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Homenature

nature

Serious mountain bikers love Crothers Woods for its challenging trails.
Nature

Crothers Woods

August 1, 2018 Susan Scandiffio

Crothers Woods. It’s just around the corner. But until Leaside Life asked me to write about it, I had no idea what, or where, it was. But once I had discovered it, I realized why …more

These avid runners hit the trails in Leaside every week. Photo By Sue Pribaz.
Nature

Put down that smartphone and run, bike, hike or walk Leaside

November 1, 2017 Susan Scandiffio

Put down those smartphones and turn off that Netflix. Step away from your homework. (Studies show that exercise increases brain function.) It’s time to run, bike, hike, and walk your way into the hidden gems …more

Wilket Creek park.
Nature

Wilket Creek Park: A creek runs through it

September 1, 2017 Jeanne Hopkins

Wilket Creek Park, just west of Leslie St. and north of Eglinton Ave., is a favourite today for many Leaside residents who enjoy picnicking and hiking in summer and snow-shoeing and cross-country skiing in winter. …more

Peregrine Falcon Perched in Leaside
Nature

Meet a new neighbour

July 1, 2016 Guest Contributor

At morning’s first light, a shrill, unfamiliar call can be heard echoing off the houses and throughout the neighbourhood. It is the sound of an urban peregrine falcon. Surrounded by some of Toronto’s largest and …more

A Leaside waterway
Community

The Little Paddle that just grew and grew

May 1, 2014 Lorna Krawchuk

In 1993, Leaside’s Adele Freeman was on staff at what is now the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, and really didn’t know what she was getting into when she was urged by Metro Councillor Joan …more

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Trace Manes Park on a snowy day
Leaside 110 logo.
In the Spotlight

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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  • #RECYCLELEASIDE
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  • Community Environment Days are back!
  • The Curious Idler April 2023
  • Leaside’s Eleanor Voykin is crushing records
  • Leaside’s Freddy-Jan is a stand-up guy
  • What will Don Valley SOUTH mean to you?
  • Mark your calendar for Leaside’s 110th anniversary in May
  • Editor: Get ready for the big 110!
  • Yo, Bucko, Window Hog – vacate my space!
  • Everything, Everywhere, All at Once?
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