Four-year old Brooke Beales may be Leaside’s tiniest little helper this Halloween. With the help of her mother Meredith Ashton Beales, Brooke has put together the Little Pumpkins Inaugural Halloween Kids Costume Drive for young …more
Our neighborhood schools have a “HUGE- really huge” quality rating. And I say this not because I am partial to hyperbole like Donald Trump, but because I am a long-time trustee and I have had …more
If you’ve been at Bathurst and Lawrence or at the Ferry Docks, you’ve likely seen some of Cristina Delago’s mosaic work. And come September, you’ll be able to admire her latest mosaic project at the …more
At morning’s first light, a shrill, unfamiliar call can be heard echoing off the houses and throughout the neighbourhood. It is the sound of an urban peregrine falcon. Surrounded by some of Toronto’s largest and …more
Actor, writer, artist, philanthropist, board member, PhD, puppeteer, motivational speaker, reflexologist, soprano, art lover, volunteer, world traveller, avid lawn bowler, gardener, reader. If you haven’t met Pancheta Barnett yet, it’s not surprising. She’s a busy …more
The second annual Georgia Walsh Memorial All-Star Game is scheduled for Saturday, August 27, at Trace Manes Park.
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
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
“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
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
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