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Month: April 2020

Staff at St. Mikes received freshii wraps.
Community

Wraps for Front Line Workers

April 9, 2020 Staff

Thanks Leaside! You came through for front line workers! As a follow up to our post on how you can help out front line workers at St. Michael’s Hospital by ordering wraps through freshii Leaside, …more

Community

Donate a meal to front line Hospital Workers

April 5, 2020 Staff

Would you like to donate meals to front line workers at St. Mike’s Hospital? Please read on about Freshii’s initiative. From Celine McMahon, owner of Freshii in Leaside Our contacts at ST. MIKE’S HOSPITAL have …more

Medical staff at Sunnybrook enjoying the kindness of Leasiders.
Community

Community comes together for Sunnybrook Health Sciences

April 4, 2020 Staff

Are you interested in getting involved with helping out Sunnybrook during these challenging times? Read below about a great community initiative organized by Leasider Becky Allen White. From Becky Allen White, Leaside Resident Here is …more

Leaside cares collage
Community

Leasiders show support for our Frontline Heroes

April 4, 2020 Staff

Leasiders have come together to show love and appreciation for our front line heroes. Many thanks to the all Leasiders who have been helping out. Whether it’s delivering food to front line workers, sewing masks, …more

Hutchings family makes art for Healthcare heroes.
Community

Hutchings family makes inspirational art

April 3, 2020 Staff

This was a serious art project! Thanks fo the Hutchings family for sharing this video with us.

Rainbow signatures at the Dymond family house.
Community

Dymond Family inspires neighbourhood with optimistic art

April 2, 2020 Staff

From the Dymond Family Dear Leaside friends and neighbors, In light of the COVID crisis, we felt that Leaside could use something to help us feel optimistic and make our neighbors smile. Many kids around …more

Jaye Robinson Incumbent, 
Former Ward 25
City Councillor

COVID-19 Updates from Jaye Robinson

April 1, 2020 Jaye Robinson

As the COVID-19 situation in Toronto continues to evolve, I hope that you and your families are taking the proper precautions to stay safe and healthy. Through these communications, I will endeavour to keep you …more

Leaside townhouse, mid-rise and high-rise development projects
Development

Leaside townhouse, mid-rise and high-rise development projects

April 1, 2020 Geoff Kettel

The face of Leaside is changing rapidly. Within the next five years, the local landscape will be home to thousands of new residents living in both tall and mid-rise developments. Our map gives a snapshot …more

Proposal for 815-845 Eglinton E.
Development

How green are Leaside’s new towers on Eglinton?

April 1, 2020 Geoff Kettel

In 2019, in response to rising global temperatures due to increasing greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, the City of Toronto declared a climate change emergency. Toronto set its new greenhouse gas emission target to …more

Terry as usual NOT in the fairway.
Terry Fallis

Terry’s 30th anniversary golf pilgrimage

April 1, 2020 Terry Fallis

I’ve written in this space before about my now nearly half-century love-hate relationship with golf. If you’ve ever played the game, you’ll know what I mean. You love the game until the moment you shank …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!
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  • Community spirit thrives during COVID-19
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