We were surprised last month to find out that an application had been made to convert the Garden Court apartments, 1477 Bayview Ave., to a condominium (and the tenants were not informed). This property is …more
We got a lot of complaints (RE: EG-BRENT 1280 condos in new plan, April, 2013) As LPOA President, I would like to take this opportunity to comment on the article by Will Ashworth in the …more
This excerpt is from Elizabeth Bream’s spikeymom.wordpress.com blog. I entered grade 9 at Leaside High School in the fall of 1950, which was the start of the building’s second year of existence. (The school itself was …more
Canadian Federation of University Women Leaside-East York, monthly meeting, Thurs. April 18, Northlea United Church, 125 Broadway, 7.30 p.m. Terry Fallis, author and winner of Canada Reads and Stephen Leacock Award for Humour. Visitors and …more
We’re tops in MacPhail awards In this 20th annual presentation of the Agnes Macphail Award in East York, the Leaside area continues to be the leading winner, this year with Alan Redway, former East York …more
When Walter Naulls and his wife Evelyn decided to buy a house in Leaside, they figured that since the new homes in the town were all about the same price, why not take more than …more
Rotary, the world’s first volunteer service organization, began in Chicago in 1905. The Toronto-Leaside Club was formed in 1940. In its heyday, there were close to 100 members from the local community who met for …more
Leaside resident Rick Hutchings recently won a photo contest from Toronto Balcony Blooms, a group that inspires Toronto residents to create balcony gardens. After volunteering at Thorncliffe Park School, Hutchings received two trays of vegetable …more
…continued from last month JEANNETTE PLONKA lives in the west end of Toronto, but there’s been a pull eastward to Leaside, where she’s been principal of Leaside High for nine years. Previously she had been …more
Target is coming soon to Thorncliffe, which as we were recently reminded by Lorna Krawchuk, was a part of the former Town of Leaside. Originally however, only a small part of Thorncliffe was located in …more
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