Community
The Don Valley through an Indigenous lens
It’s May 6th around 5 p.m. and it’s my very first bike ride of the season. Usually, I put rubber to pavement much earlier in the season, but it’s been a very busy spring …more
Articles by Guest Contributor
Community
Illuminating Leaside’s Indigenous history. Who lived here before you?
Have you ever wondered who lived in Leaside before European settlement? For the last 11,000 years, a great many First Nations have lived in the Toronto area, and many continue to call the Toronto area …more
Local Politics
On your mark, get set, VOTE!
The Don Valley West electoral district is set to be Ground Zero for some of the fiercest competition in the upcoming 2022 provincial election, on June 2. Much has changed since DVW’s last provincial election …more
Community
Leasider Catherine Wiseman-Hakes launches The Compassionate Justice Fund
As many as 80 per cent of adults and more than 50 per cent of youth in the criminal justice system have a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Concussions and other severe brain injuries …more
Letters
Letters to the Editor March 2022
An important letter re: proposed Bayview tower In his January article on the 25-storey residential tower proposed for the southeast corner of Bayview and Broadview, my friend Geoff Kettel is uncharacteristically understated in expressing the …more
Real Estate
What’s in store for the 2022 Leaside real estate market?
Every new year begins with anticipation and anxiety for the real estate markets. In the last two years, the average price for homes sold has increased by more than 50 per cent. This is unprecedented, …more
Community
Introducing Toy Drive Local
Introducing Toy Drive Local. Leaside Life is teaming up with the Leaside Toy Drive and Local Merchants on a program that will help support our community in 2 great ways; by supporting local Merchants, who …more
Community
Leaside United honours Truth & Reconciliation
Trauma, truths, and action… A sunrise gathering was held at Leaside United Church on September 30th in recognition of the first National Truth & Reconciliation Day. Our local MP, Rob Oliphant led the assembled group …more
Local Politics
And we’re off to the polls!
“Canadians need their say, and that’s what we’re going to give them,” said Prime Minister Trudeau on August 15, announcing that Canada was heading to the polls on September 20th. As a first-time voter, I …more
Business
AJS Auto Sales is truly a family affair
Anthony Picilaidis’s used-car sales company, AJS Auto Sales, is truly a Leaside family affair. Picilaidis started AJS about four years after the software company where he worked as chief customer officer was sold and he …more