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Editor's Welcome

Editor: Who needs a handyman?

June 1, 2022 Jane Auster

Better question: who doesn’t? Apparently, at least half of Leaside is looking for a handy-person. In all the years I’ve been editing Leaside Life I don’t believe we’ve ever received as much mail as we …more

Gardening

The buzzy month of June just got buzzier!

June 1, 2022 Debora Kuchme

I think June is the best month of the year. It’s when the end of spring greets the beginning of summer and when the days grow longer and warmer. It’s when scented blooms (think lilacs, …more

Sports

Final hockey season at Leaside is bittersweet

June 1, 2022 Robin Dickie

The final year of youth hockey for the U18 Single A Flames ended with a fizzle. While they celebrated (pictured here) winning the regular season Pro Hockey Life Cup, they did not, in the end, …more

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Development

“Bully application” meets a community united

June 1, 2022 Geoff Kettel

“I guess we will just have to agree to disagree.” That response was from the developer’s planner Michael Goldberg, at a May 5 virtual community consultation meeting, in reply to LRA board member Doug Obright’s …more

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Business

Good things come in small packages at Trupti

June 1, 2022 Lorna Krawchuk

No. 2 Thorncliffe Park Drive, as many of you are aware, is a long strip of businesses, at the stub of Thorncliffe Park Drive north of Overlea Boulevard. Unit 40 is the home of Trupti …more

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Development

Revisiting Reimagine Overlea – Part 2

June 1, 2022 Susan Scandiffio

What started as a community voicing their concerns about the safety of Overlea Bridge has resulted in the city adopting residents’ recommendations for the bridge’s complete overhaul. Charles H. Hiscott Bridge, aka the Overlea Bridge, …more

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Holland Bloorview President and CEO Julia Hanigsberg leaves on a high note

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As the festive season approaches, thoughts of a new year and new you might be on your mind. That’s especially true for Julia Hanigsberg, president and CEO of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, as she ...more
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