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Community

Time to nominate the 2019 Agnes Macphail award recipient

January 14, 2019 Staff

The East York Agnes Macphail Recognition Committee is now accepting nominations for the 26th Annual Agnes Macphail Award. Agnes Campbell Macphail (1890 – 1954) was the first woman elected to the House of Commons (1921) …more

The Leaside Garden Society's 2018 Community Garden award is Leaside Gate.
Gardening

The 2018 winner of the Leaside Garden Society’s Community Garden Award

January 1, 2019 Guest Contributor

Each year the Leaside Garden Society presents an award to a business, institution or apartment building that has in our opinion made a special effort to beautify the neighbourhood with landscaping and/or plantings. Photos of …more

Mrs. Bright at work.
Schools

8 Principals, 17 years and thousands of students

January 1, 2019 Susan Scandiffio

Bright. From Hebrew, “the one who is loved.” From Merriam-Webster: smart, brilliant, radiant, upbeat, cheerful, clever, shrewd, encouraging, distinguished, celebrated, wonderful, artistic. Never has a name been so fitting. After 17 years of committed service …more

A photo gallery of what Cheryl sees on her litter-picking walks around Trace Manes Park.
Leaside Litterati

Do you see what I see?

January 1, 2019 Cheryl Vanderburg

What do you see as you walk, bike or drive through the neighbourhood? 
I think most people would say streets, cars, people, parks, churches, schools, houses, gardens, dogs, squirrels, stores, eateries, and so on. When …more

Connor Turnbull with our writer in 2016.
History

Celebrating Leaside Matters: The two-fold secret knock

January 1, 2019 Geoff Kettel

The LPOA AGM is always a good place to catch up on what is happening with planning and development in Leaside. This year’s AGM on December 10th was no different. But this year the presentation …more

Dave Pereira (left) and Ryan Horwood of Green Canoe.
Business

The story behind Millwood’s Green Canoe

January 1, 2019 Lorna Krawchuk

Green Canoe restaurant paddled onto Millwood between Randolph and Sutherland on June 18 last year. But even before its official opening, there was great interest among the locals. Green Canoe – what’s that? There really …more

Freshii offers healthy fast-food options.
Business

Neil McMahon makes a Freshii start in Leaside

January 1, 2019 Ken Mallett

It is no small achievement for a man to trade his desk in the secure world of corporate finance for the risky territory of a fast food franchise. But that is exactly what 36-year-old North …more

A construction crane in Leaside.
Development

Development updates

January 1, 2019 Geoff Kettel

815-845 Eglinton Avenue East – RioCan Laird Centre 
(Canadian Tire) LPOA has been involved with RioCan on this project for a couple of years. In the spring of 2018 LPOA had objected to the density …more

Mega’s secret touch turns lead into gold.
Business

Mega’s secret touch turns lead into gold

January 1, 2019 Glenn Asano

Before the Japanese celebrate the new year, an important end of year ritual is osoji (a.k.a. the major cleanup), which provides the opportunity to welcome the incoming year with a clean slate. Never too early …more

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My rant – New year, new pressures

January 1, 2019 Terry Fallis

Having already written in my end-of-summer column that September and its back-to-school vibe always felt like the start of a new year to me, it’s hard not to get wrapped up in the self-help hype …more

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Leaside was once flying high as Toronto’s hub of ski jumping

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