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Leaside Library

Public libraries like St. James Town closing
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Staffing shortages to shut down nearly half of city’s public libraries

January 4, 2022February 14, 2022 Rodger Burnside closures, COVID-19, Dawes Road Library, Forest Hill Library, Leaside Library, libraries, Locke library, St. James Town Library, Toronto Public Library, Victoria Village Library

Nearly half of all Toronto’s public libraries are closing as of Monday — but not due to COVID-19 precautions.

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Butterfly Canoe at Leaside Library
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Butterfly Canoe aims to help save bees and butterflies

March 18, 2020March 22, 2020 Rodger Burnside bees, butterflies, Butterfly Canoe, David Suzuki, Leaside Garden Society, Leaside Library, McRae Drive

That canoe emerging from the snow by the Leaside Library is the Butterfly Canoe, created as part of the David Suzuki Foundation’s Butterflyway project.

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Presentations & Workshops THINGS TO DO 

March 12: Hooray for hostas at garden society meet

February 27, 2020February 25, 2020 Streeter staff gardening, Leaside Garden Society, Leaside Library, McRae Drive

The next Leaside Garden Society meeting is to be held on Feb. 13 when naturalist Miles Hearn will be presenting on “Common Weeds in Toronto.”

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Presentations & Workshops THINGS TO DO 

Feb. 13: Weeds of Toronto featured at garden society meet

January 30, 2020January 19, 2020 Streeter staff gardening, Leaside Garden Society, Leaside Library, McRae Drive

The next Leaside Garden Society meeting is to be held on Feb. 13 when naturalist Miles Hearn will be presenting on “Common Weeds in Toronto.”

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Clubs & Groups THINGS TO DO 

Sept. 12: Trees of Mount Pleasant cemetery at garden society meet

August 29, 2019August 1, 2019 Streeter staff Leaside Garden Society, Leaside Library, McRae Drive, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, trees

The next Leaside Garden Society meeting is to be held on Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Leaside Library, 165 McRae Dr.

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THINGS TO DO Tours 

June 22: Leaside garden tour plus flower show

June 8, 2019July 15, 2019 Streeter staff garden tour, Leaside Garden Society, Leaside Library, McRae Drive

The Leaside Garden Society presents a self-guided garden tour. You can meet the gardeners, exchange horticultural notes or simply smell the flowers.

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Presentations & Workshops THINGS TO DO 

June 13: Plants to grow instead of invasive species

May 30, 2019May 29, 2019 Streeter staff invasive species, Leaside Garden Society, Leaside Library, McRae Drive

The Ontario Invasive Plant Council will speak on “Grow Me Instead” at the next Leaside Garden Society meeting on June 13 at the Leaside Library.

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Presentations & Workshops THINGS TO DO 

April 11: Ground covers and mulches at garden society meet

March 28, 2019March 20, 2019 Streeter staff Leaside Garden Society, Leaside Library, McRae Drive

The next Leaside Garden Society meeting is to be held on April 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Leaside Library, 165 McRae Dr. with speaker Sean James.

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Presentations & Workshops THINGS TO DO 

March 14: Perennials presented at garden club

February 28, 2019March 4, 2019 Streeter staff Leaside Garden Society, Leaside Library, McRae Drive, perennials

The Leaside Garden Society is holding its March 14 meeting at the Leaside Library, 165 McRae Dr., at 7:30 p.m.

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Presentations & Workshops THINGS TO DO 

Jan. 10: Homegrown National Park Project at Leaside Library

December 27, 2018December 26, 2018 Streeter staff Leaside Library, McRae Drive

Jode Roberts will tell the Leaside Garden Society meeting about the Homegrown National Park Project on Jan. 10 at the Leaside Library, 165 McRae Dr.

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For Kids THINGS TO DO 

Dec. 19: Volunteering with Leaside’s teen group

December 5, 2018November 16, 2018 Streeter staff Leaside Library, McRae Drive, teens

Volunteer members of the Youth Advisory Group can earn community service hours and gain skills by designing teen programs at Leaside Library.

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For Kids THINGS TO DO 

Dec. 5: Volunteering with Leaside’s teen group

November 21, 2018November 16, 2018 Streeter staff Leaside Library, McRae Drive, teens

Volunteer members of the Youth Advisory Group can earn community service hours and gain skills by designing teen programs at Leaside Library.

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Presentations & Workshops THINGS TO DO 

Nov. 22: iMovie for beginners at Leaside Library

November 8, 2018November 12, 2018 Streeter staff Leaside Library, McRae Drive

The Leaside Library, 165 McRae Dr., presents an introduction to using iMovie on the Mac on Nov. 22 at 6:30 p.m. The program is free but you must register.

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For Kids THINGS TO DO 

Nov. 21: Volunteering with Leaside’s teen group

November 7, 2018November 16, 2018 Streeter staff Leaside Library, McRae Drive, teens

Volunteer members of the Youth Advisory Group can earn community service hours and gain skills by designing teen programs at Leaside Library.

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Presentations & Workshops THINGS TO DO 

Nov. 1: The virtual reality experience at Leaside Library

October 18, 2018October 17, 2018 Streeter staff Leaside Library, McRae Drive, Virtual Reality

You can experience the world of Virtual Reality by creating 3D works of art using Google’s Tilt Brush and the HTC VIVE head set at the Leaside Library.

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That was then.

Empringham Hotel 1903
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From stately hotel to strip club—the Empringham story

November 19, 2020February 6, 2023 Eric McMillan

The Empringham, Danforth or Play Pen — they’re all the same hotel, standing at Danforth and Dawes from the late 1800s into the 1980s.

Queen and Waverley 1903
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Can you believe this century home still stands at Queen and Waverley?

February 27, 2020March 4, 2020 Eric McMillan
Beltline bridge over Yonge Street ion 1915
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When horses passed UNDER the Beltline bridge

December 1, 2019February 6, 2020 Eric McMillan
Yonge-Eglinton southeast
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Now that the Yonge-Eglinton mess has been cleared up (almost)

October 24, 2019October 25, 2019 Eric McMillan

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