Food
Best way to judge the food
If you want to be sure you get a fair opinion of a restaurant’s food, you need two things: a really good appetite and an all-you-can-eat menu. Done and done for this foursome, Jennifer Avveduto …more
Month: March 2016
Letters
Letters – March 2016
When reading Leaside Life this month, I was very interested in the book Mobilize! Why Canada Was Unprepared for the Second World War, by Larry Rose. My family immigrated to Canada from China two years …more
Sports
This running addict now uses a bike
The mouths of Leaside High School runners of 20 or 30 years ago would drop if they saw their coach Dave Christiani riding after his athletes – on a bike. Christiani was so into the …more
Development
The LRT under construction
Early February, snow coming down up above on Eglinton, but 18 metres undergound the LRT construction site was warm enough for workers to be in T-shirts. Four Leasiders were able to view the site and …more
Development
RioCan lowers a tower
RioCan has advised the Ontario Municipal Board that it has changed its application to build 19- and 13-storey towers with a linking podium at Sunnybrook Plaza. It is now proposing 12 storeys instead of 13 …more
Development
Airdrie: ‘Forgive us’ case turned down
We won! Actually, Leaside won. The OMB member in his decision dated Jan. 26 about 151 Airdrie decided “that the appeal is dismissed and the variances are not authorized”. This is a satisfactory conclusion for …more
Community
Pianist wanted for veterans
Leaside’s Colonel Michael Stevenson – who many recall was often splendidly attired as Lt.-Gov. Simcoe, circa 1800, in Civic Holiday events – is looking for a pianist who can play nostalgic wartime songs. It’s for …more
Community
Refugee says support ‘overwhelming’
After earning his ticket as a professional electrician in Syria, refugee Kassem Hussein is starting a new life with his family in Leaside where, through the Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office, he is learning English — the …more
Community
‘Astonishing’ help for refugees
Anglicans and Catholics, who are both working to create a new life for Syrian refugees in Leaside, say they are astonished by the level of support from both parishioners and the community. A total of …more
History
You once had to take a train to Leaside
Until 1927 the only way you could get to Leaside by automobile was to drive from Yonge St. along Government Rd. (now Merton St. and McRae Dr.), constructed during World War I as a supply …more