Editor's Welcome
Are we there yet?
What parent hasn’t heard this familiar question from a child wondering when a car trip will ever, ever end? But now, it seems we’re all asking this question. Are we there yet? In late May …more
Articles by Jane Auster
Editor's Welcome
Coping and hoping
So, how are you doing? Most people I speak to, FaceTime or Zoom say they’re coping with the pandemic reality nearly three months in. But there’s also something fresh in the air: a sense of …more
Editor's Welcome
Editor’s welcome May 2020
Until our world got turned upside down mere months ago, if you had asked me to name heroes, I would probably have offered some of the usual suspects…with a sprinkling of Marvel and DC superheroes …more
Editor's Welcome
Editor’s Welcome April 2020
What a difference a month makes! No, wait, make that an hour! A month ago, we were planning the April issue, and our long-contemplated theme was GREEN: green heroes, green practices, green businesses, even green …more
Editor's Welcome
Editor’s Welcome March 2020
When I review each month’s stories for Leaside Life, I find I’m not just wearing my editor’s hat. I’m also a reader learning more about this vital community. And each month I’m surprised by something …more
Staff
Editor’s Welcome February 2020
Calling all green hearts! If February is the month of love, then surely this is the ideal month to launch our very own awards that speak to the heart. Instead of red, though, these awards …more
Editor's Welcome
Editor’s Welcome, Happy New Year, Leaside!
Happy New Year, Leaside! Have you made your New Year’s resolutions for 2020, the year of perfect vision? I always greet this time of year with a mixture of resolve – and guilt. Resolve because …more
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Editor’s Welcome, Does heritage preservation mean no growth or change?
How do you define heritage – the kind worth preserving, celebrating and enshrining? Is it a specific building (think Agnes Macphail’s house) or architectural type (e.g. Leaside Tudor), and is there a Leaside “character” worth …more
Nature
Leaside’s gone to the (feral) cats
I like to run in Leaside. And not just the pretty residential streets with their lush gardens and Little Free Libraries, but the industrial areas that remind us of Leaside’s original origins as more of …more