The Leaside Heritage Preservation Society (LHPS) recently received an interesting item from a generous donor: a certificate of recognition from the Town of Leaside, dated October 1966. This was just before Leaside was to merge …more
Richard Harrington had been living in North Leaside for more than 50 years when he died 18 years ago. But it’s entirely possible that none but his closest neighbours realized the remarkable talent of their …more
Renowned American doctor Dr. Kenneth Cooper once commented that “we do not stop exercising because we grow old, we grow old because we stop exercising.” At 92 years young, Cooper is a shining and fit …more
On October 25th, the team played at Georges Vanier and swept all their games before taking the final in a nailbiter against Malvern Collegiate. While the Leaside Lancers were down two tries to the Black …more
The burgeoning town of Leaside was governed and inhabited by folks called McRae, Horsfall, Talbot, Manes and Nealson – scions of Waspy Toronto with deep local roots – but men and women with names like …more
Last month we lost one of our Leaside Life family, writer Ken Mallett. Calling Ken Mallett a “writer,” though, is like saying Taylor Swift is a country singer. Ken was a wordsmith in the purest …more
Last month I reported on both the Leaside Neighbourhood Transportation Plan (Phase One), and a separate recommendation from the City’s traffic staff that a traffic signal be installed on Bayview Avenue at Sutherland Drive, to …more
Last term, I initiated a Neighbourhood Transportation Plan (NTP) for Leaside to address long-standing road safety issues on our local streets. While there have been street-specific studies completed in the past, the Leaside NTP – …more
For many of us, awareness of contemporary Canadian art starts and ends with the Group of Seven – and even then, our knowledge is shaky. A Leaside company hopes to change our appreciation of Canada’s …more
It’s hard to believe that five years ago a group of Leaside cyclists met to figure out what to do with Toronto’s new 25-ward system. We were to be a chapter of Cycle Toronto for …more
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