Archive for month: November, 2015
Red oak tree in backyard of 76 Coral Gable Drive in Emery Village is a very old tree
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA Nov. 2, 2015 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Vast historic tree might crowd out house.” Worth a read.
A story about a former Toronto mayor
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI’ve recently read a great study by John Filion about a former Toronto mayor. Newspaper journalists do not necessarily do a great job of it when they write a full-length book. The skills associated with journalism may or may not make for a great book-length text. John Filion has been a City of Toronto councillor for 15 […]
Sometimes, I could not get out any words at all; that was a long time ago
/1 Comment/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillFor many years, I was involved in community self-organizing on behalf of people who stutter. Years ago I formed a Toronto-based self-help group for people who stutter; our first meeting took place in September 1988 at the North York Central Library. That meeting, for which I had made plans for several months beforehand, led in […]