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A beautiful garden from a member of the Leaside Garden Society.
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The Leaside Garden Society Garden Tour 2022 – June 18th

May 14, 2022 Staff

PRESS RELEASE – Leaside Garden Society – April 2022 EXCITING NEWS FOR GARDENERS!!  Announcing that The Leaside Garden Society Garden Tour 2022 will take place June 18th as an in-person event.  The hours are 11AM …more

Catherine Wiseman-Hakes.
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Leasider Catherine Wiseman-Hakes launches The Compassionate Justice Fund

May 1, 2022 Guest Contributor

As many as 80 per cent of adults and more than 50 per cent of youth in the criminal justice system have a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Concussions and other severe brain injuries …more

The Canada Wire Water Tower
History

Whatever happened to the Canada Wire Water Tower?

May 1, 2022 Guest Contributor

If you’re like many Leasiders, you may not know about the Canada Wire and Cable company’s water tower. Like other bygone Leaside landmarks – from the Bayview Ghost apartment building and the old CP train …more

Single File Bike Sign.
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Could a Neighbourhood Bikeway work here?

May 1, 2022 Holly Reid

The cycling column is back and I will pick up where I left off last October – Leaside is indeed in a sweet spot for cycling thanks to progress on several cycling projects. The Yonge …more

Vicki Hall, organizer of She Swaps Shop, happening on June 15 at Leaside Gardens.
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She Swaps Shop brings joy – and clothes – to Leaside

May 1, 2022 Glenn Asano

A passionate and devoted follower of fashion, Leasider Vicki Hall is the founder of She Swaps Shop, a curated fashion swap for women borne out of the need to reduce the amount of textile we …more

L-r: Corniesha Frederick, Tobie Loukes, Arjean Prostrero, Gabrielle Watt with their hand made totes. Photo Kayla Williams.
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Tobie Loukes raises awareness and touches lives

April 1, 2022 Susan Scandiffio

Tobie Loukes is fiercely proud of her Indigenous roots. And for those students lucky enough to be taught by her, Loukes is an inspirational wealth of knowledge about Indigenous culture and history. Coupled with her …more

Toronto Star, August 15, 1951.
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The amazing adventures of Butterball the groundhog

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Thanks to our proximity to Toronto’s ravine system and the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Leasiders have grown accustomed to sharing their habitat with a variety of wildlife – everything from hawks, raccoons and foxes to deer, …more

Dr. Robert Heyding. Photo by Zoe Heyding-Pered.
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This doctor is in. Meet Leaside’s Robert Heyding.

April 1, 2022 Susan Scandiffio

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Meera Jain, a Grade 4 and 5 teacher at Bessborough Elementary and Middle School. Photo by Mark Camp.
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Bessborough School’s “Green Mum”

April 1, 2022 Janis Fertuck

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TNO to provide support to Ukrainian refugees

April 1, 2022 Susan Scandiffio

In the first two weeks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, over 2.5 million Ukrainians fled the country. It is estimated that number could reach as high as 5 million. In order to provide a …more

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