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Heritage Planning Workshop – Huntsville, Ontario – Aug. 15 & 16, 2013
Tom Millar of Toronto (and also of Muskoka Lakes, as I recall) has shared me information about an upcoming workshop on heritage planning: UofW Heritage Planning HV Aug 2013 2 pg To access the flyer, click on the link in … Continue reading
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New Toronto Celebrates its 100th Anniversary Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 1 – 5 pm
New Toronto Celebrates its 100th Anniversary Saturday, October 5, 1–5PM St. Margaret’s Church 156 Sixth Street, Toronto, ON More information can be found here. Details on the New Toronto Historical Society 100th anniversary tea and book launch can be found … Continue reading
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June 2013 Humber Arboretum newsletter
I have attended field trips at Colonel Samuel Smith Park for Grade 4 students organized by Humber Arboretum in 2012 and 2013. I am very highly impressed with, and inspired by, the work that Humber Arboretum is doing. The field … Continue reading
U of T vows to bill city if council quashes plans for artificial turf – May 10, 2013 Globe and Mail
Update: A June 12, 2013 Toronto Star article updates the following report. [End of update] A June 10, 2013 Globe and Mail article provides an update concerning the plan for artificial turf at the University of Toronto back campus. The … Continue reading
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Here’s the church and there’s the congregation – Church and sect in Canada (1948)
What space can be used for is a question that concerns the geographical imagination, in the sense that James A. Tyner (2012) speaks of a person’s imagination. Although Tyner has, in the above-noted study, applied the concept of the geographical imagination specifically … Continue reading
Giving new meaning to religious conversion – Jason Hackworth & Erin Gullikson (2013)
This blog post summarizes an article about the redevelopment of century-old church buildings in Toronto. The article, which you can access by clicking on the link in the previous sentence, is entitled: Giving new meaning to religious conversion: Churches, redevelopment, and secularization … Continue reading
Authenticity, yours and mine
The malaise of modernity (1992) In The malaise of modernity (1992), Charles Taylor speaks of the cult of authenticity. A blurb for Taylor’s book at the Toronto Public Library site notes: “In Malaise of Modernity, Charles Taylor focuses on the … Continue reading
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Next steps for Main Street Unionville, Ontario
I have an interest in Unionville following a visit to the town a year of two ago. I was interested to learn of its history, and what has been done to preserve heritage buildings. After that visit, I subscribed to … Continue reading
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Interview with Ged Martin, author of new John A. Macdonald biography
Interesting new biography; click here to access the interview with Ged Martin. Here’s an excerpt: Question: What was Sir John A. Macdonald like? We have some great photos of him. Answer: In an age where you had to sit and … Continue reading
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The true Intrepid: Sir William Stephenson and the unknown agents (2001)
The true Intrepid (2001) is listed as a Reference-only book at the Toronto Public Library, but is in fact available on loan under the Call Number 940.54864 MACD. This bit of confusion about what one is dealing with is characteristic … Continue reading
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