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  • [ March 1, 2021 ] Meet Leaside’s food bank heroes COVID-19 Community Kindness
  • [ March 1, 2021 ] Kinley is realizing her goal – to live her authentic life People
  • [ March 1, 2021 ] Eliminating poverty in Canada – it can be done Community
  • [ March 1, 2021 ] Long-time Leaside physician Dr. Talvi Maimets is ready for her next adventure People
  • [ March 1, 2021 ] Leasiders are making cycling better Cycling
  • [ March 1, 2021 ] A tribute to Shirley McNaughton, education pioneer People
  • [ March 1, 2021 ] Starstruck in Leaside, or just another Pie in the Sky? Business
  • [ March 1, 2021 ] Get ready. Get set. Grow! in 2021 Gardening
  • [ March 1, 2021 ] The Gibson/Allmans take joy in their family People
  • [ March 1, 2021 ] Caped crusader fundraises for Holland Bloorview Community
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  • [ March 1, 2021 ] Will Leaside LRT station site be an MZO? Development
  • [ March 1, 2021 ] Leaside Transformer Station History
  • [ March 1, 2021 ] Grappling with congestion management City Councillor
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Dr. Vicentini and Ms. Panayiotou, teachers at LHS.
Schools

Catching the travel bug at LHS

March 1, 2018 Janis Fertuck

Two veteran Leaside High School teachers, who between them have been on a total of 28 March Break trips, have joined forces for this year’s trip to Italy and France from March 8 to 19. …more

The Pagnellos, Frank and Michael, in their shop.
Business

Bayview’s Pagnello’s Antiques: standing the test of time

March 1, 2018 Janis Fertuck

It’s no wonder Pagnello’s Antiques placed first in the “Best Use of Merchandise” category in our recent Holiday Window Decorating Contest since the Pagnello brothers, Michael and Frank, have been accumulating an amazing array of …more

Irene at work. Photo By Janis Fertuck.
People

Dressmaker extraordinaire sews success

February 1, 2018 Janis Fertuck

Inspired by her mother who made clothes for the entire family, a young girl in Tashkent, Uzbekistan started making outfits for her dolls. From dolls it didn’t take long before young Irene Estrin graduated to …more

Brent Lockridge. Photo By Janis Fertuck.
People

Brent Lockridge is on a holistic nutrition mission

February 1, 2018 Janis Fertuck

There is so much information about food and nutrition circulating today that it is easy to get confused about what we should eat. But a local holistic nutritionist, Brent Lockridge, hopes to help Leasiders make …more

The CleanSlate UV team. Photo By Ontario Centres For Excellence.
People

Leaside High grad Scott Mason’s got a CleanSlate

February 1, 2018 Janis Fertuck

Scott Mason was the school captain at Leaside High School in 2010 with his sights set on political science and law at Queen’s University. Little did he imagine then he would become an entrepreneur in …more

The Milk Maid Stem Project at Leaside High. Photo By Janis Fertuck.
Schools

New STEM project at LHS

February 1, 2018 Janis Fertuck

Leaside graduate Scott Mason made a presentation about his company CleanSlate UV at an assembly organized by Curriculum Leader Helen Panayiotou last fall to inspire Grade 11 science students working on a new cross-curricular STEM …more

The Watters Family.
People

Leasiders who chose to go home again

February 1, 2018 Janis Fertuck

You can’t go home again, as novelist Thomas Wolfe wrote. Or can you? We spoke to some Leasiders who did just that: The O’Leary and Holt families Courtney O’Leary and her sister Jessica Holt (née …more

Business

Leaside’s grilled cheese guru sweeps away cares

December 1, 2017 Janis Fertuck

Most mornings Stephen D’Amico can be spotted sweeping in front of Millwood Melt, the grilled cheese restaurant he runs with his wife Aniko at 902 Millwood Rd. This is more than an act of tidiness, …more

People

Teacher Nespolo helps St. Anselm students remember

November 1, 2017 Janis Fertuck

St. Anselm Catholic School teacher David Nespolo has a special feeling for Remembrance Day. The Grade 6 teacher, who has taught for eight years, the last four at St. Anselm’s, is the coordinator of the …more

Valerie Cooke and her Kiss ‘n’ Ride banner. Photo By Janis Fertuck.
Schools

Orange-flagging traffic issues in North Leaside

November 1, 2017 Janis Fertuck

In the last few months, a crop of neon orange flags has sprouted at two North Leaside intersections, Rumsey Rd. and Donlea Dr., and Hanna Rd. and Broadway Ave. This burst of colour is the …more

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Leaside Transformer Station

by Guest Contributor in History

The Leaside Heritage Preservation Society (LHPS) is dedicated to celebrating Leaside’s impressive history and its continued impact on our present-day lives. A great example of this is the Leaside Transformer station. This massive power facility, ...more
Recent Posts
  • Meet Leaside’s food bank heroes
  • Kinley is realizing her goal – to live her authentic life
  • Eliminating poverty in Canada – it can be done
  • Long-time Leaside physician Dr. Talvi Maimets is ready for her next adventure
  • Leasiders are making cycling better
  • A tribute to Shirley McNaughton, education pioneer
  • Starstruck in Leaside, or just another Pie in the Sky?
  • Get ready. Get set. Grow! in 2021
  • The Gibson/Allmans take joy in their family
  • Caped crusader fundraises for Holland Bloorview
  • That takes the cake
  • Calm that traffic!
  • Editor’s welcome
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