The COVID-19 pandemic has offered Leaside a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reimagine the employment area known as the Leaside Business Park – the employment area bounded by Eglinton on the north, the DVP to the east, …more
What do you love most about Leaside? The friendliness, the community feel, strolling tree-lined streets, shopping for a wide variety of goods and services close to home? Hard to choose. Yet when we can finally …more
What is the most important asset in Leaside? Silly question…it’s the people that make up our community, of course! But, what if I were asking you to choose from Leaside’s set of physical public assets? …more
One of the key elements to starting a new business is to identify a gap in the market and create a solution to fill this gap. This is exactly what several Leaside High School students …more
Peter Schultz hasn’t always been in the flooring business, but he has spent his entire adult life in retail. Now, he owns 154 Wicksteed Drive, the current home of The Floor Shop, which has been …more
A generation ago many kids hated music lessons, which often involved a stern-faced teacher beating time while you played endless scales, all in the hope of passing the dreaded Level 4 Conservatory exam. Music shouldn’t …more
Some good news on the retail front: A Bayview Ave. institution reopens its doors For 65 years, the name macFAB (formerly MacDonald-Faber) has been well known in Toronto’s fashion, fabric and home décor scene. macFAB, …more
The canon on COVID-19 is growing. Scientists keep chipping away at understanding the virus… but it will take time. As much as we think we know, I am of the firm belief that it will …more
Like many people facing the new reality under the COVID-19 pandemic, I wondered how I could maintain my active life. I’ve been taking yoga lessons for 15 years and look forward to its many benefits …more
It is fortuitous that Tremco, in the Leaside Business Park, is the company we wanted to tell you more about for this April issue, when we are emphasizing environmental responsibility. Tremco, from the time they …more
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