letters

Hooray for the Leaside traffic officers Wonderful to read about this fabulous group of young people and their efforts to make a difference in the traffic nightmare we are all experiencing. Can we borrow them …more

“What Would Trace Manes say?” First I would like to say to your reporter that if she is to criticize an organization that was established in 1953 and has played every regular season and playoff …more

MICHAEL BLISS I was pleased to see the article that Leaside Life reran last month to recognize the passing of Michael Bliss. For me, the loss of Michael Bliss is personal. Professor Bliss entered my …more

The City not doing enough I was reading the article by Cheryl Vanderburg – Leaside Litterati (April 2017) and I was quite surprised that Cheryl stated that the City of Toronto was doing a lot …more

David Blyth Hanna, the man behind Hanna Road How interesting to read that David Blyth Hanna came from Thornliebank, Scotland. I grew up there and lived there until I immigrated to Canada in 1967! Thornliebank …more

Moonbows over Leaside Beautiful article. A lot of the moonbows seen in Google images are caused by water droplets typically found in tropical climates. The halo around the moon in colder climates has earned the …more

Re: Carol Burton-Fripp and no movie rescue for Leaside Carol Burtin- Fripp says there is no movie rescue for Leaside. I wonder if she saw “Animal House”. Fripp pondered the responsibility of the planners. If …more

Re Business of Leaside Mr. Ashworth: Sometimes being a contrarian is neat. But your recent column on 939 is just provocative. Consider these points: 1. Residents are not responsible for adding more millions to Diamond’s …more

A response to Alan Redway – Why Leaside home prices keep rising In Leaside Life’s September issue columnist Alan Redway rightly explains Toronto’s record high house prices partly as a matter of low interest rates and …more

Cover Story – Meet a new neighbor The bird in the picture of the above article is not a peregrine falcon but a merlin. My husband and I are bird watchers (very amateur), but when …more