Last night I attended a community meeting that attracted 162 people to St. Augustine’s Church on Bayview. If, like me, you go to a lot of these meetings, you’ll know that 162 is an enormous …more
In this space in last February’s Leaside Life we described the influx of tall building applications at and within 500 metres of the intersection of Bayview north of Eglinton, and Eglinton west of Bayview. Guess …more
Over the years, I have written several Leaside Life articles about Toronto’s world-class ravine system – one of our city’s most important natural assets. The expansive Crothers Woods, located just south of Leaside, is an …more
Introduction This walk is the eastern half of a pair of Central Leaside walks, and as such shares the same Introduction as the Central-West Walk. Leaside is a designed cultural heritage landscape – it features …more
Veterinarian Larry Tung was not always a Leasider. But he has been one now for more than two decades, at the Laird-Eglinton Pet Hospital. The Toronto-born Tung initially headed for the Maritimes, and a while …more
In 1973, a group of Leaside girls approached a local boys’ hockey coach and asked if they could play in the arena. “We got tired of sitting around the arena watching the guys play. It …more
Note: At the time of printing October’s Leaside Life, Adil Shamji was an Ontario Liberal Leader candidate. He has since withdrawn his candidacy. Please see note below. Dr. Adil Shamji is an emergency and family …more
As I look back on my Leaside childhood, it seems to me that, other than Christmas and the last day of school before summer, Halloween was the day we looked forward to the most. Our …more
Now that it’s autumn, you’ll have noticed a significant increase in traffic throughout Leaside. Not just during the 7-9 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. ‘official’ peak periods, but also more steadily during the day. Although a …more
For a full list of all five Leaside walks see: https://leasidelife.com/walking-tours-of-leaside/ Welcome to two new Leaside walks – Central East Leaside and South Leaside – which, together with the existing North Leaside and Central West …more
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