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Month: September 2017

The boys with their siblings from left to right: Josh, Tate and Jacob Golden, Will and Mike Reilly. Photo by Susan Scandiffio.
Sports

Pittsburgh and Minnesota select Leaside boys in 2017 NHL Draft

September 1, 2017 Susan Scandiffio

June 24th, 2017. National Hockey League Draft Day. As many young hockey players paced the floor nervously or chewed on their fingernails hoping they might hear their names being called by a big league team, …more

Leaside Memorial Gardens. Photo by Robin Dickie.
Sports

Happy 65th! Leaside Memorial Community Gardens

September 1, 2017 Guest Contributor

The Leaside Memorial Community Gardens will be celebrating its 65th anniversary this season. Although the Gardens first opened its doors in 1951, it wasn’t until October 6, 1952 that it hosted its first hockey game. …more

Photo By Robin Dickie.
Sports

Spider Jones to speak at Sports Hall of Fame Induction

September 1, 2017 Staff

Boxing commentator and radio personality Spider Jones will be the guest speaker at this year’s Leaside Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony and reception, organizers have announced. The 5th annual event will be held on …more

Michael Martchenko.
People

Illustrator Michael Martchenko finds his muse in Leaside

September 1, 2017 Janis Fertuck

Over the past four decades, Canada has become something of a hotbed of children’s books produced by Canadians. We owe much of this interest to the imaginative works of author Robert Munsch and his long-time …more

Irvine family
People

Totum Life Science’s Stacy & Tim Irvine: in love with Leaside

September 1, 2017 Guest Contributor

On a stroll through Leaside, you may have noticed a gleaming Airstream. Or perhaps you were one of those fortunate enough to catch this famous glamper’s makeover on CityLine last year. The travel trailer belongs …more

Ian Mortan
Business

Summerhill’s Ian Morton spearheads a new BIA for Laird

September 1, 2017 Lorna Krawchuk

Leaside Industrial Area. Leaside Business Park. Both the same physical area, but as times change, so do names. And according to Ian Morton, the founder and executive chairman of Summerhill on Commercial Rd., there may …more

Crossing guard, Boris Cherkassky stops traffic at Millwood and Bessborough for St. Anselm’s student Chris Karnay Gayowsky.
Schools

Leaside students, get ready for a revolution in education!

September 1, 2017 Gerri Gershon

I love the first day of school! It’s a joyous event and full of promise. Yes, there is the occasional tear, but during those first days, the anticipation of the coming year is palpable and …more

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Leaside’s Eco Team Goes Platinum

September 1, 2017 Janis Fertuck

Leaside High School was awarded platinum certification on its Ecoschools audit this past May. Ecoschools is an Ontario program whose mandate is to certify schools that attain certain benchmarks in institutionalizing the concepts of sustainability …more

Sandra Larosa of Rolph Road, and Barbara Sandler of Northlea.
Schools

Meet the principals

September 1, 2017 Janis Fertuck

Throughout my 39 years as a high school teacher, the last 30 of which were spent at Leaside High, I experienced many different leadership styles. To me, the most successful at creating a positive school …more

Wilket Creek park.
Nature

Wilket Creek Park: A creek runs through it

September 1, 2017 Jeanne Hopkins

Wilket Creek Park, just west of Leslie St. and north of Eglinton Ave., is a favourite today for many Leaside residents who enjoy picnicking and hiking in summer and snow-shoeing and cross-country skiing in winter. …more

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John Naulls at the Layers of Leaside.
In the Spotlight

Leaside 110 – Reflections on an archival exhibit

by Geoff Kettel in History

In last month’s Leaside Life we proclaimed “The Layers of Leaside are Redux!”  The Leaside 110 archival exhibit at Leaside Library, with maps, photos and artifacts displaying the history of the Town, plus three pop-up ...more
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