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Ken Mallett has spent his entire working career of 30 + years as a newspaper reporter and television news writer/producer. He worked for ten years as a foreign correspondent in London England for the Sydney (Australia) Morning herald and Toronto Star before moving into television news as a writer/producer for the CBC and later Director of News and Current Affairs for Global Television. He is a regular contributor to Leaside Life.
The RCLUB founders with some of their fleet.
Business

RCLUB vroom vrooms onto Commercial Road

November 1, 2019 Ken Mallett

James Bond would love this. If the day ever arrives when 007 loses his Aston Martin, he can still motor in fantastically expensive high-end automobiles – as long as he comes to Leaside. Perhaps the …more

Inthisorn Foods.
Business

“Sabaidee” from Inthisorn Foods on Vanderhoof

August 1, 2019 Ken Mallett

When he was two years old, his parents bundled him into a small canoe in darkness and they floated from Laos to a refugee camp in Thailand where he spent the next seven years of …more

Retiring agent Stephen Frazee.
Community

Retiring agent Stephen Frazee reflects on three decades of change

July 1, 2019 Ken Mallett

When Stephen Frazee began selling real estate in 1988, the price of a single-family home in Leaside was about $350,000 to $400,000. CBC TV reported at the time that the average price in Toronto overall …more

Mobility For Life. Photo Robin Dickie.
Business

Bayview business helps Leasiders lead barrier-free lives

July 1, 2019 Ken Mallett

Fact: Aging is not an option. Everybody gets old. But given the choice, most seniors would prefer to grow old in their own homes, where everything is familiar and they can enjoy independence and privacy. …more

The Bayview Vision Team.
Business

The eyes have it in Dr. Savitska’s office

March 1, 2019 Ken Mallett

Does your young child see the world the same way you do? Maybe not. But there’s a new eye doctor in Leaside who can help. Binocular vision – the ability of both eyes to focus …more

Freshii offers healthy fast-food options.
Business

Neil McMahon makes a Freshii start in Leaside

January 1, 2019 Ken Mallett

It is no small achievement for a man to trade his desk in the secure world of corporate finance for the risky territory of a fast food franchise. But that is exactly what 36-year-old North …more

Lunkerhunters at work.
Business

Lunkerhunt reels in avid anglers

October 1, 2018 Ken Mallett

There is something fishy going on in Leaside, but it’s not illegal or smelly. And it all happens at 42 Laird Drive, international headquarters for Lunkerhunt. Say again? For anglers, a “lunker” is a very …more

Dogwalker Alison Smith with her own dogs Baker and JD.
Community

It’s a dog’s life for Leaside’s 
canines

September 1, 2018 Ken Mallett

Queen Victoria’s favourite prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, Viscount Hughenden of Hughenden – affectionately known as “Dizzy” to his friends – famously advised his political colleagues: “Let sleeping dogs lie.” Nobody in Toronto …more

Extoggery. Photo by Anna Clarke.
Business

Frugal fashion – thrift is alive and well in Leaside

June 1, 2018 Ken Mallett

John D. Rockefeller thought it was essential to well-ordered living. Calvin Coolidge, perhaps the least memorable American president, thought this virtue should be sought not because it builds wealth but because it builds character. Samuel …more

Thorncliffe Park Garden Club member.
Community

Sowing the seeds of friendship at the Thorncliffe Park Garden Club

May 1, 2018 Ken Mallett

After a chilly start to spring, the time has come for all the ‘green thumbs’ at the Thorncliffe Park Garden Club to get their hands dirty. The club holds the distinction of being the first …more

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