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Weaving Turco Persian’s Leaside threads

October 1, 2025 Lorna Krawchuk

Turco Persian Rug Company has been cleaning, mending and caring for Torontonians’ carpets for over a century. But did you know that this venerable business has its roots in Leaside? The Leaside-local part of the …more

Dr. Jill Shainhouse.
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Gain valuable health insights at this Leaside naturopathic clinic

October 1, 2025 Susan Scandiffio

Dr. Jill Shainhouse is not only a longtime Leaside resident, she’s also the owner of a naturopathic clinic right here in the neighbourhood. Insight Naturopathic Clinic offers a wide range of services including care in …more

Catherina Maughan offers up her Barmbrack. Photo Mitch Bubulj.
Leaside Cooks

Barmbrack – rediscovering a sweet Irish Halloween tradition

October 1, 2025 Mitch Bubulj

Last year Canadians spent some $1.64 billion on Halloween. Pretty scary, right? And that might make you think North Americans “invented” the holiday (which isn’t technically a holiday since it doesn’t involve a day off). …more

Super volunteer Bob Lister is a Leaside booster. Photo Suzanne Park.
Community

Super volunteer Bob Lister is a Leaside booster

October 1, 2025 Suzanne Park

If you or your children attended Olympia Sports Camp between 1981 and 1995, you likely had the pleasure of being coached in tennis by Bob Lister, one of Leaside’s most dedicated volunteers. Bob and his …more

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Editor's Welcome

Editor’s Welcome October 2025

October 1, 2025 Jane Auster

Check this! Fact: we don’t always get it right. In this case, “it” is the key elements of a story we run in Leaside Life. And for this, as editor, I apologize wholeheartedly. Just as we …more

Franchise owner Sandie Douville (second from left) with her instructors. Photo Liz Salzman.
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Feel the heat at Oxygen Yoga & Fitness

October 1, 2025 Janis Fertuck

Many people long to exercise in a warm, sunny environment.  Now Leasiders – and others – can enjoy that experience year-round in the latest addition to local fitness studios. Oxygen Yoga & Fitness, part of …more

The Bayview-Eglinton area, particularly the west side of Bayview, has received multiple development applications for tall residential buildings since 2019, and several (including Sunnybrook Plaza) that are re-submissions (for increased height and density) of previously approved applications.
Development

Frustration! Residents have their say with the Chief Planner

October 1, 2025 Geoff Kettel

As I’ve discussed before in Leaside Life, the Bayview-Eglinton area, particularly the west side of Bayview, has received multiple development applications for tall residential buildings since 2019, and several (including Sunnybrook Plaza) that are re-submissions …more

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Bike trips and white elephants, part 2

October 1, 2025 Tim Fallis

As this is a continuation of my August column, let’s pause a beat to catch you up. One sunny day in 1972, my twin brother, Terry, and I ventured further outside the comfortable confines of …more

Grace Flahive explores love and death in debut novel. Photo Robin Silas Christian.
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From Leaside to London – Grace Flahive explores love and death in debut novel

October 1, 2025 Guest Contributor

Grace Flahive grew up and went to school in Leaside. Her family still lives in the area. She says that much of the winter nostalgia in her debut novel, Palm Meridian, is based on her …more

A streetscape in Leaside.
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Protecting our rights and our voice

October 1, 2025 Carol Burtin Fripp

There’s an old saying, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”  And neither will Toronto’s housing shortage be solved in a big rush, despite frequent new pieces of legislation with dramatic names like “The Protect Ontario …more

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Julia Hanigsberg, president and CEO of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Photo Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital.
In the Spotlight

Holland Bloorview President and CEO Julia Hanigsberg leaves on a high note

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As the festive season approaches, thoughts of a new year and new you might be on your mind. That’s especially true for Julia Hanigsberg, president and CEO of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, as she ...more
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