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St. Cuthbert’s Spring Book and Bake Sale – Sat., May 6th

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St. Cuthbert’s 2023 Spring Book and Bake Sale will be held on Saturday, May 6th, 2023 from 11am – 2pm. You can find them at 1399 Bayview Avenue. Shop for used books for kids, teens and adults. Don’t miss their freshly baked delights, preserves, jams and jellys. Plus browse through their collection of CDs, DVDs and LPs. Share the news with your family and friends. All proceeds will go toward St. Cuthbert’s Church.

Bayview-Leaside is coming alive!

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Our neighborhood is filled with colour, once again. The trees are returning the natural arbor over our streets and the gardens have begun to bloom. It is a beautiful scene. As one resident said today, “It is a gift!”

Spring in Leaside /A.B.
Spring in Leaside /A.B.
Spring in Davisville Village /S.B.
Spring in Davisville Village /S.B.
Spring in Leaside /A.B.
Spring in Davisville Village /S.B.
Spring in Leaside /A.B.
Spring in Davisville Village /S.B.

LUC 31st Annual Variety Show is Friday, Apr 28th

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Leaside United Church (amalgamated with Presteign-Woodbine United Church) will host their 31st Annual Variety Show on Friday, April 28th at 7:00pm.

Join them this Friday at Leaside United Church, 822 Millwood Road. The doors open at 6:30 pm. There will be light refreshments at intermission, and a Cash Bar before the show and during intermission.

Thorncliffe’s first BikeShare station installed on Tuesday

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It was a rainy Earth Day in the neighbourhood

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The rain did not dampen the spirits of the community groups and residents from doing their part to clean the parks in Leaside.

Photo gallery below includes members of St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church along with Rev. Canon Janet Read-Hockin during a downpour at Leaside Gardens. Community members, lead by ‘Don’t Mess with the Don‘ and citywide sponsors at E.T. Seton Park taking part in Earth Day 2023 Clean-Up.

/Photo by A.B.
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Celebrate the Town of Leaside’s 110th anniversary in May!

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May 7, 2023 will mark the 110th anniversary of the incorporation of the Town of Leaside.

Leaside is one of Canada’s few truly planned communities, spearheaded by the Canadian Northern Railway (CNR) and originally designed by landscape architect Frederick Gage Todd using the principles of the Garden City. As our city and community continue to grow, it remains important to recognize and celebrate our “wonderful community within a city” that we are privileged to be a part of.

With the support of Leaside Life’s Geoff Kettel and a number of community organizations and advocates, a number of events have been created to celebrate the 110 milestone. Most events will take place in the month of May, including:

  • May 4-6: An archival exhibit at the Leaside Library
      The exhibit features historical and archival displays highlighting key aspects of Leaside’s evolution and history – such as Early Housing, the Thorncliffe Development and Racetrack, the Leaside Aerodrome, Police and Fire Protection, and Industry and Railways. A centrepiece of the exhibit will be a large map, designed by local historian and cartographer John Naulls, which details Leaside’s growth as a community from 1913-1934. The exhibit also features pop-up exhibits from several established community organizations — including Leaside Memorial Community Gardens, Leaside High School Alumni Society and the Leaside Heritage Preservation Society. “It’s so for people to be aware of Leaside’s role as one of Toronto’s most significant and historic communities,” says Geoff Kettel, an organizer of Leaside 110. “Leaside has a unique cultural heritage that is worth remembering and preserving. Events like this help ensure that it continues to thrive as a successful and livable community.”
  • May 19: A partnership event with Thorncliffe Park

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Mark your calendar: SEDRA’s 2023 AGM is Tues, May 2nd

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Mark Your Calendars for the South Eglinton Davisville Residents’ Association In Person 2023 Annual General Meeting.

Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Time: 6:30pm-9:00pm
Location: Church of the Transfiguration, Sanctuary, 111 Manor Rd East (at Redpath)

Everyone is welcome! Masks are recommended and physical distancing will be encouraged. The AGM will be a fully in person event.

