The art of the turnaround

April 1, 2020 Glenn Asano

As I write, the S&P/TSX index closed at 12,508. That’s down 12.34 for just one day and over 25% off its 52-week high. In the fullness of time, we’ll know just how potentially devastating the …more

Charles Birchall and Brad Taylor in their workshop on Research Road.

Birchall and Taylor bring horologic innovation to Leaside

March 1, 2020 Glenn Asano

If you attended B-school in the past 20 years you may remember studying the HBR watch industry strategy cases such as “Rebirth of the Swiss watch industry,” “Swatch Group: on Internet time,” or more recently …more

Aamir Sukhera, Trades Centre site supervisor and coordinator and Shukria Dualeh, case and outreach worker.

We rise by lifting others

February 1, 2020 Glenn Asano

There’s something special going on in the Leaside Business Park at 2 Thorncliffe Park Drive and it’s called the Trades Centre. No doubt you’ve heard about the positive force that is The Neighbourhood Organization (TNO), …more

John Mangold (r) with the Droppit meal preparation team. Photo from Droppit.

The NEW Roaring Twenties brings young entrepreneurs to Leaside

January 1, 2020 Glenn Asano

Not sure if it’s just me, but I have always disliked the decade defining nomenclature of recently passed eras such as ‘the noughties’, likewise for the ‘tenners’ or ‘teenies’ because they conjure up…well, nothing in …more

A row of traditional detached homes in Leaside. Staff Photo.

How do we honour Leaside’s past without being shackled to it?

December 1, 2019 Glenn Asano

Two songs are competing for space in my head. Joni Mitchell’s Big Yellow Taxi (“They paved paradise…”) and Pink Floyd’s Another Brick in the Wall (“We don’t need no thought control…”). What’s racking my brain? …more

The new board: Standing l-r: Navin Katyal, Donna Howard, Treasurer John Masterson, Chair of the Operations & Community Relations Committee Janice Ivory-Smith. Seated, l-r: Jennifer Smith, Karen Pugliese, Vice-Chair Glenn Asano, Chair Kathleen Mackenzie; Absent: Chris Forbell, City Councillor Jaye Robinson. Photo: Leaside Memorial Community Gardens.

A community beacon that unites Leaside

November 1, 2019 Glenn Asano

A major asset to the community, Leaside Memorial Community Gardens (LMCG), is a gem, hosting an average of 5,000 Leaside community members and their associates each week. Yes, 1073 Millwood Rd. is a place uniting …more

Columnist Glenn Asano has created the Leaside Strength Index. The new LSI will measure Leaside’s ‘neighbourhood equity’ score.

Live-Work. Learn. Play. Repeat.

October 1, 2019 Glenn Asano

Eighty per cent of Canadians live in cities. Cities are the economic engine driving Canada. Likewise, neighbourhoods are the economic engine of cities. Given their circumstances, some neighbourhoods do better than others and no doubt …more

Let’s face it – Leaside is changing

September 1, 2019 Glenn Asano

Rat-a-tat-tat-tat. My colleague Geoff Kettel goes down the list. Mid to high intensification around the new Crosstown stations per the GTHA provincial growth plan: Concert Properties at Sunnybrook Plaza, Diamond at Eglinton & Brentcliffe, and …more

Is it time for a Leaside Neighbourhood Council?

August 1, 2019 Glenn Asano

“Whatever you do may seem insignificant, but it is important you do it.” Mahatma Gandhi. The importance of citizen participation in governance is an essential ingredient for our democracy. Just this past year we were …more

East York Probus Club (EYPC) started in 2017.

Leaside’s senior community is a rapidly growing asset

July 1, 2019 Glenn Asano

In April, I wrote about Leaside’s city-calculated “neighbourhood equity” score. I posed the question: what do you think we should measure in order to make a general assessment of Leaside’s condition? In response, retired teacher …more