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Editor: Get ready for the big 110!

April 1, 2023 Jane Auster

In just over a month from now, someone is going to celebrate a really big birthday. I’m looking at you, Leaside. On May 7, 1913, the Town of Leaside was incorporated by act of the …more

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Editor’s Welcome March 2023

March 1, 2023 Jane Auster

Crossing the Bridge Quite often a theme will emerge when Leaside Life’s creative people sit around a warm Zoom screen to discuss the next issue. That happened as we started planning the March publication. Nearly …more

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Editor’s Welcome – January 2023

January 1, 2023 Jane Auster

Do you have your New Year’s resolutions ready to launch? According to the site Soft Skills, the top 10 resolutions are the usual suspects: everyone’s #1 and #2 – Exercise more, Lose weight – and …more

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Editor’s Welcome: Will it be yet another Covid Christmas?

December 1, 2022 Jane Auster

I don’t know about you, but I am back in full mask mode. I know, I know, there’s no mask mandate as such, but Ontario’s top doctor, Kieran Moore, has strongly recommended a return to …more

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“Lest we forget”

November 1, 2022 Jane Auster

For two minutes on November 11, at the 11th hour, Canadians are invited to remember, in silent reflection. Canada has declared that the date is of “remembrance for the men and women who have served, …more

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Editor: Get ready to vote…again

October 1, 2022 Jane Auster

Are you suffering from voter fatigue? First it was the federal election just over a year ago. Then the provincial election just a few months ago. And now, on October 24, we’re heading to the …more

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Editor’s Welcome September 2022

September 1, 2022 Jane Auster

As LRA’s co-president Carol Burtin Fripp says in her column this month, “I’ve always felt that it’s the beginning of September that feels like the start of a new year. The weather begins to change, …more

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Editor’s Welcome: The kids are all right, 2022 edition

August 1, 2022 Jane Auster

Imagine spending half your high school career under the shadow of a pandemic. Imagine having your in-person learning interrupted and disrupted and then having to pivot to online learning. Imagine returning to school, but to …more

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Editor: Foodies delight! Leaside boasts its own food hall

July 1, 2022 Jane Auster

I’ve been a confirmed food hall fan since the concept of an all-under-one-roof culinary extravaganza experience was introduced in Toronto. I was one of those waiting with anticipation for the opening of Eataly, which I …more

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Editor: Who needs a handyman?

June 1, 2022 Jane Auster

Better question: who doesn’t? Apparently, at least half of Leaside is looking for a handy-person. In all the years I’ve been editing Leaside Life I don’t believe we’ve ever received as much mail as we …more

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Mark your calendar for Leaside’s 110th anniversary in May

by Geoff Kettel in Community

Leaside will be 110 years old in May! Yes, on May 7, 1913, the Town of Leaside was incorporated by act of the Ontario Legislature. To mark the occasion, we have created a special logo ...more
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