Tom Scanlan channels his inner child with I Wear Pajamas All Day Long
Community
You don’t have to be a psychoanalyst to appreciate that in its benign aspect, children’s literature is all about wish-fulfillment. In I Wear Pajamas All Day Long, the little child, who represents all children, makes ...more
Spreading comfort one blanket at a time
Community
If you’ve ever seen one of the many Peanuts TV specials, you’ll know Linus, with his ever-clutched security blanket. Inspired by a story in a US magazine in 1995 about a young girl with cancer ...more
Nurturing Leaside one seed at a time
Business
It was with great satisfaction — and yes, a touch of sadness — that I read our Councillor’s announcement last month in Leaside Life about the completion of the City’s major capital improvements at Leaside ...more
Bayview bold – Write Impressions celebrates 25 years
Business
Write Impressions, the popular and lively stationery store anchoring the northeast corner of Bayview and Millwood, is celebrating its quarter-century anniversary this December, joining a select group of high street retailers with remarkable staying power. ...more
Congratulations to Leaside’s talented athletes
Sports
The Leaside Sports Hall of Fame once again hosted their annual Induction Ceremony, on Nov. 14th, to honour and celebrate the Hall’s latest inductees, the Athletes of the Year and the Team of the Year. ...more
Get into the racket
Sports
Pop. Bang. Crack. Ping. Boom. Thwack! Those are the sweet sounds of a shuttlecock meeting a racket in what’s often been called the world’s second most popular sport that’s only growing in popularity. Leasiders are ...more
Big, bigger, better at vacant Millwood site?
Development
922 Millwood Rd. has sat…and sat…and sat but new plans have recently been submitted for the vacant (and possibly contaminated) former Stanley Cleaners site at the northeast corner of Millwood and Randolph. Proposed now is ...more
Are you ready to reimagine a Leaside laneway?
Community
2025 saw the successful launch of Laneway coLabs, a new initiative inviting Toronto residents, community groups, and BIAs to apply for support to revitalize their local laneways. Applications for the 2026 program are now open. ...more
Giving thanks this holiday season
Editor's Welcome
I know Thanksgiving has already been and gone, but I always think the better time to give thanks is the winter holiday season. It’s a time to reflect on the year as it draws to ...more
Holland Bloorview President and CEO Julia Hanigsberg leaves on a high note
Stories
As the festive season approaches, thoughts of a new year and new you might be on your mind. That’s especially true for Julia Hanigsberg, president and CEO of Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, as she ...more
Leaside’s first Councilwoman did it her way
History
Beth Nealson is rightfully celebrated as Leaside’s first female mayor. But she wasn’t the first woman elected to local office in Leaside. That achievement belonged to an independent and unconventional woman named Lenore Sibbald. Here’s ...more
Looking for holiday cheer
Leaside Residents Association
Over the course of 2025, the Leaside Residents Association has heard from many of you regarding our neighbourhood’s local planning and traffic issues. I’ve recently gone through the year’s notes, and thought I would report, ...more
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Pickleball. It’s taken the world by storm. It’s taken Canada by storm. And as recent issues of Leaside Life have shown, it’s one of the hottest sports – and topics – in Leaside. So now ...more
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As your City Councillor, I have the honour of sitting on the Leaside Memorial Community Gardens (LMCG) Board of Management. I’m excited to share that the City is delivering a major capital improvements project at ...more
