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Local volunteers. Photo by Michele Petick.
Community

Leaside’s growing volunteer problem 

March 1, 2018 Ken Mallett

One of Leaside’s most popular traditions – spring and fall church rummage sales – is changing and may become a thing of the past, according to some leaders of church volunteer groups. The difficulty is …more

Student writing. Photo By: Cesar Quevedo.
Community

The virtuous circle: Syrian refugee student tutoring program

January 1, 2018 Ken Mallett

Leaside shares a strong sense of community. And a community is a virtuous circle: when you help strengthen the community, a stronger community is there to help you. That lesson-in-life is being learned by Nada …more

Father Caulfield parkette. Photo By Robin Dickie.
Community

A patch of green at Father Caulfield (Triangle) Park

January 1, 2018 Ken Mallett

When there’s a nip in the air and the leaves start to fall, the time is right to visit Leaside’s Father Caulfield Parkette, a tiny parcel of land sometimes called Triangle Park because of its …more

Thanksgiving for Alhayak family
Community

Thanksgiving comes early for the Alhayak family

October 1, 2017 Ken Mallett

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and perhaps no one has more to be thankful for than Amjad Alhayak. Amjad is a refugee from Syria, newly settled in our community, and the first thing he …more

History

Leaside’s first general store – pop and ice cream, anyone?

September 1, 2017 Ken Mallett

Although there was very little development in Leaside during WWI, things began to pick up in the early 1920s when Canada Wire resumed building homes for its employees, according to local historian John Naulls. “There …more

Sandy Bruce Park today.
History

Sandy Bruce, the man behind the “dog park”

July 1, 2017 Ken Mallett

When Sandy Bruce was hired for the Leaside police force in 1929, his main job was traffic control: the town’s population was only 605, but there were 15 industries and thousands of workers arriving by …more

Serena Gundy Park Sign Photo. Photo By Robin Dickie.
History

The rich history of Serena Gundy

June 1, 2017 Ken Mallett

As the weather warms up and the outdoors beckon, activities at Leaside’s Serena Gundy Park are heating up too. The park – named after the first wife of the late James H. Gundy, head of …more

Zena's "safe place"
People

Zena is finding her safe place Over the Rainbow

April 1, 2017 Ken Mallett

She has trouble controlling her bladder. She has trouble sleeping. When she finally sleeps she has trouble waking up. She has flashbacks, about the house that was bombed, about the hunger and weariness as her …more

Thanksgiving for Alhayak family
People

Bundling up for Canadian winter

December 1, 2016 Ken Mallett

There are some 200-plus Syrian refugees now living in the Thorncliffe Park Drive area who are facing their first full Canadian winter, according to Mohamed Edris, settlement counsellor for the Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office. “Winter is …more

Ivar playing tennis.
Sports

This 88 year old could probably beat you

September 1, 2016 Ken Mallett

Leasider Ivar Liepins is 88 and can do something many of his younger friends cannot – play tennis for two hours without difficulty, thanks to excellent reflexes and limberness. Which is what he does twice …more

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  • Enhancing Leaside’s green space 
one park and tree at a time
  • Illuminating Leaside’s Indigenous history. Who lived here before you?
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