Community
A date to remember
The second annual Georgia Walsh Memorial All-Star Game is scheduled for Saturday, August 27, at Trace Manes Park.
Community
Community
Leaside Rotary donates dictionaries
Leaside Rotary recently donated 250 dictionaries to the Thorncliffe Neighborhood Office (TNO) to be given to students, young and old, enrolled in the various literacy programs operated through TNO. It hopes to make this donation …more
Churches
A spire’s almost tortured history
Most Leasiders are probably unaware of one of the most striking parts of St. Anselm’s Church, on Millwood at Bessborough, which has many striking parts. It’s hard to notice the steeple, even though it’s four …more
Churches
The Father behind the church and parkette
“About 100 Catholic families were living in the mostly Protestant Town of Leaside at the time. Many had long cherished the idea of establishing their own Catholic community.” (St. Anselm’s Parish Celebrates 50 Years of …more
Schools
Helping to beautify Leaside
Local Grade 3 students got their hands dirty working with the Leaside Garden Society’s Junior Gardeners’ Program and city gardeners recently to beautify Father Caulfield Park, Leaside Library, Trace Manes Park and the corner of …more
History
A new map tracking Leaside history
John Naulls created this historical 1913-1934 Leaside Map for Leaside Matters Lea Exhibit in May. The map was created from archival information at the Toronto Reference Library, Leaside maps from 1913, 1918, 1924, 1934 and …more
History
In the old days we ran our own show
As you know the Toronto Official Plan currently designates land east of Laird and south of Eglinton as the Leaside Employment Area. But do you remember when Leaside had its own official plan? That was …more
Schools
Leaside High students have lost their Perk
The cast of Friends has Central Perk, the Fonz and his gang from Happy Days have the Malt Shop, and the youth of Leaside had McDonald’s at Bayview and Eglinton. Now, however, with the construction …more
Community
The $1.2 million plan for a new Trace Manes park
Trace Manes’ playground will soon get a makeover, one that’s badly needed, and honours the memory of Georgia Walsh who was killed in July 2014 in a traffic accident at Millwood and McRae. It is …more
History
Urban living where cattle used to roam
About 12 years ago Daniels Corporation began marketing a new condominium community they were developing on a parcel of land between CNIB and Holland Bloorview. In their promotional literature, they wrote about how the development …more