Business
Easter 2019
Easter is coming this weekend to Leaside. We headed out to find what Easter goods and treats some of our retailers have in store for us!
Month: April 2019
Community
Better than a staycation: Local camps keep the fun at home in Leaside
Summer is just around the corner! Kids can’t wait to be out of school and parents are thrilled at the idea of not having to make lunches the night before school. Ten weeks of freedom! …more
Schools
Northlea School helps out Capes for Kids
Sandra Hawken, CEO of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, receives a cape made by the students and teachers of Northlea School as part of their Capes for Kids Fundraising and Awareness Program. MP Rob Oliphant …more
Community
Bennington residents helping in Honduras since 1979
Changing the lives of children in Honduras has taken on special meaning for Bennington residents David Winsor and his wife Margo Mingay. Love, a home and an education — three things that children must have …more
History
North Toronto Sewage Treatment Plant – below the radar, yet a vital utility
The last time Leasider Gordon Champion visited North Toronto Treatment Plant (NTTP) was after Hurricane Hazel in 1954. He went there as a service engineer with the Montreal engineering firm that was the agent for …more
Leaside Residents Association
Potholes, neighbourhood character, and much more!
By the time you read this, spring should be, if not fully sprung, then at least springing! The terrible condition of our streets, both residential and arterial, has become all too clear. Potholes and broken …more
Business
City says Leaside is okay, but are we really?
Would it bother you if I told you Leaside placed eighth out of 140 in a City of Toronto ranking, just ahead of Rosedale but behind Lawrence Park and Forest Hill? Well, it would if …more
Gardening
Leaside’s Junior Garden Program connects kids to nature
If you ever wondered why vanilla is so expensive, it might interest you to know that almost all vanilla produced today is pollinated by human hands. What’s more interesting, is that the technique for doing …more
Leaside Litterati
Clean Leaside, clean the world!
Editors note: To register and find out more about the April 28th Clean Leaside Event get details here: https://leasidelife.com/event/clean-toronto-together/. Toronto’s 16th annual spring cleanup, Clean Toronto Together, takes place April 26-28. Will you join …more
Schools
The new budget – Our Monthly Trustee Column
One of the responsibilities of TDSB trustees, as laid out in the Education Act, is to pass an annual balanced budget. The last two budgets were fairly straightforward; they were status quo budgets, and as …more