January 2023 - Page 2 of 2

L-r: Annette Sonneveld, Brenda French and Margo Mingay. Photo Suzanne Park.

Getting pickled in Leaside

January 1, 2023 Suzanne Park

Are you in a pickle? If not, are you ready to get pickled in Leaside? If so, it seems you’re not alone. According to Pickleball Canada’s 2022 survey, an estimated 350,000 people play pickleball in …more

Bessborough Drive Public School, circa 1950. Image courtesy of Toronto Public Library, Salmon, James V.

Bessborough School turns 100 this year

January 1, 2023 Terry Fallis

Last November, as part of my niece’s wedding celebrations, our families gathered in the Bessborough schoolyard for an hour or so of chucking the football, baseball, and frisbee around before digging into a takeout dinner …more

Leaside Residents Association

Different Ford, similar issues

January 1, 2023 Carol Burtin Fripp

“Ford to city: drop dead.” No, it’s not a recent newspaper headline, though you could be forgiven for thinking so. And it’s not even Ontario Premier Ford being quoted about Toronto. It’s the New York …more