Recently we had the annual call from a realtor friend asking if we plan to sell our house this year. It’s about her 30th annual call and it always gets the same response: “No, never. …more
SPRING INTO ACTION charitable walk and run, Sunnybrook Park, Sat., May 3, for diabetes, organized by Leaside’s Insideout Health and Fitness. insideoutstudio.ca/events-3/spring-action-2014 NORTHLEA BLOOD DONOR CLINIC, Wed., April 9, 2-8 p.m. at Northlea Public School, …more
Standing ovation for Northlea Public School Junior Choir. We’re accustomed to seeing these kids win Kiwanis awards each year, but this winter, the grades 5/6 choir was awarded top prize for all elementary schools in …more
Shortly after the Leaside Stock Index (LSI) made its debut in the February issue I received a telephone call from a Leaside resident complaining that several stocks were left off the list. My specific faux …more
“Isn’t your term up now?” a feisty Florence Carter, 87, asked Lieutenant-Governor David Onley, as he presented her with the Governor-General’s Caring Canadian Award on Feb. 19 at Queen’s Park, honouring her for over 30 …more
Oh Leaside, is every proposed change bad? Oh Leaside, is every proposed change something that will be objected to? Intensifying along transportation corridors is sensible planning. And two-storey buildings are much better than 27-storey buildings …more
Bessborough’s grade 5/6 hockey team of 16 players, 14 boys and two girls, made it to the city final championship game at Varsity Arena to play against the Hollycrest Middle School from Etobicoke on March …more
Demanding lives often reduce relationships with neighbours to hello, how are you? One group gets even less attention than this, even when its proclivity for jaywalking ends in tragedy, and that is our squirrel neighbours. …more
Driving east on Eglinton Ave., you pass Brentcliffe Rd., and as you proceed down the hill toward Leslie St. you suddenly notice a large electronic advertising sign located ahead, on the south side of Eglinton …more
Do you know of an outstanding renovation of a house in Leaside? It may be eligible for nomination for the Heritage Toronto Awards. One of the categories is the William Greer Architectural Conservation and Craftsmanship …more
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