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Month: August 2021

Leasider Michael Stevenson.
History

This Simcoe Day holiday, think of Leasider Michael Stevenson

August 1, 2021 Lorna Krawchuk

Why is this man dressed in a military uniform from the early 1800s?   Michael Stevenson, a Leasider for over 50 years, is originally from Yorkshire. After completing training at the Royal Military College at …more

L-r: Julia Hanigsberg, President CEO, Tom Chau, Vice-President of Research, and Sandra Hawken, President and CEO of Holland Bloorview Foundation break ground on the hospital expansion. Photo from Holland Bloorview.
Community

Holland Bloorview expanding children’s lives

August 1, 2021 Suzanne Park

Famous sociologist Margaret Mead once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”  Right in Leaside’s backyard, Holland Bloorview is …more

TTC logo
Leaside Residents Association

The TTC listened to us!

August 1, 2021 Carol Burtin Fripp

In last month’s column I reported my concerns regarding the future of Leaside’s 88A and 88B bus routes, and my feeling that the Toronto Transit Commission had not fully grasped how important these local routes …more

Leaside Residents Association logo.
Community

Why is Canada Square an issue for Leaside?

August 1, 2021 Geoff Kettel

Back in the 70s Yonge and Eglinton (or “Yonge and Eligible” as it was called then) featured a mix of older walk-up apartments and new apartment towers, headquarters of major companies like Canadian Tire, TVO …more

Editor's Welcome

6 things that have kept me sane during the pandemic

August 1, 2021 Jane Auster

Last week I had a coffee – in person – at a sidewalk café. While hardly a stop-the-presses announcement, you have to understand that I hadn’t done this simple act of meeting up with a …more

Photo by Nancy Ward.
Community

Advocating for local ravines

August 1, 2021 Guest Contributor

Digging up dog strangling vine was surely an unconventional way to celebrate Canada Day, but to the devotees of Don’t Mess With The Don it was a day of connecting with likeminded people and giving …more

Gema with one of her creations.
Community

Leasider Gema Zepeda finds A New Beginning as budding author

August 1, 2021 Susan Scandiffio

Mary Shelley, Frankenstein.   S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders.   Christopher Paolini, Eragon.  Helen Oyeyemi, The Icarus Girl.  Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career.  Common link? All in their teens when they wrote their bestselling classics.  And …more

Godspell theatre poster.
Terry Fallis

Remember when Godspell reigned on Bayview?

August 1, 2021 Terry Fallis

Growing up just a block away, I couldn’t count the number of times I cruised up and down Bayview, usually on errands for my mother that almost always included buying milk or picking something up …more

Rachel Chernos Lin.
Schools

The new school year will look different

August 1, 2021 Rachel Chernos Lin

It may be summer, but here at the TDSB we are already well into planning for the 2021-2022 school year. Although it is always exciting to prepare for a new school year, this summer already …more

Gardening

Ever consider joining a garden club?

August 1, 2021 Debora Kuchme

Ever think about joining a garden club? The aim of a garden club is to inspire the love of gardening, share knowledge and promote responsible ecological care of the environment. But if you became one …more

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Agnes Macphail.
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Agnes Macphail Award 
seeking nominations

by Staff in Community

Agnes Campbell Macphail was once described as “the most important woman in public life that Canada has produced in the 20th century.”  In 1921 she blazed a trail for women with her election to the ...more
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  • Getting pickled in Leaside
  • Celebrating Dr. Erin Boynton’s life in motion
  • Bread, baby, bread
  • Get fit, be fit, stay fit with Leaside trainer Tom Toth
  • Leaside Events January 2023
  • Editor’s Welcome – January 2023
  • The Curious Idler – January 2023
  • Considering a laneway home or garden suite?
  • The Video-ettes: Leaside’s husband-and-wife novelty musical team
  • Different Ford, similar issues
  • Bessborough School turns 100 this year
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