David Mistry and Rahm Sharpe-Bebe are now 50 years old and good friends. This was not always the case. As Leaside youngsters, they both participated in local sports but didn’t really know each other. As …more
Lake Leaside? Where has it gone? It just gave way to a mass of steel and concrete, soon to be an expanded Canadian Tire store to replace the one at Laird and Eglinton, destined for …more
Twenty-first century built form heritage is not an oxymoron. If asked to name significant Leaside buildings, many would rhyme off the Lea farmhouses, the Elgie house, Garden Court and the old Leaside Town Hall and …more
Hospital shutdowns in Ontario are no longer confined to rural communities – they’re happening right in our own backyard. The building that houses Neuro Rehab Clinics at the Toronto Rehabilitation Rumsey Centre, located near Sunnybrook …more
“15 Minutes” The clock hands quicken their pace I think. As if they could escape the heat if they move even a little faster The scorching sun cause its heavy hands to droop. I wish …more
With the opening of the Fairgrounds Public Racket Club at the old Mercedes-Benz dealership at 849 Eglinton Ave. East, Leasiders can now dive into Canada’s fastest growing sports – pickleball and padel – in an …more
In her role as a member of the Bayview Leaside BIA in 2016, Debora Kuchme initiated a sustainable planting project to revitalize the neglected tree planters along Bayview. Debora recruited several retired environmentally-minded volunteers to …more
I was looking forward to catching up with my old friend, this day. It’s 6 o’clock and Jerry, the Wonder Mutt, sits on the mat at my front door, looking back at me, his belly …more
I first heard of Debora Kuchme as the “Chief Pixie” of the Bayview Pixies, a group of passionate, formidable volunteers working to beautify Leaside’s main shopping area, nearly a decade ago. I had not yet …more
Leaside Rotary’s motto is “Passionately supporting Leaside since 1940.” We express this in different ways. One is providing funds to local initiatives focusing on supporting children. The most recent example of this was when Leaside …more
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