When Ian met Sylvia
During the heyday of folk music in the early 1960s, the singing duo of Ian and Sylvia ranked among Canada’s musical elite – writing, recording, covering and performing such memorable songs as Four Strong Winds, …more
During the heyday of folk music in the early 1960s, the singing duo of Ian and Sylvia ranked among Canada’s musical elite – writing, recording, covering and performing such memorable songs as Four Strong Winds, …more
Most Leasiders know that 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of Bessborough public school. What they may not know is that the school counts among its alumnae one of the world’s most celebrated fashion models of …more
I recently had the opportunity to meet Petra Kruger. Ms. Kruger was “Miss Leaside, 1963.” She won the title when beauty contests were common across Canada. Leaside itself had sponsored one since at least the …more
The Leaside Heritage Preservation Society (LHPS) recently received an interesting item from a generous donor: a certificate of recognition from the Town of Leaside, dated October 1966. This was just before Leaside was to merge …more
On Nov. 2, 1944, a British Halifax bomber returning from a raid over Dusseldorf, Germany was shot down and crashed outside the Belgian village of Jalhay, east of Liege. The seven crew members (six Canadians …more
Leaside’s association with military activities is well known. During World War I, the town was home to the Leaside Munitions Company and the Leaside Aerodrome, where combat pilots trained before heading overseas. World War II …more
Bowling (the kind done on alleys, not lawns) was once a popular Leaside pastime. Following World War II, Leasiders hit the pins in significant numbers. The community had at least three bowling leagues (men’s, ladies’ …more
There are two types of people – those who love pigeons, and those who harbour somewhat less positive views of these street doves. This truth was on full display in Leaside during the 1930s and …more
For over 50 years every film shown in Ontario movie theatres was first screened at a nondescript, one-storey brick building at 1075 Millwood Rd., adjacent to the Leaside Memorial Community Gardens. It housed the Ontario …more
With the recent coronation of King Charles III still fresh in people’s minds, many Leasiders might wonder how the community reacted when Charles’s mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was crowned 70 years ago. By all accounts, …more
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