Community
Leaside Life: The first five years
For our first issue of the New Year, it’s an honour to feature some of the faces of Leaside – people who have graced our pages over the past five years. We have been privileged …more
Month: January 2017
Leaside Litterati
Put your double-double in the trash-trash
Out for my morning litter walk I came across several discarded Tim Hortons disposable coffee cups. Tim Hortons boasts a strong presence in Leaside, where there are five TH locations: three freestanding, one inside an …more
History
Wicksteed Avenue
Many streets in Leaside were named for those involved with the building of the railways. When Frederick Todd laid out the model town of Leaside, he named streets for those working with the Canadian Northern …more
Letters
Letters – January 2017
Moonbows over Leaside Beautiful article. A lot of the moonbows seen in Google images are caused by water droplets typically found in tropical climates. The halo around the moon in colder climates has earned the …more
People
Audrey Tobias, 1924-2016
Your memory might be jogged into recalling the 2013 court case involving an 89-year-old peace activist who refused to complete the 2011 census because it was processed using software from the U.S. military contractor Lockheed …more
Community
Calling all nominees!
The East York Agnes Macphail Recognition Committee seeks nominations for the 24th annual Agnes Macphail Award. Agnes Campbell Macphail (1890-1954) was the first woman elected to the House of Commons (1921) and the first seated …more
Sports
Bennington’s Joe Raftis – 12 marathons, 5 peaks, what’s next?
On their second date, Shelly was determined to see if Joe Raftis had any athletic ability, so she booked an outside court at her tennis club, far away from anyone she knew, and they whacked …more
Community
Laugh Out Loud fundraiser to support the Maddie Project
Eight years ago Charlene Kalia started the Laugh Out Loud in Leaside fundraiser to help bring awareness to the Leaside Gardens board of management’s initiative to build a second ice pad. After four years of …more
People
Coming up trumps at Leaside’s Bridge Club
Card games have never been my strong suit. Outside of Uno, I’m most comfortable around basic games like Go Fish or better yet, board games. In my mind, playing bridge was equivalent to the ancient …more
People
Leasiders, resolve to hit the path to health & wellness
Last New Year I made two resolutions: One was to perfect my forward bend in pilates, and the other was to drink more water. It’s now 12 months later, and while my forward bend isn’t …more