“Leaside has a growing collection of empty sites waiting for development.” That was the introduction to my May 2024 article about the demolition of Sunnybrook Plaza, as well as reflecting on other demolitions on Laird …more
Leaside families are moving into new rhythms as school winds down and summer vacation is within reach: camp routines, trip planning, or just surfacing for breath after another busy school year. This season of change …more
201 Sutherland Dr. is one of the two Lea family settler homes still gracing Leaside (the other is 35 Heather Rd.). The James Lea house, built around 1909 – the “first brick house built in …more
Janis Fertuck’s article about the upgrading project for the schoolyard at Northlea Elementary and Middle School was quite the surprise for schoolyard/school parking lot neighbours on Sutherland Drive, since they hadn’t heard a word about …more
“For the longest time I only ever knew them as Mrs. Assad’s Chocolate Slices,” says Lorna Krawchuk, long-time Leasider, publisher of Leaside Life, and former East York Councillor for what was then called Ward 4, …more
Leasiders hoping for information about the opening of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, finally, will have noticed, with all the public hoopla from the Premier, on down, that The Big Announcement, when it came, was long …more
Three years ago, I wrote how Leaside’s Research Enterprises Ltd. (REL) helped defeat Hitler and fascism by becoming one of the largest producers of radar equipment for the Allied war effort [“How Leaside helped win …more
If you are a pickleball enthusiast, you might want to keep an eye out for the Leaside Pickleball Club, operating with two courts, four times a week during the day in the gymnasium of Leaside …more
Test your knowledge of Leaside and enter to win one of five fantastic prizes! CONTEST DETAILS: To enter, simply complete our quiz at the following Google form: here. All entries with at least 15 correct …more
Index of Event Advertisers Canadian Federation of University Women Leaside Garden Society Leaside Library Leaside United Church Northlea United St. Augustine of Canterbury Anglican Church St. Cuthbert’s SUOMI-KOTI Annual Yard Sale Saturday, June 7, 10:00 …more
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