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About Janis Fertuck
Janis Fertuck is a retired English teacher who spent the last 30 years of her career at Leaside High School. She enjoys writing about the vibrant Leaside community where she and her husband have lived for 22 years. Her other favourite pursuits include a part-time job at a boutique on Bayview and volunteering with the Bayview Pixies.
Grief support group facilitators from left to right: Barbara Kinnear, Graham Lute and Jean Marie Suchora. Photo Leonard Dalipi.
Community

Grievers find support in caring Leaside group

December 1, 2023 Janis Fertuck

On Jan. 10, 2024, a local grief support group will launch its third session in the Hearth Room at Leaside United Church. This group began to address a need growing from the Covid pandemic, a …more

Claudia Kraft. Photo Steve Kraus.
People

Hooked on the north but attached to Leaside

November 1, 2023 Janis Fertuck

Several weeks ago, the Leaside High School retired teachers’ network (including me) was buzzing with the news that a graduate from 1995, Claudia Kraft, was spotted on the news in her role as medical director …more

Adil Shamji, Ontario Liberal Leader Candidate, and his wife Salimah. Photo Rozina Ramrattan.
People

Adil Shamji, Liberal Leasider

October 1, 2023 Janis Fertuck

Note: At the time of printing October’s Leaside Life, Adil Shamji was an Ontario Liberal Leader candidate. He has since withdrawn his candidacy. Please see note below. Dr. Adil Shamji is an emergency and family …more

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Schools

Leaside’s outstanding graduates of 2023

August 1, 2023 Janis Fertuck

Congratulations to Leaside High School’s class of 2023! According to Christina Meyer, guidance counsellor and co-chair of the scholarship committee, the class has done “a great job at navigating their way through high school” and …more

Business

Magical musical journeys on Bayview

July 1, 2023 Janis Fertuck

For centuries, philosophers have commented on the power of music to enrich our lives. Plato, for example, said, “Music gives soul to the universe and wings to the mind.” No wonder so many of us …more

Owner Marissa Goldstein. Photo by Janis Fertuck.
Business

The Daughter joins the Bayview family

May 1, 2023 Janis Fertuck

Leaside recently welcomed a unique addition to the family. The Daughter, a natural wine bar and bottle shop, opened on Nov. 23, 2022 at the corner of Belsize and Bayview, with owner and head chef …more

Business

Let the Xplore Games begin on Millwood

May 1, 2023 Janis Fertuck

The pandemic has brought an increased awareness of the importance of finding optimal work-life balance in our hectic lives. Christine Hibbard, the owner of Xplore Games at 858 Millwood Rd., agrees with this sentiment, saying …more

Chefs Teja and Surren with the pizza oven. Photo Janis Fertuck.
Business

Mi Casetta, Su Casetta in Leaside’s little corner of Italy

February 1, 2023 Janis Fertuck

There is a welcome new addition to Leaside’s dining scene at the corner of Millwood and Randolph roads. La Casetta, Italian for a “small home or cottage,” is indeed a cozy and charming Italian restaurant …more

Chernos Lin (centre) at Longo’s Loft for her December coffee meeting with Janice Barnett, PIAC (Parent Involvement Advisory Committee) Rep for Ward 11 and Co-Chair of Northern Secondary School and Chris Markham, parent. Photo, Janis Fertuck.
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Our very own Trustee Rachel Chernos Lin is the new chair of the TDSB

January 1, 2023 Janis Fertuck

On November 15, when the new Toronto District School Board trustees were sworn in for the 2022-2026 term, the first order of business was the election of the chair and vice-chair. A secret ballot by …more

Photo courtesy of Rob Hughes.
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Leaside’s Plywood Fabricators supported the war effort

November 1, 2022 Janis Fertuck

Leaside residents who frequent the Loblaws store on Redway Rd. or enjoy hikes in Crothers Woods may be surprised to learn they are near the site of Plywood Fabricators, a company that played a significant …more

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Grief support group facilitators from left to right: Barbara Kinnear, Graham Lute and Jean Marie Suchora. Photo Leonard Dalipi.
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Grievers find support in caring Leaside group

by Janis Fertuck in Community

On Jan. 10, 2024, a local grief support group will launch its third session in the Hearth Room at Leaside United Church. This group began to address a need growing from the Covid pandemic, a ...more
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