Schools
New faces are coming to Leaside’s schools
As I write this column on a hot and sunny August day, it is hard to imagine we are just three and a half weeks away from the first day of school, scheduled for Wed., …more
Month: September 2022
History
Don’t drink the water: Leaside, Toronto and the great fluoridation controversy
As the COVID pandemic has shown, some people will always suspect – and resist – public health measures. This was certainly true in Leaside during the mid-20th century. The issue was fluoridation – adding fluoride …more
Editor's Welcome
Editor’s Welcome September 2022
As LRA’s co-president Carol Burtin Fripp says in her column this month, “I’ve always felt that it’s the beginning of September that feels like the start of a new year. The weather begins to change, …more
Cycling
Here’s to a Cycling Network Plan for Leaside
Were you excited to learn that our Neighbourhood Transportation Plan was moving ahead? It was a hot topic at the most recent meeting of Cycle Don Valley Midtown, the local chapter of Cycle Toronto. Members …more
Leaside Residents Association
September feels like the start of a new year
I’ve always felt that it’s the beginning of September that feels like the start of a new year, not January 1st. The weather begins to change, summer vacations end, schools reopen. Life changes and becomes …more
Business
New faces, new energy, new season – Leaside Gardens, game on!
Leaside Memorial Community Gardens (LMCG) is open. For the first time in two years the headline is not about shutting down, or disinfecting, or rules, or lack of rules, or reopening. With seven ‘waves’ behind …more
Community
No challenge too big, too far, too high for Leaside’s Avtar Dhanota
If you ever peek at retirement cards, you’ll see messages such as “relax and enjoy!”, “time to kick back!” and pictures of rocking chairs and slippers. This is SO not the life of retired Leasider …more
Development
A tale of two mid-rises: how did we make a difference?
Two recent projects whose appeals were recently settled at the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) demonstrate the benefits of active resident involvement in development planning. The two mid-rise projects, at 1710-1736 Bayview (Gairloch) and 126-132 and …more
Community
An apple a day? Practising naturopathy in Leaside
As a kid, my family had many home remedies for alleviating symptoms of common health issues. Although most may not have been supported by evidenced-based research, in my experience some were more successful than others: …more
Terry Fallis
The great summer of ’65 backyard tomato massacre
It was sometime in the summer of 1965. I don’t precisely know the date or even the month. Let’s just say it was high tomato season. I was five years old. Perhaps predictably, my identical …more