Because Laurel Broten, among her many other contributions to the well being of our communities, played a key role in keeping Parkview School in public hands, as explained at this website, I served as a volunteer in her previous campaign and am serving as a volunteer in Peter Milczyn’s campaign. I’ve also discussed Laurel Broten’s […]
I much enjoy reading news from or about Fort York. Below is a link to the June 2013 Fife and Drum newsletter, published by Friends of Fort York: fife-and-drum-june-2013 The lead article features Laura Secord. I much enjoyed a heritage walk some time ago, organized in association with Fort York, where participants traced the path […]
A previous post is devoted to Table 1 from a paper by Hackworth and Gullikson (2013) about church conversions in Toronto. Table 2 from the paper (see below) presents 33 church conversions in terms of three categories. A fourth category involves no change. That is, the site of a church remains religious in form and […]
Update A June 4, 2018 CBC article is entitled: “This pastor closed his church: Graham Singh is saving a Montreal church by first closing the doors, then opening them wider than ever.” [End] In a previous post, I have summarized a paper by Hackworth and Gullikson (2013) regarding church conversions in Toronto. Below is […]
What is worth preserving? Our attitudes toward ruins and historically significant buildings and cultural landscapes have a relationship to a wider conversation about what matters. After the Second World War, destruction of heritage properties and landscapes was the norm in much of the world, a practice which in some cases continues today. Jane Jacobs among […]
Previous posts have discussed 28 Daisy Avenue. You can find them by clicking on the link at the previous sentence, or through a Google search for “28 Daisy Avenue Preserved Stories.” I especially like the information that there was a time in the 1910s and later where you could see clear to Lake Ontario from […]
[Update: Highland Creek was highlighted in a CBC Radio Metro Morning broadcast in the fall of 2013. The CBC link (see previous sentence) introduces Highland Creek as follows: Highland Creek is in the south-east corner of Scarborough bordered … It has roots in the 1800s, and it’s been described as still having that “small village” […]
The following text is from Pamela Gough’s Office (I have not included seven attached files that are part of the message): Good Morning, Please see below for more information about the summer camps available through Lakeshore Arts. Contact information and Lakeshore Arts website is included as well. Happy summer to all! Debbie July 2-5. Drama […]
Text from Pamela Gough’s Office: Sent on behalf of Trustee Pamela Gough: Please find attached the applications for SEYA Leadership Camp July 15 – 19 from 12 to 5 pm each day and SEYA / Lakeshore Collegiate Leadership Camp August 12 – 16 from 12 to 5 pm each day. (The field trip in August […]
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