Welcome to the Young Poet’s Corner! Here, we share poems from students at Leaside High School, either members of the school’s Young Writers Club or students in the school’s Writers Craft classes. These poems offer …more
From tomatoes to townhouses: Jane’s Walk heads to Bennington Heights Bennington Heights, a triangular-shaped midtown residential neighbourhood, is bounded by Mount Pleasant Cemetery to the north, the Don Valley ravines to the west (Mud Creek) …more
On the last Saturday in March, the sun shone brightly as guests walked to the William Lea Room in the Leaside Arena to celebrate the 80th birthday of one of Leaside’s – and Canada’s – …more
This Centennial celebration poem appeared originally in the Toronto Telegram on July 1, 1967 and the Leaside Advertiser on July 13th that year. The praise of Canada, with writing style and sentiments from a bygone …more
Recent tariff actions by the U.S. government have triggered a wave of national pride among Canadians. Similar outpourings of patriotism occurred during World War II and following Canada’s victory in the Canada-Russia hockey series of …more
As the newly elected TDSB trustee for Don Valley West I want to thank you, Leaside, for the trust and support you showed me on byelection day, March 3. Campaigning in a Canadian winter builds …more
Every Tuesday afternoon, except in the heat of summer, Sheila and Tom Chin can be found in Lamb Hall at St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church on Bayview Avenue in the tai chi class. Sheila and Tom …more
Last issue we put out the call: let us know what your home – both locally in Leaside and nationally in Canada – means to you. Here’s what you told us. Comments have been edited …more
Summer is just around the corner – a great time to make new memories at camp. Even better? There’s no need to head far and wide to find a great camp since there are so …more
Election season is upon us Leasiders (again), which means it’s time to “meet” the local candidates vying to represent Don Valley West in Ottawa. Only candidates whose party held a seat in the House of …more
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