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A book Karen Schmidt read when she was a girl – Elizabeth Heppner’s Inky: Seeing Eye Dog – was such a powerful influence that a few decades later, writers take note, she decided to act …more

Before it was even Halloween, Nancy Howson announced she had already made all her Christmas presents! Yes, “made.” That certainly grabbed my attention. Most of Nancy’s presents this year are hand-knitted creations. Nancy wasn’t always …more

Leaside High School graduate Nicole Ilyin (2017) has always been dedicated to helping people in need. Even in her teens, she won Toronto’s Best Rescue Award while serving as a lifeguard as well as the …more

Alessandro Sproul jokes on his Instagram page that “cycling is not just about shaving your legs and getting up at ridiculous hours.” Anyone who has witnessed the 23-year-old Leasider in action knows there is so …more

Thirty-seven years ago, Celese Fletcher was looking for a house that wasn’t too much of a commute from work at CanWest Global at Barber Green and Don Mills Road. All these years later, Celese is …more

A gifted Leasider has won the prestigious 2020 Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario Anti-Racist and Equity Activism Award. The students in the Literacy Enrichment Academic Program (LEAP) at Thorncliffe Park Public School are fortunate to …more

The Wilkens family knows how to stay together – even when they’re apart. More than 40 years ago, Otto Wilkens and his younger brother, Ernie, worked together as masons. They realized that, while they could …more

As much of the world’s attention focused on the Black Lives Matter movement, I initially said little in person and over social media about it. To be honest, I felt like I didn’t have something …more