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Year: 2020

A sampling of some of the items in our Holiday Gift Guide 2020.
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Holiday Gift Guide 2020

December 1, 2020 Susan Scandiffio

COVID-19 Holiday Season 2020 does not mean that I don’t want presents. I mean, it doesn’t mean that your friends and family don’t want presents. And what better place to shop for those presents than …more

Jaye Robinson Incumbent, 
Former Ward 25
City Councillor

Happy holidays!

December 1, 2020 Jaye Robinson

The holiday season is upon us, and I think we can all agree that 2020 has been a year unlike any other. Filled with immense challenges and change, COVID-19 has had a profound effect on …more

Development

Brentcliffe retaining wall: Neighbours’ grief turns to panic

December 1, 2020 Geoff Kettel

As everyone knows, the top of the ravine slope on Eglinton Avenue East, east of Brentcliffe Road and above the East Portal where the LRT emerges from the tunnel to the west, gave way on …more

Holiday Lights.
Terry Fallis

Merry Corona Christmas!

December 1, 2020 Terry Fallis

Even though we’re well into November as I write these words, I’m still working through all the Halloween candy we did not distribute this year courtesy of pandemic restrictions on trick or treating. I just …more

Business

Staying alive! InsideOut does a successful pivot

December 1, 2020 Ken Mallett

Everyone knows the coronavirus lockdown has been bad for business. And the businesses that suffer most are those offering face-to-face service, like restaurants…and fitness facilities. But one Leaside business in the most vulnerable business sector …more

Churches

Big changes continue to transform Leaside United

December 1, 2020 Janis Fertuck

Despite these challenging times, the extensive renovations at Leaside United Church have been moving ahead, taking advantage of the opportunity to proceed without having to accommodate the needs of the congregation and renters, and are …more

Staff Photo.
Nature

Leaside is a vast wildlife corridor

December 1, 2020 Guest Contributor

Here in Leaside, these are common occurrences: squirrels and chipmunks scurrying through the trees, birds chirping outside your window at dawn, an unpleasant smell after the neighbour’s dog spooked a skunk, and of course, the …more

Leaside Residents Association

Looking back, looking forward

December 1, 2020 Carol Burtin Fripp

This time of year, one tends to look back and take stock. Thanks to the continuing pandemic, we may be doing more things virtually, but life does indeed go on. Local issues continue to keep …more

Geoff Kettel
Development

What did you do in 2020? We went to the TLAB

December 1, 2020 Geoff Kettel

“We’re off to the TLAB.” You and your neighbours might have heard that term if you were involved in a Committee of Adjustment decision that was appealed. What is the TLAB? The Toronto Local Appeal …more

Space age hydroponics!
Gardening

I’m dreaming of a winter harvest!

December 1, 2020 Debora Kuchme

Now that it’s December, our Leaside gardens are left to rest. The growing season is over and the harvesting has all been done – right?    Well, maybe for some green thumbs but not for …more

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

by Susan Scandiffio in History

Leaside is well-known for its shopping, its restaurants, its leafy streets, its 72 storage facilities … and its history of ski jumping. Yes, neighbours, Leaside was once THE hub of ski jumping in Toronto. In ...more
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  • Good riddance, 2020! Hallelujah, 2021!
  • Addressing issues with online CoA hearings
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