Sports

The Leaside Baseball Association (LBA) took the city – and province – by storm this season, winning multiple titles and breaking its own organization’s records.  Sixteen LBA teams qualified for City Finals, with a league-record …more

If you’ve been on the tennis scene in the neighbourhood over the past 30 years, chances are you know Rita Lee. This hyper-energetic volunteer has been the face of both the Leaside and Thorncliffe Park …more

As the crisp air of autumn settles in, Leaside Memorial Community Gardens (LMCG or Leaside Gardens) is gearing up for another exciting season filled with activities and events that bring the community together. Many of …more

As Canada took to the world stage this past July at the Paris Olympics, one local athlete flew high as a competitor with the women’s artistic gymnastics team. Eighteen-year-old Leasider Cassie Lee was one of …more

Leasider Janet Bolton has definitely found her passion in life – and she’s got the awards to show for it. The lawyer, mom, cyclist and former triathlete didn’t discover the world of rowing until age …more

Inspirational author Dr. Orison Swett Marden once wrote that “all who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible.” …more

Juggling athletics and academics can be challenging. Add in community service work, and the balancing act can be precarious! But for Grade 10 student Neil Katyal, his tremendous ability to deliver in school, on the …more

On the evening of Fri., March 8th, a Leaside Curling Club team achieved an extraordinary feat. An eight-ender. Eight-enders are a curler’s ultimate dream come true. According to Curling Canada: “An eight-ender (8-ender) is an …more