June 2015 - Leaside Life

He died on the baseball diamond

June 1, 2015 Staff

David Stickney died on Monday, May 11 of heart failure at Goulding Park in North York while at a game of the girls softball team of York Mills Collegiate Institute that he helped to coach. …more

How did David Stickney become Mr. Leaside?

June 1, 2015 Staff

So, how did The Stick [a.k.a. Le Baton] acquire the nickname Mr. Leaside? Let me count the ways. David Stickney grew up in Leaside, attending local schools, as well as Leaside United Church, and participated …more

Briefs

June 1, 2015 Staff

The annual Magical Gardens of Leaside tour is back, on Saturday, June 20. Leaside Garden Society members Margaret Rousseau and Eileen Patchett have lined up seven homes for the self-guided tour, 11 a.m. to 4 …more

April was, well, mediocre

June 1, 2015 Staff

The Leaside Stock Index’s April performance can best be described as mediocre, dropping 0.62 percent, excluding currency, and 3.3 percent including the exchange, with a good deal of the loss due to an appreciating Canadian …more

Nominations for Leaside’s Sports Hall

June 1, 2015 Staff

Deadline to nominate someone for induction in the Leaside Sports Hall of Fame and as Leaside’s Athlete of the Year is Friday, June 5. www.LeasideSports.com. The new inductees will be announced in September. The 2015 …more

The churros are coming!

June 1, 2015 Staff

The churros are coming! The churros are coming… the churros are here in Leaside! They started showing up in the odd spot in Toronto a few years ago. Now they’re right here at a restaurant …more

Letters

Letters – June 2015

June 1, 2015 Staff

The BIA’s efforts to improve parking issues along Bayview should not just focus on cars. Leaside is home to many cyclists (and the Leaside chapter of one of Toronto’s largest cycling clubs, Morning Glory). Yet, …more