Agnes Macphail recipient, Dr. Blair Bigham
Community
Dr. Blair Bigham was confirmed as the recipient of the 2026 Agnes Macphail Award by City of Toronto Council on February 4. Apart from one year during Covid, the Agnes Macphail Award ceremony has been ...more
The Leaside Rotary Club supports LiftED
Community
The Leaside Rotary Club provides financial support for local initiatives to help in the community – especially child-focused projects. One of Rotary’s seven areas of focus is “Education and Literacy” initiatives, and this is why ...more
Tree huggers, unite
Community
Advice from Stephen Smith – “Take care of the trees you have, and plant some more. There are a lot of choices of beautiful, successful, native trees.” Why more trees? Quite simply, the tree canopy ...more
Superheroes dare to wear capes for Holland-Bloorview!
Community
Do you dare to wear a red cape? Barb Underhill is a superhero raising funds for kids with disabilities. Before dawn on January 30th she grabbed her skates, donned her cape, faced sub-zero temperatures and ...more
Keeping kids fit and injury-free
Business
Research shows that 60 to 70 per cent of young athletes drop out of sports by the age of 13, and by age 17, nearly half quit for good. Among the top reasons are injury ...more
Leaside’s future should not be an accident
Business
In December, we asked Leaside a simple question: What should our neighbourhood be paying attention to as we look ahead? We included a short pre-survey in these pages, almost as a test. No major promotion. ...more
The incredible journey of hockey’s Tom Edur
Sports
Playing professional hockey is the dream of many Canadian kids. But, according to the NHL, for male players, only approximately 0.02% of those in the minor leagues will ever play in the league. So, when ...more
Rink reopens with ribbon cutting and community skate
Sports
On Mon., Jan. 26, following a record snowfall in the City of Toronto, Leaside Memorial Community Gardens welcomed the most intrepid members of the community back to the Bert F. Grant Rink with a celebratory ...more
We like our Leaside clean!
Don't Mess With Leaside
In the January issue of Leaside Life, we announced the launch of our 2026 eco-friendly community initiative, Don’t Mess With Leaside – Keep Leaside Beautiful & Litter Free. The goal of this program is to ...more
Introducing Don’t Mess With Leaside
Don't Mess With Leaside
A single-use plastic bag was found at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Microplastics have been found in the snow at the top of Mount Everest. Where humans go, litter is sure to follow. But ...more
In the weeds with new transit station area zoning
Development
Blanket “as-of-right” zoning across the City is the new planning regimen in Toronto. As-of-right multiplexes (fourplexes in Ward 15), garden suites, and laneway suites are now permitted in the Neighbourhood-designated areas under the Enhanced Housing ...more
LEASIDE DAY is coming on May 23, and it’s all about YOU
Leaside Day
If you’ve lived in Leaside for any length of time, you know something special exists here. In the way neighbours stop to chat. In the familiar faces at the arena, the library, and the coffee ...more
Leasider Timothy Tiryaki leads with strategy
Stories
Founder of the Maslow Research Center and Strategy Inc., with a Ph.D. in Leadership Education, Dr. Timothy Tiryaki moved with his family to Leaside last summer. His son currently attends Bessborough Middle School and will ...more
Can spring be far behind?
Editor's Welcome
Last fall I had the pleasure of going on a tree tour of David Balfour Park in Midtown TO. This was no ordinary tour. It was an education – and an eye-opener. The many different ...more
Mayhem on McRae – a nasty bank robbery
History
A few years ago, Geoff Kettel wrote an excellent article for Leaside Life about a sensational armed robbery in 1951 of the Royal Bank on Laird Dr.1 Over 10 years earlier, in 1940, an equally ...more
Transit woes or panacea?
Leaside Residents Association
Unanswered questions remain about Line 5 Our community has experienced more than a dozen years of construction and traffic congestion, especially around the LRT stations at Bayview Avenue and Laird Drive, as well as by ...more
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Renowned film director Federico Fellini once claimed, “A different language is a different vision of life.” If true, then Leaside High students have the unique opportunity to see the world in technicolour, especially during the ...more
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As we navigate this heavy winter season, I am reminded how resilient our community is in the face of extreme weather. Thank you to everyone who helped clear snow, report snow and icy sidewalks, shoveled, ...more
