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RIP. Another food store closes on Bayview

March 1, 2025 Jane Auster

One of Leaside Life’s writers, who also happened to work part-time at The Sweet Potato on Bayview, shared the news with me today of the imminent closure of the store. This, after not even two …more

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The saddest month?

February 1, 2025 Jane Auster

Are you a winter person? Me, not so much, though you’d think that living in Canada would make me more accepting of these shorter, colder days with their bursts of snow and Polar Vortex temps. …more

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Editor’s Welcome January 2025

January 1, 2025 Jane Auster

New beginnings! Some form of ‘health is wealth’ makes many people’s perennial New Year’s resolutions lists. Two years ago, I resolved to add more weights to my fitness regime. I’d like to say I followed …more

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Editor’s Welcome December 2024

December 1, 2024 Jane Auster

It’s time for a new season 92 issues. Seven and a half years. 66,000-plus words. Countless joy. In May 2017, two-time Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour winner, Leaside-born author Terry Fallis joined Leaside Life as …more

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Honouring Leaside’s fallen heroes

November 1, 2024 Jane Auster

For many of us Remembrance Day evokes thoughts of those who gave their lives in the two World Wars, and especially World War II. For instance, the Leaside Memorial Gardens Honour Roll commemorates young Leaside …more

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Gearing up for a busy fall season

October 1, 2024 Jane Auster

It’s hot out there! No, not the weather, though its unpredictability has become, well, predictable. I’m talking about the local political climate. As of the date of this writing, Don Valley West is looking at …more

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Get ready to Rally for Rehab!

September 1, 2024 Jane Auster

I’ll be there. How about you? On Sun., Sept. 8, hundreds of participants will be turning up for the Rally for Rehab, at Toronto Rehab’s Rumsey Centre, at 347 Rumsey Rd., to show their support …more

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Editor’s Welcome August 2024

August 1, 2024 Jane Auster

Leaside Life was there first! Six years ago, our intrepid sports columnist Susan Scandiffio wrote about a high school basketball phenom named…Zach Edey. If we hadn’t heard of him before, we were about to hear …more

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Editor’s Welcome June 2024

June 1, 2024 Jane Auster

I should have known when Business of Leaside columnist Glenn Asano wrote in our May issue about the City’s consultations on the ‘night economy’ and what that might mean for Leaside that we’d hear about …more

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Editor: Time for a food truck revolution in Leaside?

May 1, 2024 Jane Auster

A few years ago, our intrepid Business of Leaside columnist Glenn Asano posed this question about Leaside’s Business Park: Why not a food truck festival? After all, there’s ample room in the park for the …more

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Holland Bloorview President and CEO Julia Hanigsberg leaves on a high note

by Suzanne Park in Stories

As the festive season approaches, thoughts of a new year and new you might be on your mind. That’s especially true for Julia Hanigsberg, president and CEO of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, as she ...more
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