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Month: August 2020

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital.
History

A Self-Guided Walking Tour of Leaside: Part 3 – Bayview Institutional Lands 

August 7, 2020 Geoff Kettel

 A Self-Guided Walking Tour of Leaside Part 3 – Bayview Institutional Lands  Preface  The Kilgour Estate  In the early 1900’s it became fashionable for Toronto’s wealthy elite to have a country estate on the northern edge …more

Leaside Residents Association

Cycling etiquette – what are the rules of the road?

August 1, 2020 Carol Burtin Fripp

I support cycling. I celebrate that more and more Leasiders choose cycling as their primary mode of transportation, rather than clogging the roads with yet more cars. I’m encouraged that the City has been supportive …more

Schools

Leaside’s outstanding graduates of 2020!

August 1, 2020 Janis Fertuck

Leaside High School’s Class of 2020 impressed Denise Wilson, the retiring head of guidance, with their hopeful, positive and mature attitude while dealing with a difficult end to their graduating year. This closeknit group supported …more

Jaye Robinson Incumbent, 
Former Ward 25
City Councillor

Updates from the neighbourhood

August 1, 2020 Jaye Robinson

As the number of active COVID-19 cases in Toronto continues to fall and a “new normal” begins to emerge, I would like to take this opportunity to provide a brief update on several initiatives in …more

Editor's Welcome

The kids are all right!

August 1, 2020 Jane Auster

If we think the pandemic has wrought havoc in our lives, how about the kids of all ages, who have had to adjust to an entirely new way of life and education? In June, signs …more

Leaside Public Library
Community

Does the Leaside library add value to your life?

August 1, 2020 Glenn Asano

Part 2 continued from July Issue (https://leasidelife.com/does-the-leaside-library-add-value-to-your-life/) Seven “areas of challenge and opportunity to explore” were identified: What unique value can the library add in these seven focus areas? 1. Decline in affordability and increase …more

Gardening

Leaside balconies – what’s on yours?

August 1, 2020 Debora Kuchme

Like a backyard in the sky, a balcony can offer apartment and condo residents the opportunity to create a personal patch of paradise. A place to escape the confinements of indoor living, sip a morning …more

Schools

All the right notes: Stephen Stanley turned music into his life

August 1, 2020 Susan Scandiffio

With Leaside High School’s 75th anniversary being celebrated this year, Leaside Life is profiling a number of notable members of the school in various positions, as students, teachers, and more, to mark the milestone. If …more

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People

From masonry to piggery – Ernie Wilkens pivots to his next career

August 1, 2020 Lorna Krawchuk

The Wilkens family knows how to stay together – even when they’re apart. More than 40 years ago, Otto Wilkens and his younger brother, Ernie, worked together as masons. They realized that, while they could …more

People

BLM: A Leasider shares his awakening

August 1, 2020 Guest Contributor

As much of the world’s attention focused on the Black Lives Matter movement, I initially said little in person and over social media about it. To be honest, I felt like I didn’t have something …more

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John Naulls at the Layers of Leaside.
In the Spotlight

Leaside 110 – Reflections on an archival exhibit

by Geoff Kettel in History

In last month’s Leaside Life we proclaimed “The Layers of Leaside are Redux!”  The Leaside 110 archival exhibit at Leaside Library, with maps, photos and artifacts displaying the history of the Town, plus three pop-up ...more
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