Articles by Staff
The Big Day: April 27 Gala
From Leaside 100 Tuesday, April 23 is THE day – the official commemoration of the incorporation of the Town of Leaside in 1913. Join us at the Leaside Library, 165 McRae Dr. for a 9:25 a.m. …more
LU, LPOA start talks with SmartCentre
The Leaside Property Owners’ Association and Leaside Unite have started discussions with SmartCentre. It is the first time both sides have come together despite requests for meetings from SmartCentre. The plan to present city staff’s …more
Post office gets new building in industrial park
Canada Post plans to build a distribution facility in the Leaside Business Park on Wicksteed Ave. adjacent to the Rockport Group’s proposed office condominiums. Guy Matthew, city planner, said no zoning amendments are required for …more
Revised plans for old post office change little
Knightstone Capital Management has sent revised plans to the city for redevelopment of the old post office at 2 Laird. Steve Forrester, senior planner, says, “Generally, the revised submission proposes a seven-storey, 78-unit (previously 98-unit) …more
In the good old days Leaside was stinky
When the Town of Leaside was officially incorporated in 1913, the area was fully planned and laid out, but there were only 43 people and five farms. By 1916, with World War 1 underway, thousands …more
Leaside High as seen by Margaret Atwood
This excerpt is from Elizabeth Bream’s spikeymom.wordpress.com blog. I entered grade 9 at Leaside High School in the fall of 1950, which was the start of the building’s second year of existence. (The school itself was …more
Ice age boulder for arena?
Councillor John Parker went back to his old geology books last month when the constuction company building the new Leaside Gardens arena found a two-metre-long boulder nearby. It’s smooth, resembles a baked potato and looks …more