Cycling
Could Leaside be a 15-minute city?
The 15-minute city is an idea currently getting more than its 15 minutes of fame. Paris is planning to be one, Ottawa has made it part of its new official plan and C40 Cities are …more
Community
Community
Park life! Georgia Walsh Memorial Playground ready for action
If you’ve strolled by the Leaside Library recently, you will have noticed the exciting goings-on at the playground, nearly ready to welcome the new Georgia Walsh Memorial Playground addition. With a towering play structure with …more
Schools
LHS 75th reunion scheduled for October officially cancelled
October 2020 marks Leaside High School’s 75th anniversary. This past January, Leaside Life writer Susan Scandiffio, in conjunction with the 75th LHS reunion committee, started a series of feature articles on an LHS personality from …more
Community
Here’s to the new TNO Food Collaborative!
(Part 1) A big thanks to our friends at the Leaside Toy Drive for your indispensable contributions not only in feeding hundreds and hundreds of families every month but also in the overall creation of …more
People
Celese Fletcher put down roots here 37 years ago
Thirty-seven years ago, Celese Fletcher was looking for a house that wasn’t too much of a commute from work at CanWest Global at Barber Green and Don Mills Road. All these years later, Celese is …more
Schools
A fond farewell to Mrs. Park’s School
Lindsay Blakely recalls fondly the beginning of a school year some years ago when one of her children was nervous about starting nursery school. “He loved baseball and wanted to bring his bat to school …more
People
Leaside teacher wins coveted activism award
A gifted Leasider has won the prestigious 2020 Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario Anti-Racist and Equity Activism Award. The students in the Literacy Enrichment Academic Program (LEAP) at Thorncliffe Park Public School are fortunate to …more
Community
A personal reflection on a few changes in Leaside
The challenge in commenting on the changes I have noticed in our community since Leaside Life sprang into life 100 issues and nearly a decade ago is not so much in keeping track of the …more
People
LHS grad Alyssa Kerbel makes a career of being fashion-forward
When chatting with Alyssa Kerbel at her cottage, one thing became abundantly clear to me. Even though she panics when a moth does a fly-past, there’s not much more that ruffles this woman. Kerbel is …more
People
Spreading the joy of reading with books 4 families
Leasider Kate Uhlman is a young woman on a mission. When COVID-19 turned the world upside down, Uhlman sought a meaningful way to help others with the aid of the Leaside community. She consulted with …more