Since 1965, South Eglinton Davisville Residents’ Association (SEDRA), (formerly SERRA or South Eglinton Ratepayers’ and Residents’ Association) has been the community advocate for South Eglinton/Davisville residents. Their goal is to inform and engage members of the South Eglinton Davisville neighbourhood and to advocate for community benefits, green space, heritage enhancement, and be a voice for the community, with a “place at the table” during development projects. Members who have paid their 2023 Annual Membership fee of $25 will have voting privileges during the AGM. You can pay for your membership online (via PayPal) or pay by cheque, card or cash in person.

Invited Speakers:

  • TDSB Trustee Shelley Laskin
  • Chair of TDSB & Trustee Rachel Chernos Lin
  • Councillor Jaye Robinson
  • Representative from Councillor Josh Matlow’s Office

You’re Invited – Regent Revival – Thursday, April 13th

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Regent Theatre rendering looking east towards proposed development (NORR/Hariri Pontarini Architects, 2023).

Terra Bruce Productions has invited the community to Manor Road United Church (240 Manor Road East) to learn about their proposed “Regent Revival”. They would like to share their vision for the building, new design and and plans for the historic Regent Theatre.

Thursday, April 13, 2023
Manor Road United Church
240 Manor Road East

If you can’t attend in person, you can join via Zoom. Send an email to info@regentrevival.com and they will confirm with a Zoom link.

Leaside Garden Society’s April Zoom: Peonies & Friends

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Photo by Jeanpaul Wright via Pexels

Leaside Garden Society invites you to Peonies and Friends: The Stars of the June Garden. This month’s online virtual Zoom Speaker Series is on April 13th, 2023 with special guest Ingrid Janssen. The meeting will commence at 7p.m.

Leaside Garden Society always welcomes Guests and New Members to join the Society for their meetings. Visit our website: www.leasidegardensociety.org or email: leaside@gardenontario.org.

Leaside Garden Society – Speaker Series presents:
Peonies and Friends: The Stars of the June Garden
Speaker: Ingrid Janssen
Date: Thursday April 13th, 2023
Time & Place: 7pm on Zoom

Ingrid Janssen, is a horticulturist, speaker, blogger and Master Gardener. She has been gardening for most of her life and is a passionate, some would say “crazy” gardener. How else to describe someone who plants bulbs in January despite 15cm. of snow! She has appeared on Rogers TV Durham and has spoken at Canada Blooms many times. Ingrid is a recent peony enthusiast with a special interest in Canadian bred peonies and the peony hybrids of Professor A.P. Saunders. Her collection has grown from 1 to over 130 peonies in the last 6 years. Ingrid received her Horticulturist Diploma from the University of Guelph and is an active member of several horticultural and plant societies including the Canadian and American Peony societies. She volunteers on many garden projects in her community the most notable being the restoration of the perennial borders at the Parkwood National Historic Site in Oshawa.

Peonies are beloved for their gorgeous blooms and captivating fragrance. They are adaptable, easy to grow plants that fit into any garden style. Along with many plant companions, they are the stars of the June garden. Ingrid will talk about the different types of peonies you can grow, how you can achieve 6 weeks of peony blooms in your garden and the wonderful plant friends that bloom alongside them.

BAYVIEW BIZ: Spring brings new signs and big utensils

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Peaches & Green sign being removed March 29, 2023 /Amanda Brewes, Bayview-Leaside BIA
On Wednesday the sign was removed from the former Peaches & Green store to make way for a new Sage Pharmacy awning. They will be opening soon at 1516 Bayview Avenue. Ramona’s Kitchen (1608 Bayview Ave) continues to make progress with the installment of their playful neon sign plus gigantic spatulas, whisk & tongs.

Around the neighbourhood

Now open /midnightcookie.to
The WORKS Craft Burger & Beer will be taking over the space next to the Beer Store and Metro up at Bayview and Eglinton. Formerly home to TOSTO Quickfire Pizza Pasta, the official address is 609 Roehampton Ave. Olive Oil Emporium has opened at 608 Mount Pleasant Road. L’amour Cafe & Pastry is holding a grand opening event on Apr 1st 2023, between 11am – 2pm at 927 Mt Pleasant Rd (north of Broadway). And finally, the cookie delivery company Midnight Cookie has recently opened a bricks & mortar location at 3 Manor Rd East.