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Kathleen Wynne and her partner Jane with the grandkids.
Local Politics

A conversation with Kathleen Wynne

December 1, 2018 Allan Williams

Kathleen Wynne served as Ontario’s 25th Premier from 2013 until 2018. Her Liberal government was defeated in the election this past June 7th but Wynne was re-elected as the MPP from Don Valley West and …more

Kathleen Wynne and her partner Jane with the grandkids.
Local Politics

Kathleen Wynne in conversation – unabridged

December 1, 2018 Allan Williams

Below is the complete unabridged interview that columnist Allan Williams had with Kathleen Wynne. Interview with Kathleen Wynne conducted in her Constituency Office in Leaside on Friday, October 12th from 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM …more

Lancerettes
Sports

Leaside’s first girls’ hockey teams to join Sports Hall of Fame

October 1, 2018 Allan Williams

The Leaside Sports Hall of Fame will hold its sixth annual Induction Ceremony and Community Reception on Friday evening, Nov. 16th, organizers have announced. The event will be held in the William Lea Room at …more

Peter Russell.
People

Peter Russell, author, political scientist, Leaside native

January 1, 2018 Allan Williams

Among the many books published last year in time for the 150th anniversary of Confederation was Canada’s Odyssey: A Country Based on Incomplete Conquests, by Peter H. Russell. Now professor emeritus of political science at …more

Sports Hall of Fame Winners. Photo by Eric Goddard.
Sports

Leaside Sports Hall of Fame: Congratulations to this year’s winners

December 1, 2017 Allan Williams

Members of Leaside’s various sports communities joined the family and friends of the inductees and athlete of the year in the William Lea Room at the arena on Friday evening, Nov. 17, for the fifth …more

Bellwood run
Community

Bellwood’s 5K Fun Run Raises Funds For Veterans

November 1, 2017 Allan Williams

The crisp, sunny, early fall morning offered the ideal conditions, and the trails of Sunnybrook Park the perfect setting for the first annual “Run for Recovery,” a charity 5K run/walk hosted by North Leaside’s Bellwood …more

Mariah Hinds.
Sports

Mariah Hinds – Leaside’s 2017 Athlete of the Year

November 1, 2017 Allan Williams

Shortly after Mariah Hinds was given her first pair of skates, even before she was two years old, her mother found her wearing them while walking around the living room. “It wasn’t good for the …more

Sports

Four new members to join the Leaside Sports Hall of Fame

October 1, 2017 Allan Williams

The Leaside Sports Hall of Fame will add four new members at its annual induction ceremony in November. Two of the new inductees were recently profiled in the pages of Leaside Life: distance runner Robert …more

Leaside Munitions Factory Photo
History

The Leaside Munitions Company, 1916-1918

August 1, 2017 Allan Williams

Canada Wire and Cable Company was a major player in Leaside’s industrial history from the birth of the town in 1913 to the 1990s, employing as many as 2,700 people at the peak of its …more

Northlea United
Churches

What will Leaside’s churches look like in another generation?

June 1, 2017 Allan Williams

Writing profiles of each of Leaside’s six main churches over the past year was both a pleasure and an eye-opener. [The series began with Leaside United in June 2016 and concluded with St. Augustine’s Anglican …more

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Agnes Macphail.
In the Spotlight

Agnes Macphail Award 
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by Staff in Community

Agnes Campbell Macphail was once described as “the most important woman in public life that Canada has produced in the 20th century.”  In 1921 she blazed a trail for women with her election to the ...more
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