With Grade 7 at Bessborough now 50 years in my rear-view mirror (ouch!), some of my experiences back then are obscured in the mists of history. But one aspect of my time in Grade 7 …more
Communal events were always popular in Leaside, but never more so than 60 to 80 years ago. Here’s how Leasiders back in the day liked to party on: Parades: From approximately 1940-1960, Leaside held a …more
Liberal incumbent Rob Oliphant has once again won the riding of Don Valley West. Oliphant won decisively, garnering 22,623 votes or 52.3% of the votes cast, down slightly from the 2019 election when he garnered …more
In my Leaside Life column last month I was disappointed to report that the Leaside Residents Association’s scheduled meeting with the City’s Traffic Management Plan (LTMP) team had been delayed. It has been two years …more
Goodbye to Pat & Joe’s Hello, I was sad to read Greig Henderson’s article about Tony and Rocky closing down. I started going to Joe’s barber shop about 1975. I actually went to that shop …more
With the confirmation of unmarked graves of Indigenous children at residential school sites across Canada, the trauma inflicted by the residential school system upon Indigenous communities must remain at the forefront of our societal conscience. …more
When 10-year-old Bani Arora heard from a classmate that she had to wait until she went home to change her feminine hygiene product, it got Bani wondering. How many students were too embarrassed to …more
“Canadians need their say, and that’s what we’re going to give them,” said Prime Minister Trudeau on August 15, announcing that Canada was heading to the polls on September 20th. As a first-time voter, I …more
Few people today know of Ontario’s frequency standardization project. But in the 1950s, it was one of the largest, most expensive and ambitious energy projects ever undertaken. The 10-year, $400 million project was launched in …more
At the beginning of June, it seemed like a tall order. Could a grassroots group, a local not-for-profit and a community agency pull off a bike-a-thon and community celebration in less than six weeks? The …more
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