The community welcomes its 14th annual Bayview Art Tour and Sale Oct. 4, and 5, featuring the work of different artists in different venues. Leaside locations incude 53 Aidrie, 109 Rumsey, 19 Kenrae, 51 Laird …more
Little did we know when we put a short article and photo of the Little Free Library on Southvale Dr. in our September issue of Leaside Life that it was not alone. In fact, there …more
Once upon a time, back in 1940, there was a restaurant called The Leaside Tea Room. It was the first commercial building on Laird. Over the years many more commercial businesses have appeared on the …more
Sarah Jordan, the 11-year-old who started Sarah’s Food Drive five years ago in Leaside, has beaten two other young Canadians to win the Canadian Living magazine’s 10th annual Me to We award in the Youth …more
Long-time Leaside resident George Hart will enjoy his 100th birthday party on Oct. 15 with his six children, one coming from China and another from the Canary Islands. He moved to Rumsey Rd. in Leaside …more
During the 1940s when I came home from school for lunch our radio would always be tuned to CBL. After the BBC news “direct from London,” and the Farm and Home broadcast, the Dominion Observatory …more
Summer’s come and gone; three-quarters of the year is already in the books. Fear not because the Leaside Stock Index is just getting started. August saw the LSI deliver its biggest gain of 2014 thanks …more
Summer doldrums had little effect on house prices in Leaside and Bennington Heights this year, according to MLS figures. Comparing this past August with August 2013, the average price increased by 10.3 percent to $1,409,346. …more
1. Many Leaside residents are forced to leave their homes because of property tax hikes. What do you think of freezing their rates? Jon Burnside Tax relief that relates to one’s level of income should …more
The industrial area east of Laird has undergone changes in recent years that have resulted in a mix of tenants different from the norm, most of which probably wouldn’t have existed 25 years ago among …more
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