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It will be the Toronto Leaside Junior Wildcats taking on Team China in exhibition play at the Don Mills Arena on Tuesday November 18 at 7 p.m.. The wildcats are looking for  a large home team crowd as they go up against the 14th ranked Chinese girls in international hockey play for this level. The  Junior Wildcats are ranked 10th in a field of 20 so this should be good game. You can find more information in the attached news release from the Toronto Leaside Girls Hockey Association. Pre-game ceremonies begin at 7:10 p.m. and the puck drops at 7:45 p.m.  Admission is free.   Don Mills Arena is located at 1030 Don Mills Rd, North York

This picture of the Leaside Wildcat Atom A team comes courtesy of a tweet from Birnie Electric CurrentSAFE congratulating the team. The Wildcats lost out by a goal in the final against Kingston at the Clarington Applefest Tournament. It was a very close game ending 2-1 and it could have gone either way.

Leaside Sports Hall of Fame will honour its 2014 inductees on Friday, November 21, 2014 at the Leaside Arena and the public is invited to join the events. The speaker  will be Toronto Argos CEO Chris Rudge. The event will also honour speed skater and Athlete of the Year Ayanna Badali. Ayanna is seen above at high velocity and the inset portrait shot. Among the inductees are Joe “King” Krol (left above). As Wikipedia reminds us, Krol was an Argo quarterback, running back, defensive back, and kicker of the 40s and 50s. He was possibly the most versatile player in Canadian football history as a triple-threat to pass, run and kick. Krol also famously known as a “Gold Dust Twin” for his teamwork with Royal Copeland. Also among the inductees, the late Jack Caffery (1934-1992) of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins, Christine Pellerin,  hockey official, coach, athlete and member of the Toronto Leaside Girls Hockey Association and Dr. Sidney Soanes who at the age of 92 can look back on his accomplishments as founder of the Leaside Skating Club. The tickets are $25 and there is more information at their website 

The Davisville Village Pumpkin Parade this evening (Saturday, November 1, 2014) marked a farewell to the fun and artistic accomplishment of Halloween. At left we see Gianna, one of many children, quiet and contemplative as she hangs on to her pumpkin for just a little longer. Inset are a few of the great Jack O Lantern carvings on display at Glebe Manor Park East on Belsize Drive just east of Mt. Pleasant.  

Laura Slack

Leaside chocolate sculptor Laura Slack has been profiled in the Toronto Star on a day when her delicious inventions are popular for Halloween. Her factory is in the low-rise building at 206 Parkhurst Blvd where the street become a cul de sac east of Laird Drive. Laura told Michelle Henry that she has been on a production campaign to stock up for this busy time. Laura’s goods are sold at her own Distillery District storefront, Maisonette, and at Holt Renfrew and McEwan Grocery in the Shops at Don Mills,. Laura’s website tells us that the 31-year-old is a graduate of the University of Toronto in Science and of the George Brown College Baking and Pastry Arts Program. Her Lion’s Paw Liquid Salted Caramel Truffle is also featured on the dessert menu at Note Bene restaurant.