Mimico Children’s Choir event – Saturday, June 1 at 11:00 am at Mimico Baptist Church, 80 Hillside Ave, Toronto

SONGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL Saturday, June 1 at 11:00 am at Mimico Baptist Church, 80 Hillside Ave, Toronto You can learn more at the Mimico Children’s Choir Facebook page.  

Don’t miss these great Heritage Toronto tours! Note also the lectures series now available online.

Don’t miss these two great tours coming up this weekend! This Saturday, May 18, at 11:00 AM – Crazy Cloth: a High Tech Trip into Toronto History and Culture, bring the whole family on this high tech tour in and around Toronto’s Fashion District. Children of all ages will love this interactive tour each using […]

John English Junior Middle School SAC meeting is at 7:00 pm, May 16, 2013

Below is the agenda: John English SAC Meeting Thursday, May 16, 2013, 7 – 8:30 pm AGENDA Welcome 7 – 7:05 Introductions Additional agenda items/other business Principal/Vice Principal’s Report 7:05 – 7:30 Board Business 7:30 – 8:30 Org chart Treasurer’s Report – year to date Fundraising Movie Night Dance-a-thon Year to date results Programs Schoolyard […]

Fords vow to help residents in fight against Humbertown redevelopment – May 15, 2013 Globe and Mail

Update: A May 16, 2013 Toronto Star article by Daniel Dale reports that the Humberown developer is launching an appeal to the Ontarion Municipal Board. [Click on link in previous sentence to access the article regarding the ongoing Humbertown story.] A May 15, 2013 article in The Grid also highlights a range of views on the […]

David Switzer of Long Branch shares his comments regarding plans for sand beach at Marie Curtis Park

I’m pleased to have the opportunity to post the following comment from David Switzer of Long Branch concerning the sand beach at Marie Curtis Park. I share his comments in the spirit of reporting on an ongoing conversation. I am pleased that ongoing communications regarding the Mississauga Waterfront Connection Environmental Assessment Project are proceeding in […]

Why Toronto has been waiting for the subway for 100 years – May 10, 2013 Globe and Mail article

I heard an interview with Ed Levy on CBC Radio’s Metro Morning a week or so ago and was wondering where I could get a copy of his book Rapid Transit in Toronto: A Century of Plans, Progress, Politics & Paralysis. Fortunately, a friend of mine, Sid Olvet – who along with his wife Jane Olvet, […]

Plans regarding sand beach at Marie Curtis Park: Response from Kenneth Dion, Toronto and Region Conservation

Update: An August 6, 2013 post, among others in the Etobicoke Creek Category at this website, provides an update to this post. [End of update] In previous blog posts, I’ve described plans discussed in the context of the Mississauga Waterfront Connection Environmental Assessment Project regarding the sand beach at Marie Curtis Park between Etobicoke Creek […]

Public meeting on May 15, 2013 at 7:00 pm organized by Mimico Residents Association regarding Wesley Mimico redevelopment project

A public meeting regarding the Wesley Mimico United Church redevelopment will be held on May 15, 2013. Here are the details: Where: Mimico Baptist Church (80 Hillside Ave) When: Wednesday May 15 at 7:00 pm Additional details can be found here. [Click on link in previous sentence to access additional details.] Before I turned my attention […]

Links of relevance to Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery can be found at this blog post

I was very pleased to have the opportunity to take part in the Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery Project spring visit and clean-up that took place on May 11, 2013. I rode to the event on my bicycle. The cemetery is a beautiful place. It’s an example of relatively undisturbed history in this part of the city. I strongly […]