited: Share your memories of people and places in Leaside. Bring any photos, memorabilia, questions or stories. Guest speakers: Karen Fraser, Fred King and John Naulls. Wed., …more
Leaside-Bennington Heights January home sales on MLS continued to trend upward in 2014. Here is a 12- month look at the current averages, up to Jan. 31. Sales volumes changes All homes – up 9.6 …more
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