As vibrant and strong as Leaside’s Wildcats, Flames, Leafs, tennis, badminton, and I’ll add in…Skyzone, and even the new Costco clubs are, the only club in Leaside that has more than 6,000 registered members is …more
Toronto has been slow to begin taking advantage of its approximately 250 kilometres of laneways as a viable housing alternative. But, on June 28th our City Council adopted the Official Plan and zoning bylaw amendments …more
A few entrepreneurial young Leaside students have decided that this summer instead of looking for a job and working for someone else, they would open their own business and employ themselves. Matthew Gehring, a third-year …more
Last month I was keen to start exploring the impact the generational shift taking place in Leaside-Bennington will have. There is no denying the demographics, and after my enjoyable foray into the world of Millennials, …more
According to the 2016 Preliminary Neighbourhood Census Profile for Leaside-Bennington, there are 2,190 ‘Millennials’ living in Leaside. That compares to 5,260 ‘Gen-Xers’, 3,795 ‘Baby Boomers’ and 1,090 ‘Matures’. In 2017 Statistics Canada reported the proportion …more
From the time she became Ontario’s Premier in 2013, Kathleen Wynne was set on raising the minimum wage. From 2014 to 2107, the minimum wage increase ranged annually between 15¢ and 75¢, which didn’t seem …more
Statistics Canada’s only report on the topic (2010), based on the General Social Survey data (2008), reported that 11.2% of Canadian employees and 60% of self-employed workers are able to enjoy a very short commute …more
John D. Rockefeller thought it was essential to well-ordered living. Calvin Coolidge, perhaps the least memorable American president, thought this virtue should be sought not because it builds wealth but because it builds character. Samuel …more
Jennifer Crisanti’s initial interest in finding office space in Leaside 20 years ago was so she could walk to work and because it was handy to the TTC for the company’s employees. Splashworks, the digital …more
And so, we now have ready access to bitcoin right here in the ’hood. Yup, on your way home from the Chocolate Messenger you can make a quick stop at the Jug & Milk and …more
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