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Ouch marks the spot at new Leaside sports clinic

December 1, 2023 Suzanne Park

Leasiders love their sports. At the corner of Millwood and McRae, weather permitting, you’re likely to see tennis on the courts, baseball at Trace Manes Park diamond, pickleball in the church basement, and just a …more

Miroslav Ninkovic. Photo Suzanne Park.
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Book handyman Miroslav Ninkovic before his dance-card is full

December 1, 2023 Suzanne Park

In the early 1990s, as a young mechanical engineering student during the time of the breakup of Yugoslavia, Miroslav Ninkovic was forced to give up his studies and career dream and take on construction work …more

Personal trainer Carolyn Hayes. Photo Hilary Hardie.
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Carolyn Hayes trains for life – and health

December 1, 2023 Susan Scandiffio

Renowned American doctor Dr. Kenneth Cooper once commented that “we do not stop exercising because we grow old, we grow old because we stop exercising.” At 92 years young, Cooper is a shining and fit …more

CCSA founder, Nahal Bahrman.
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An “art-felt” commitment to learning in Leaside’s Business Park

December 1, 2023 Ken Mallett

For many of us, awareness of contemporary Canadian art starts and ends with the Group of Seven – and even then, our knowledge is shaky. A Leaside company hopes to change our appreciation of Canada’s …more

Taylor Blixt. Photo Mitch Bubulj.
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For Taylor Blixt health is mental, emotional, and spiritual

November 1, 2023 Staff

You’d be hard pressed to find a naturopathic doctor (ND) with as much enthusiasm as Taylor Blixt. In fact, the word “blixt” in Swedish means lightning, which is fitting for Taylor and the energy he …more

Larry Tung. Photo Lorna Krawchuk.
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Veterinarian Larry Tung’s animal magnetism

October 1, 2023 Lorna Krawchuk

Veterinarian Larry Tung was not always a Leasider. But he has been one now for more than two decades, at the Laird-Eglinton Pet Hospital. The Toronto-born Tung initially headed for the Maritimes, and a while …more

Reza, Bita, Remi, and the staff of The Flower Patch. Photo Stan Flemming.
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Flower power on Bayview

September 1, 2023 Lorna Krawchuk

The Flower Patch at 1592 Bayview Ave. opened officially on April 17, 2019, but this elegant flower and plant store started, in fact, many years ago and many countries away. Reza Shahali’s father moved from …more

Construction of the LRT. Photo Geoff Kettel.
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Preparing for a safe and vibrant hub of economic activity in Leaside

September 1, 2023 Glenn Asano

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Leaside Business Park sign. Staff photo.
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City protects Leaside Business Park. End of story?

September 1, 2023 Geoff Kettel

Today we hear a lot about the need for housing, but what about jobs? Leaside was designed by Frederick Gage Todd, Montreal town planner and landscape architect, with jobs and housing in close proximity: lands …more

Photo courtesy of Natalie Von Teichmann.
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Natalie von Teichman’s stuffy puppy love

August 1, 2023 Suzanne Park

Leaside entrepreneur and mother of four boys, Natalie von Teichman faced a very scary situation that resulted in a personal transformation. “In the early days of Covid when little was known about the disease, I …more

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Grief support group facilitators from left to right: Barbara Kinnear, Graham Lute and Jean Marie Suchora. Photo Leonard Dalipi.
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Grievers find support in caring Leaside group

by Janis Fertuck in Community

On Jan. 10, 2024, a local grief support group will launch its third session in the Hearth Room at Leaside United Church. This group began to address a need growing from the Covid pandemic, a ...more
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