Homelessness? “That’s not a choice anyone makes,” said author Denise Davy on TVO’s The Agenda on March 2, 2021. Her book, Her Name Was Margaret, led Davy into the world of homeless people, a world …more
When Suzanne Sharples was growing up in Caledon, she spent her summers tending to a large vegetable and flower garden. But since moving to Toronto, gardening has not been a priority…until now. Suzanne has recently …more
When temperatures hit double digits in early March and the sun was shining, my thoughts turned to warm-weather cycling. Getting out for a ride on bare roads and feeling the (warm) wind on your face …more
Taking a walk down memory lane recently, I was reminded of the many Saturday nights my teenaged friends and I spent in the darkened high school gym listening to the DJ spinning tunes while we …more
The trees of Leaside were the drawing card when Ted and I, then living in Thorncliffe Park, were starting to make decisions as to where in the city to buy a house. That was 1970. …more
We have three walking tours of Leaside for your enjoyment. Choose from Central Leaside, Leaside Institutional Lands, or North Leaside! A (solo guided) walking tour. Part 1: Central Leaside A (solo guided) walking tour. Part …more
On the eve of World War II, a strange event took place in Leaside that captured the attention of much of Toronto, and beyond. It all began when the Riverdale Kiwanis Club of Toronto decided …more
As the old saying goes, “Don’t judge your neighbours by their manicured lawns.” We moved into Leaside when our daughter was 7. She was a boy then and remained so during her school years. Her …more
Alan Redway has just published his third book, “A Big Idea: Eliminating Poverty in Canada.” Although very few, if any, Leasiders have experienced personal poverty, you may have seen it through your work or your …more
At this time last year, I was preparing an article about spring cycling, blissfully unaware of what was heading our way. Like so many community groups, Cycle Don Valley Midtown, the local chapter of Cycle …more
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