Business
Holiday Gift Guide 2020
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
Year: 2020
City Councillor
Happy holidays!
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
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
Terry Fallis
Merry Corona Christmas!
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
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
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
Nature
Leaside is a vast wildlife corridor
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
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
Development
What did you do in 2020? We went to the TLAB
“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
Gardening
I’m dreaming of a winter harvest!
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