People
Leaside’s Chief of Christmas Noses!
Do you have fond memories of being bundled up in your winter coat, hat, mitts and boots, then hustled downtown where you searched for the perfect viewing spot to stand for ages in the …more
Articles by Suzanne Park
Arts
Debbie Danbrook and the healing power of music
Two Leaside friends aren’t letting dementia and a move get in their way. Debbie Danbrook, an accomplished and world-renowned flutist, and her former across-the-hall neighbour Norma like to get together for tea every now and …more
Community
Helping to navigate the dementia journey
Every journey has its predictable and unexpected, mundane and exceptional, annoying and delightful elements. Dementia is a unique journey that arrives unannounced making it challenging to prepare for and navigate. Whether you, a family member …more
Sports
Love is in the air in Leaside: tennis anyone?
Many of us can recall, as kids, the first spring day when our bikes came out and we raced around the neighbourhood thrilled with the freedom and joy of adventure. Today it seems many people …more
Community
There’s no place like (Leaside) home, Part 2
We put the call out for more Leasiders living in the homes where they grew up. It seems there are a lot of Leasiders living here for the long haul. Here are two more: Brenda …more
People
Wilmar Kortleever: the ultimate community champ since landing in Leaside
Unlike the legendary Flying Dutchman ghost ship which could never make port, Wilmar Kortleever wasted no time making his overseas journey and landing in Leaside. Although he was deeply ensconced in his Netherlands community, life …more
People
There’s no place like home if you live in Leaside
Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz famously clicked her red heels together and repeated the mantra “there’s no place like home” to return to her beloved Kansas. Many Leasiders would agree – home in Leaside …more
People
George Hurst is a community champion
While living the life you’ve planned, has someone or something ever thrown a wrench into the works that sent you off in another direction? Leaside is full of people whose lives have been transformed by …more
Community
Reading up on Leaside’s lawn libraries
Sometimes the simplest ideas create the biggest ripples. Who’d have thought a free, mini lawn library would have our Mayor weighing in on its value? Yet that’s exactly what happened this fall when John Tory …more