Community
In pursuit of trivia in Leaside
How many yards in a furlong? What is the medical term for the bones that make up the finger? In what year did the Toronto Maple Leafs change their jersey logo to match that used …more
Month: July 2025
Development
Leaside’s demolition derby redux
“Leaside has a growing collection of empty sites waiting for development.” That was the introduction to my May 2024 article about the demolition of Sunnybrook Plaza, as well as reflecting on other demolitions on Laird …more
Schools
Gearing up for summer fun and reflection
Leaside families are moving into new rhythms as school winds down and summer vacation is within reach: camp routines, trip planning, or just surfacing for breath after another busy school year. This season of change …more
Development
Lea family home on the market – will it be protected?
201 Sutherland Dr. is one of the two Lea family settler homes still gracing Leaside (the other is 35 Heather Rd.). The James Lea house, built around 1909 was listed for sale in early June. …more
Community
Proposed pickleball court stirs neighbourhood controversy
Janis Fertuck’s article about the upgrading project for the schoolyard at Northlea Elementary and Middle School was quite the surprise for schoolyard/school parking lot neighbours on Sutherland Drive, since they hadn’t heard a word about …more
Leaside Cooks
Bar none – the Nanaimo bar is Canada’s sweet treat
“For the longest time I only ever knew them as Mrs. Assad’s Chocolate Slices,” says Lorna Krawchuk, long-time Leasider, publisher of Leaside Life, and former East York Councillor for what was then called Ward 4, …more
Leaside Residents Association
Are we there yet (revisited)?
Leasiders hoping for information about the opening of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, finally, will have noticed, with all the public hoopla from the Premier, on down, that The Big Announcement, when it came, was long …more
History
Remembering Canada’s Mr. Radar, Frank Pounsett of Leaside
Three years ago, I wrote how Leaside’s Research Enterprises Ltd. (REL) helped defeat Hitler and fascism by becoming one of the largest producers of radar equipment for the Allied war effort [“How Leaside helped win …more
Stories
Indoor pickleball option
If you are a pickleball enthusiast, you might want to keep an eye out for the Leaside Pickleball Club, operating with two courts, four times a week during the day in the gymnasium of Leaside …more