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About Karli Vezina
Karli Vezina earned her Journalism Diploma at Humber College and then a BA in Communications at Athabasca University, Alberta. She taught English as a second language in South Korea for 3 years. Karli has been a contributing writer for Chart Attack Magazine, Playback Magazine, OhMyNews International and is a founding member of the Weekly Wanderer online.
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Business

Minimum wage, maximum pain?

June 1, 2018 Karli Vezina

From the time she became Ontario’s Premier in 2013, Kathleen Wynne was set on raising the minimum wage. From 2014 to 2107, the minimum wage increase ranged annually between 15¢ and 75¢, which didn’t seem …more

Ghazal rugs
Business

Ghazal Rug Gallery: where every rug tells a story

December 1, 2017 Karli Vezina

Sitting atop a stack of rugs, I had a conversation with Sam Tehrani, one of Bayview’s latest merchants to join the strip. Sam is a carpet dealer and enthusiast who runs Ghazal Rug Gallery at …more

People

Lots of charge left in Helena and Lauren’s “Batteries Saves Lives” campaign

November 1, 2017 Karli Vezina

Last February we told you about Helena Giamos of Branksome Hall and Lauren Essaye of Northlea, two girls who rallied Leasiders to donate their used batteries to save lives. When we last spoke, they were …more

Blacksmith for a day.
People

Blacksmith for a day with the Ironman of Leaside

October 1, 2017 Karli Vezina

Blacksmithing always brings to mind a certain era. Ages of old when Black Creek Pioneer Village may have been a bustling downtown core, when horses were hondas, and dragons were the stuff of legends. Back …more

Ghazal rugs
Business

Bayview’s buzzing with new retail life on the strip

October 1, 2017 Karli Vezina

There is plenty of buzz on Bayview these days. It seems every other shop is new or opening soon. For those of us who pass by daily, it can be hard to keep up. Here’s …more

Adam Skelly
Business

Vezina goes cloak and dagger at Conspiracy Pizza

September 1, 2017 Karli Vezina

I’m standing outside 176 Wicksteed Ave., looking for Conspiracy Pizza. There is no pizza to be seen. I know it’s next to Adamson Barbecue and I’ve read about the pizzas: the ones with the heavy …more

Cyclebar’s lobby. Photo by Karli Vezina.
Business

Getting my cycle on at Leaside’s CycleBar

August 1, 2017 Karli Vezina

CycleBar is an indoor cycling gym with over 100 locations across the U.S., but Leaside holds the first franchise outside America. Naturally, this new “bar” at 1866 Bayview had us all curious so off I …more

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Vezina is bowled over at “Leaside’s best-kept secret”

July 1, 2017 Karli Vezina

My latest escapade had me “summoned” to the Leaside Lawn Bowling Club at Hanna Rd. and Parklea Dr. I was invited to the open house so off I went to bowl – outside! When I …more

PC Dolenc with Vezina outside 53 Division. Photo by PC Ron Mackay.
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A Day in the Life… of a 53 Division police officer

June 1, 2017 Karli Vezina

When I first learned that my request to spend a day at 53 Division had been approved, I was excited. Shortly after, my mood shifted to nervous and then to dread. What unit would I …more

Karli at the circus
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Vezina runs away to the circus

May 1, 2017 Karli Vezina

You never know what people get up to in their free time. Your quiet, geeky co-worker could be in a neo-punk-grunge band; your auntie could be mixing it up with whizzes in a chess club…or …more

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Meet Leaside’s food bank heroes

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There’s no sugar-coating it. The Covid pandemic has brought unspeakable devastation to people’s lives. It’s been a long, rough ride for everyone. So, when someone brings joy to others during these times, it’s worth not ...more
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