Picture this. You’re strolling down memory lane, flipping through old family albums or scrolling and swiping through pics that bring back those special Leaside life moments. Welcome to the latest feature of Leaside Life. Consider …more
If you happen to find yourself at the Blyth Festival this summer, in Blyth, Ont., you might want to check out a play directed by Leaside High School alum Vinetta Strombergs. It’s a powerful production …more
How many yards in a furlong? What is the medical term for the bones that make up the finger? In what year did the Toronto Maple Leafs change their jersey logo to match that used …more
Leaside families are moving into new rhythms as school winds down and summer vacation is within reach: camp routines, trip planning, or just surfacing for breath after another busy school year. This season of change …more
Janis Fertuck’s article about the upgrading project for the schoolyard at Northlea Elementary and Middle School was quite the surprise for schoolyard/school parking lot neighbours on Sutherland Drive, since they hadn’t heard a word about …more
Three years ago, I wrote how Leaside’s Research Enterprises Ltd. (REL) helped defeat Hitler and fascism by becoming one of the largest producers of radar equipment for the Allied war effort [“How Leaside helped win …more
Test your knowledge of Leaside and enter to win one of five fantastic prizes! CONTEST DETAILS: To enter, simply complete our quiz at the following Google form: here. All entries with at least 15 correct …more
Lake Leaside? Where has it gone? It just gave way to a mass of steel and concrete, soon to be an expanded Canadian Tire store to replace the one at Laird and Eglinton, destined for …more
Twenty-first century built form heritage is not an oxymoron. If asked to name significant Leaside buildings, many would rhyme off the Lea farmhouses, the Elgie house, Garden Court and the old Leaside Town Hall and …more
Hospital shutdowns in Ontario are no longer confined to rural communities – they’re happening right in our own backyard. The building that houses Neuro Rehab Clinics at the Toronto Rehabilitation Rumsey Centre, located near Sunnybrook …more
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