Community
Leaside High 75th Reunion Details
An update on the Leaside 75th reunion: https://leasidehighschool.com/75th-reunion-updates/.
Year: 2019
Business
A community beacon that unites Leaside
A major asset to the community, Leaside Memorial Community Gardens (LMCG), is a gem, hosting an average of 5,000 Leaside community members and their associates each week. Yes, 1073 Millwood Rd. is a place uniting …more
Community
Holland-Bloorview celebrates arrival of its research MRI machine
On Sat., Sept. 28, I went to Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital (Holland Bloorview) on Kilgour Road (just east of the CNIB) to share in the highly anticipated arrival of Holland Bloorview’s new research MRI, …more
Business
RCLUB vroom vrooms onto Commercial Road
James Bond would love this. If the day ever arrives when 007 loses his Aston Martin, he can still motor in fantastically expensive high-end automobiles – as long as he comes to Leaside. Perhaps the …more
Real Estate
The roots of seniors’ housing go back 30 years
The Leaside community has always been blessed with great leaders and creative thinkers. In the mid-80s, two individuals in particular stood out and joined forces to develop housing solutions for retirees in Leaside. Bob Hart …more
Leaside Green
Leaside Green
Kids say the darndest things. Over breakfast with my son one morning, he piped up: “I just read an article in a scientific journal that said the earth could be uninhabitable by 2050.” Ouch! That …more
Local Politics
Don Valley West Liberal Rob Oliphant soars to election victory
Liberal Incumbent candidate Rob Oliphant will once again represent the constituents of the Don Valley West riding as part of a Liberal minority government. Winning handily, Oliphant received 55% of the 51,017 votes cast with …more
Community
Lest we forget: Celebrating two living Leasiders who served with distinction
Ninety-nine-year-old Al Wallace sits in a chair at the Sunnybrook Veterans Centre and recounts that as a pilot fighting in World War II, one never knew “whether a mission would be a one-way or a …more
Community
Isaac’s Leaside Lemonade stand raises over $1200
Isaac’s Leaside lemonade stand raised over $1,200 this year to fight cancer. Good Job!
Gardening
A butterfly canoe docks at the library
On a damp and chilly Sunday morning, Rick Hutchings from the Leaside Garden Society and his daughter Victoria walk across the lawn at the Leaside Library with shovels in hand and determined looks on their …more