Karen Dewey-Decker began her minor hockey career in the late 1980s wearing borrowed equipment. Few of her female high school friends played the game. She was familiar with the ice from weekly public skating with …more
Leaside voters mirrored the shift to the Liberals that saw Rob Oliphant elected in Don Valley West on Oct. 19 as part of a Liberal majority government. Liberal support was highest in South Leaside with …more
Here is what I’ve been up to this summer: I’ve been holding park litterers accountable for cleaning up after themselves and holding non-residential property owners accountable for cleaning up the litter on their property. Trace …more
Sixteen-year-old Reid Humphrey, named Leaside’s Athlete of the Year for 2015, is described by his coach, Ray White: “In my GTHL coaching career spanning 20 years I have never witnessed a player with a better …more
Leaside churches are once again banding together, with a few others outside Leaside, to produce the Little Miracle in Your Neighbourhood. In one day last year volunteers collected 16,000 items in a canned food drive. …more
Bill Pashby has been trying for years to reestablish the connection between Leaside and Thorncliffe Park, which was part of Leaside from the 1950s for many years. For seven year the Leaside resident has been …more
It’s been mostly a long and happy ride for prices of homes in Leaside and Bennington Heights the last 10 years, with the average $520,496 in 2004 zooming up to $1,395,218 this year to date. …more
By now, most North Leaside residents should have received a traffic survey in their mailboxes. The purpose of the survey is to start the engagement process as well as to identify residents’ greatest concerns and …more
November has been re-named Movember by prostate cancer fighters, but for Leaside this November is OMBovember. Here are the scheduled hearings that involve Leaside properties. The second pre-hearing for 146-150 Laird (the retirement home plus …more
Former Hockey Night in Canada host and Peter Puck creator Brian McFarlane will be the guest speaker at the third annual Leaside Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Leaside Arena Friday, Nov. 20. …more
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