COBS Bread has been a Leaside favourite since it opened its doors more than a decade ago with Fiona Boylan at the franchise helm. Fiona Boylan comes to COBS Bread with varied skills and talents. …more
Talbot Park. They call it “The Shrine.” When you enter the ballpark at Bayview and Eglinton, you know what you’re going to get pretty much every time. A well-maintained baseball field. The popular snack bar. …more
Introducing Toy Drive Local. Leaside Life is teaming up with the Leaside Toy Drive and Local Merchants on a program that will help support our community in 2 great ways; by supporting local Merchants, who …more
An invitation to speak to the Leaside Business Park Association AGM led me to consider the state of the nation (pardon me, the Town of Leaside). Plus this is the year-end edition of Leaside Life. …more
For the last year and a half, teenage socialization has been particularly affected because of the pandemic. While we are all relieved that vaccination uptake is high among our teens, allowing them to reconnect with …more
For the fashionista, For the aficionado, For four-legged friends, For everyone on your holiday list, we encourage you to shop local!
Our wonderful community greatly depends on our local Merchants and their relationship to the residents. And it doesn’t stop there. The strength of Leaside is also measured by our ability to help not only each …more
Historically, the City of Toronto and the Province of Ontario have considered the supply of lands reserved for employment to be mostly off-limits for zoning redesignation. However, with the provincially led A Place to Grow: …more
Leaside residents are fond of referring to their neighbourhood as “a village within a city” because of its high level of community involvement and engagement. One such group is the South Leaside Monday Group, which …more
Anyone who grew up in Toronto pre-1970 remembers a time when the milkman delivered fresh milk to your door, and when the local knife sharpener (proper term “cutler”) would drive through the neighbourhood ringing his …more
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