Heroes are all around us – thank you! Two years ago, at the start of the pandemic, Leaside Life columnist Susan Scandiffio interviewed local heroes on the Covid frontlines. Not just healthcare workers but also …more
The application for a 25-storey tower at Bayview and Broadway I wrote about in last month’s Leaside Life is not in fact the first development proposal on the block between Craig and Broadway to meet …more
An important letter re: proposed Bayview tower In his January article on the 25-storey residential tower proposed for the southeast corner of Bayview and Broadview, my friend Geoff Kettel is uncharacteristically understated in expressing the …more
The Scottish poet Robbie Burns in 1785 wrote, possibly from personal experience, that even the best laid plans can go awry. His exact wording was “The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men Gang aft …more
The much-anticipated virtual Town Hall meeting focusing on Leaside’s traffic issues took place on February 9th. Sponsored by Councillor Jaye Robinson, well chaired by the manager of the City’s Public Consultation Unit, it had been …more
Thirty-nine years. That’s how long I’ve been getting up in the morning, working a full-time job, and coming home again. Thirty-nine years. I know what you’re thinking. When you gaze at my photo that usually …more
In 2020, Leaside Life recognized a number of our residents who were on the frontlines battling, and keeping us safe from, Covid. The physical, emotional, and economic strains in every corner of the globe persist …more
Beauty pageants may seem outdated now. But they were a big deal in the previous century, especially in the years immediately before and after World War II. In Ontario alone, dozens of contests took place …more
Once upon a time, Eugene Whitehouse was a butcher in Windsor, Ont. Then, in the 1970s, he set himself up at the St. Lawrence Market where Stanley Janacek’s brother-in-law was one of Eugene’s butchers. In …more
On January 17, Toronto received a record-setting 55cm of snowfall in just 15 hours. While I understand that responding to a snowfall of this magnitude is a complex undertaking, it is clear that the City …more
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