Stella Pliska has taken her lifelong passion for music to a whole new, and truly inspiring, level. As the 2023 winner of the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Songwriting Competition at the high school level for her …more
Born during the Spanish flu in 1918, James Henderson is now recovering from COVID-19 in hospital. He is quite probably the only still living employee of Research Enterprises Limited, which operated in Leaside during World …more
Bob Cairns was building houses for returning veterans in North Leaside at the end of World War II. A number of the semis on Beaufield, Glenbrae and Broadway were his creations. These houses took on …more
Tobie Loukes is fiercely proud of her Indigenous roots. And for those students lucky enough to be taught by her, Loukes is an inspirational wealth of knowledge about Indigenous culture and history. Coupled with her …more
The East York Agnes Macphail Recognition Committee is now accepting nominations for the 28th Annual Agnes Macphail Award, to be presented in March 2022 either online or at the East York Civic Centre. Agnes Campbell …more
What’s your plan for retirement? While some retirees choose hobbies or sports such as book clubs, gardening, or cycling as their new pursuits, one Leasider has adopted a unique undertaking. Julia Edey took up …more
Little did I suspect when I booked an interview with Cary Chittley, Leaside’s virtual physiotherapist who left an 11-year job to launch his business, that I’d have an injury to discuss with him. I was …more
Back in September 2017, we profiled the Irvine family of Leaside. Stacy and her husband Tim run Totum Life Science, a successful fitness and wellness studio with multiple locations. In addition, Stacy, a practising …more
Libby Holland credits her Leaside High art teacher Gail Fularski (Leaside Life, Nov. 2020) with inspiring her art journey. How does an art teacher get her students’ attention? Leasiders who studied art with Ms. Fularski …more
When 10-year-old Bani Arora heard from a classmate that she had to wait until she went home to change her feminine hygiene product, it got Bani wondering. How many students were too embarrassed to …more
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