Letter from Long Branch resident David Godley to executive director of Ontario Municipal Board

Below is a letter from David Godley of Long Branch to Lynda Tanaka, executive director of the Ontario Municipal Board, as well as a letter to the Official Plan Review team. David Godley has requested that people send an email to Lynda Tanaka at ontario.municipal.board@ontario.ca asking for a copy of her reply to this letter. […]

Map for May 25 & 26 Doors Open Toronto events in Etobicoke-Lakeshore

We strongly support Doors Open. What a great concept! The May 25 and 26 Doors Open weekend has many events across Toronto, with South Etobicoke playing an important part. We hope it will encourage people to become tourists in their own neighbourhood! Here’s the map that Humber College has produced which you may find helpful. […]

Second Long Branch Jane’s Walk, on May 5, 2013 explored the Mississauga-Toronto border south of Lake Shore Blvd. West

The Willinskys at Long Branch Cottage, circa 1928 – film mentioned by C. O’Marra

C. O’Marra writes: Check out a fascinating three minute film of THE WILLINSKYS AT LONG BRANCH COTTAGE,circa 1928. Some of the children in the short piece are still living. The cottage may have been situated near Lake Prom possibly at 38th Street. In the film the road looks like a small trail. The sewage caps […]

Enjoyable and wide-ranging Jane’s Walk in Long Branch on May 4, 2013

This year Mike James and I have organized two Jane’s Walk events in Long Branch, one for May 4 and the second one on May 5. The May 5 walk focuses on Marie Curtis Park and the Colonel Samuel Smith homestead. That walk will end at the Fair Grounds Organic Cafe and Roastery at Fortieth […]

A selection of lake views are now on the City of Toronto heritage register

I’m very pleased to share with you the following message from Terry Smith of Friends of Sam Smith Park: April 12, 2013 Hi Jaan http://fourthstreetlakewindow.blogspot.ca/ Here’s a link to a blog/website I have been working on for a couple of years. It originally started with the unassumed public road allowance at the bottom of Fourth, […]

Toronto Park People launches campaign for activated parks in every corner of Toronto

Recent newsletter from Parks for People can be accessed here. [Click on link in previous sentence to access the newsletter] Following text is a highlight from the above-noted newsletter: TOP STORY: Announcing Parks44 Toronto Park People is proud to launch our campaign for activated parks in every corner of Toronto. Parks44 aims to bring better parks to all […]

April 29, 2013 FoNTRA letter re: Planning Reform and the OMB

Following message, which I strong support as a Toronto resident, is from Geoff Kettel (whose work on behalf of the Toronto community I have known about for some time) & Peter Baker: FoNTRA Others: On April 29, the following letter (also attached as a pdf file) was sent to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and […]

The first engineered alteration of Etobicoke Creek began in 1929 to allow for the westward extension of Lake Promenade