This area that we call Leaside was once home to the Laurentian people, who grew corn, beans and squash and gathered the abundance of local nuts and berries to sustain their community. Later, the Lea …more
Happy New Year, Leaside! Have you made your New Year’s resolutions for 2020, the year of perfect vision? I always greet this time of year with a mixture of resolve – and guilt. Resolve because …more
This makes no sense to me at all, but any way I slice it, I’ve now lived in eight different decades, even though I just turned 60 last month. I’m having enough trouble with the …more
How do you define heritage – the kind worth preserving, celebrating and enshrining? Is it a specific building (think Agnes Macphail’s house) or architectural type (e.g. Leaside Tudor), and is there a Leaside “character” worth …more
Ah, the holidays, that magical time of year when we bring warmth and light to the cold darkness, love and joy to our family and friends along with hope and wishes for peace and goodwill …more
’Tis the season of giving. But when it comes to winter driving, “giving” can be interpreted rather broadly. After several months of spring, summer and fall driving, when our snow tires are safely stacked in …more
Kids say the darndest things. Over breakfast with my son one morning, he piped up: “I just read an article in a scientific journal that said the earth could be uninhabitable by 2050.” Ouch! That …more
In November, my mind often turns to golf. I know what you’re thinking. Golf? November? But you see, for the avid golfer (and to be clear, “avid” is not the same as “talented”), November marks …more
On my way to the library today, I stopped by to have a chat with my good friends the garbage and recycling bins at the Trace Manes children’s park, to see how their summer had …more
The fall has always been my favourite season, and October my favourite month. The heat of summer finally gives way to the cool and crisp but not yet cold autumn air, as we break out …more
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