Letters – May 2016
A crisis is threatening the welfare and quality of life of my beloved Leaside. The threat arises from the tsunami of proposed and yet to be disclosed redevelopment projects unleashed by the Crosstown LRT. I …more
A crisis is threatening the welfare and quality of life of my beloved Leaside. The threat arises from the tsunami of proposed and yet to be disclosed redevelopment projects unleashed by the Crosstown LRT. I …more
For the first time anyone can recall, two Leaside Flames teams made their respective provincial championship tournaments this year, representing the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL) against the regional champs from other parts of the …more
We have been here before. In September 2013 Lorna Krawchuk wrote an engaging article in Leaside Life about George Hart who writes poetry. At that time George was only 99. Now he is 101. His …more
Part 2 of last month’s article on the 432 Leaside Bomber Squadron of World War II: The Leaside Gardens arena board has decided to move the photo of the painting and other memorabilia into a …more
The 432 Leaside Bomber Squadron was named after a Leaside resident died in a World War II crash, along with three other crew members, over Hamburg, Germany on July 30, 1943. Harold Wilmer Kerby was …more
You get a notice in the mail about a Committee of Adjustment hearing for 10 “minor variances” for the house next door. Oh, and by the way, the existing house will be demolished. So what …more
With the physical character of Leaside under continuing attack from high rise condominium apartment developers these days, it is reassuring to drive along Moore Ave. to see the low rise Crestview Apartments, a complex comparable …more
He doesn’t live in Leaside. He spends just over two hours a day here. Yet Jose Ginete Jr. is a neighbourhood fixture. That’s because for the last 25 years, he has worked as a school …more
Avril Cude (Oglesby) left Leaside in 1966 at age 20 when she and her new husband Ken moved to Etobicoke to be closer to his high school teaching job. Their address over the years has …more
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