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History

Waving the Borough of East York Flag

July 1, 2018 Alan Redway

On December 31, 1966 the Town of Leaside was one of 13 incorporated municipalities that made up the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto (now the City of Toronto). But when the new year dawned, the province …more

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Leaside 110 logo.
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Mark your calendar for Leaside’s 110th anniversary in May

by Geoff Kettel in Community

Leaside will be 110 years old in May! Yes, on May 7, 1913, the Town of Leaside was incorporated by act of the Ontario Legislature. To mark the occasion, we have created a special logo ...more
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  • Leaside Lawn Bowling Club turns 70!
  • Celebrating Leaside’s sports pioneers
  • Leaside author Dane Jensen: No pressure, no diamonds
  • Spring heralds the fickle season of change
  • An eyewitness account of 1913 Leaside – 
the diary of Wendell Lawson
  • The Layers of Leaside are Redux!
  • Celebrating 110 years of Leaside’s 
Garden City Principles
  • Retirement is not a part of the Goldhars’ vocabulary
  • Would that which we call Leaside 
by any other name smell as sweet?
  • Walking down memory lane to 
Leaside’s historic homes
  • The Daughter joins the Bayview family
  • James Henderson celebrates his 104th during Leaside’s 110th
  • Come to the Leaside 110 panel
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