The heart of Leaside beats strongly
Community
The Leaside Memorial Community Gardens (LMCG) – a beloved, City-owned, 6,970-sq. metre (75,000-sq. ft.) arena complex at the heart of the Leaside community – is, perhaps surprisingly, managed by an entirely volunteer board of management, ...more
Takin’ it off the street for kids’ indoor fun
Community
When readers ask Leaside Life for information, we always (try to) deliver! So, when parents recently asked us where they could take their kids for indoor activities, we got busy. There are SO many amazing ...more
Monarch House navigates the autism journey
Community
As late as mid-October, you might have spotted a monarch butterfly or two migrating through Leaside enroute to their winter home in central Mexico. On their journey of over 3,000 kilometres, the butterflies wisely cross ...more
Leaside’s Helen Hayward is a force of nature
Community
Helen Hayward is one energetic woman. She gardens, practises yoga and tai chi, and golfs regularly. A walk often is a huge loop through Sunnybrook, Serena Gundy and Wilket Creek parks. A Bayview shopping trip ...more
Jacknife’s Mike Kelar keeps it weird
Business
Mike Kelar, co-founder of design agency Jacknife (and a product of Leaside), has had a creative bone since childhood, but he didn’t know for certain that he wanted to do graphic design. “I was always ...more
Nurturing Leaside one seed at a time
Business
It was with great satisfaction — and yes, a touch of sadness — that I read our Councillor’s announcement last month in Leaside Life about the completion of the City’s major capital improvements at Leaside ...more
Hockey hero Carl Brewer – legend on the ice, champion in the courtroom
Sports
Leaside has been home to many outstanding hockey players over the years including Frank and Peter Mahovlich, Kim McCullough, George Armstrong, Cal, Paul and Dave Gardner, Doug Gilmour, Jack and Terry Caffery, and the list ...more
Congratulations to Leaside’s talented athletes
Sports
The Leaside Sports Hall of Fame once again hosted their annual Induction Ceremony, on Nov. 14th, to honour and celebrate the Hall’s latest inductees, the Athletes of the Year and the Team of the Year. ...more
And the walls came tumbling down
Development
In Leaside Life’s November issue the Curious Idler was “surprised” (disturbed? dismayed?) to see a house on Laird (actually, two semi-detached houses) bite the dust, literally. But in case you thought this was another case ...more
Outrage on Astor
Development
It was a close call for residents outraged by a proposal for a massive new build for 10 Astor Ave. Committee of Adjustment (CoA) members were generally okay with the plan presented by the applicant. ...more
Fresh start for a fresh year
Editor's Welcome
It’s time to make our annual New Year’s resolutions – and keep them. For Leaside Life that means launching new features and columns. One that is already close to my heart is an initiative we’re ...more
Steak, cake, rake or blow, and baby toes
Stories
Before we get into the meat of the story today, I have a confession: it was mostly written by a ghost writer. Well, a dozen or so ghost writers. Sort of. You’ll understand soon. Patience. ...more
Traffic back in the spotlight!
Leaside Residents Association
If you ever doubted Leasiders’ concern about our community’s traffic woes, you had only to attend Ward 15 Councillor Rachel Chernos Lin’s November 25 town hall meeting. Held in Leaside Gardens’ William Lea Room, the ...more
Building the buildings of Durant Motors in record time
History
In contrast to the long-delayed opening of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, past capital projects in Toronto often went far more smoothly – and quickly. The TTC’s original Yonge Street subway line took only five ...more
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Pickleball. It’s taken the world by storm. It’s taken Canada by storm. And as recent issues of Leaside Life have shown, it’s one of the hottest sports – and topics – in Leaside. So now ...more
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As your City Councillor, I have the honour of sitting on the Leaside Memorial Community Gardens (LMCG) Board of Management. I’m excited to share that the City is delivering a major capital improvements project at ...more
