Cycling
Is the e-bike revolution coming to Leaside?
If your street is like mine, you will have had a virtual parade of people pedaling past your house during the pandemic. In fact, across the city, cycling is on the rise as people try …more
Year: 2020
People
Secrets of longevity at age 100+
If you want to visit Leasiders Margaret Cerre or Loretta McCann, you’ll have to check their social calendars. At 100+ years young, they’re sharp, cheerful, and witty. And very, very busy. Loretta McCann Born into …more
Development
Retaining Wall Construction and Tree Removal at Brentcliffe Portal Brings Neighbours Grief
Residents of Thursfield Crescent, whose homes sit on the top of the ravine slope above Eglinton Avenue east of Brentcliffe, awoke on Tuesday, March 24th to the sound of chain saws clear-cutting trees just below …more
City Councillor
Supporting local businesses through difficult times
For many of us, life has changed drastically over the last few months. Spring is often the time of year where we begin to venture outdoors again, enjoying the mild weather after a long and …more
Terry Fallis
I’ve got the Lockdown Blues
Hello from lockdown! Can you hear me? Is this thing on? Hello? Okay, good. I’m writing to you from what started out in March as our third-floor library, where I write, but now feels a …more
Terry Fallis
My advice during COVID-19? Read funny Canadian novels!
When I wrote my last column, the NBA had not yet made its fateful decision to suspend the rest of the basketball season because one of their players had tested positive for COVID-19. You’ll know …more
Community
Local Heroes
2020. The world has turned upside down. An unfathomable pandemic has unleashed physical, emotional, and economic strain in every corner of the globe. Days of uncertainty and fear have turned into weeks, and weeks have …more
Editor's Welcome
Editor’s welcome May 2020
Until our world got turned upside down mere months ago, if you had asked me to name heroes, I would probably have offered some of the usual suspects…with a sprinkling of Marvel and DC superheroes …more
Gardening
Will you be planting a Victory Garden in 2020?
“A Vegetable Garden for Every Home” was the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture campaign slogan during WWI. This is when the War Garden movement became a civic duty and called upon ordinary citizens (mostly women and …more
Leaside Residents Association
Use this time to get to know the LRA better
During these weeks of self isolation, with too much free time on our hands, I have a suggestion, courtesy of the Leaside Residents Association. Go to the LRA website (lpoa.ca) and catch up on local …more