Leaside is the launch neighbourhood of an innovative, student-run business with a new twist on an old challenge – finding a good babysitter. The service is called Sitto, a smartphone web application scheduled to begin …more
Sunnybrook Park plays host once more to Spring Into Action! Walk or Run for Diabetes, an annual event raising money and awareness for diabetes research. Held on Sunday, April 24, organizers hope to raise $40,000 …more
This column sometimes spends time bemoaning that perfectly good Leaside houses are being torn down to build homes often much higher and larger, that don’t fit the street. But there are lots of people in …more
It started with a sign on the wall of the Local Pub Eatery that said, “Please discard your butts responsibly.” There was a disposal bucket underneath it and no butts to be found on the …more
Anyone who has ever operated a small business knows how difficult it can be to survive when you’re competing against the big box multi-nationals — it’s a grind — but what gets Leaside Business Park …more
Last month I attended home and school meetings at both Northlea and Bessborough schools. At the top of both agendas was student safety as it relates to traffic. Of course, the volume of traffic was …more
Most Leaside residents fume when they see lots of vehicles in our hood. But Barry Thomas lights up just thinking about cars. As long as they are miniature in size – and parked inside his …more
The next time you drive east of Laird through the Leaside Business Park take a moment to notice a little piece of history at the intersection of Vanderhoof and Brentcliffe. The tiny building, on the …more
I can tell you how many times my husband, Ted, has come with me when I was getting information for a Leaside Life column: zero, until this one. I showed him the web page for …more
Almost three years ago, City Council hired consultants to study and re-draw the city’s 44 municipal boundaries. Some wards have over 90,000 residents, while others have as few as 47,000. Our ward, Ward 26, is …more
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