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Veronica Roynon
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The Reverend Veronica Roynon is not the Queen of England!

June 1, 2017 Lorna Krawchuk

Not everyone is willing to step up for a challenge, even when it sounds interesting. But the Rev. Veronica Roynon has stepped up for many challenges over her life. Her latest is to be screened …more

Northlea United
Churches

What will Leaside’s churches look like in another generation?

June 1, 2017 Allan Williams

Writing profiles of each of Leaside’s six main churches over the past year was both a pleasure and an eye-opener. [The series began with Leaside United in June 2016 and concluded with St. Augustine’s Anglican …more

St. Augustine's windows
Churches

St. Augustine’s “transitional design” was built in four stages

February 1, 2017 Allan Williams

Like Northlea United, profiled in the January issue of Leaside Life, St. Augustine’s Anglican Church is a product of the optimism and post-war boom of the late 1940s. It began as a mission of St. …more

Northlea United
Churches

Northlea United Church – Discerning what church looks like in 2017 and beyond

January 1, 2017 Allan Williams

The post-war period of the late 1940s and ’50s was a time of great optimism and rapid expansion in many areas of Canadian life. Churches were no exception. North Leaside, which had been developed more …more

Karli has volunteered at St. Cuthbert’s Church, tried curling and pilates for the first time and sampled craft beer at the Amsterdam brewery in her quest to try new things.
Churches

A volunteering Vezina gets bazaar this holiday season

December 1, 2016 Karli Vezina

In the everyday hustle and bustle, it’s easy to get lost in your own world. Often it isn’t until the holidays roll around that many begin to consider ways to help out and volunteer their …more

Churches

St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church marks 125th anniversary with year-long celebration

November 1, 2016 Allan Williams

The people of St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church have been marking the congregation’s 125th anniversary for the past year, with the festivities culminating in a Homecoming Celebration over the first weekend of October. Why a full …more

Northlea United
Churches

What’s the latest on Leaside churches and their refugee efforts?

November 1, 2016 Lorna Krawchuk

Leaside churches and their friends are busy supporting refugee efforts. The Church of St. Augustine of Canterbury joined in sponsoring a Syrian family with St. Matthew’s Church in Riverdale. Their formal sponsorship period will end …more

Rev. Nick Athanasiadis
Churches

Two churches merge to find success

September 1, 2016 Allan Williams

When Glebe Presbyterian Church amalgamated with Leaside Presbyterian Church three years ago, it wasn’t just a sign of the times – a property-rich but cash-poor congregation with declining membership merging with another congregation in order …more

Cover of Leaside history book.
Churches

Student survey led to birth of LPC

September 1, 2016 Guest Contributor

In the Spring of 1942, the students of Knox College, Toronto, conducted a survey of homes in the Leaside area. The official organization of a congregation began as a result of a meeting of interested …more

Aerial view of St. Anselm Church
Churches

A spire’s almost tortured history

July 1, 2016 Allan Williams

Most Leasiders are probably unaware of one of the most striking parts of St. Anselm’s Church, on Millwood at Bessborough, which has many striking parts. It’s hard to notice the steeple, even though it’s four …more

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Attention Leaside High Graduates! Scholarship to be awarded for writing students

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Leaside Life is interested in promoting and supporting the art of journalism and creative writing, and to that end, we are proud to announce the second annual Ruth & Harry Goldhar Journalism Award. In honour ...more
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