Archive for month: September, 2018
Pamela Gough describes her start in politics. She won her first election by 20 votes!
/3 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI strongly support Pamela Gough’s campaign for election as the Councillor for Ward 3 at the City of Toronto. In her role as school trustee at the Toronto District School Board, Pamela Gough played a key role, along with the then-MPP for Etobicoke-Lakeshore, Laurel Broten, in a successful effort by residents in Long Branch (south […]
Glenn Caswell, a former resident who lived in Regent Park for 35 years, is keen to start up a group of former long-time residents
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillAt a previous post, History of Regent Park, Glenn Caswell writes (and I share it here in order to publicize it): Hi from a former resident who lived in Regent Park for 35 years love your story. As a former resident I just started my own group with former long-time resident’s I grew up with. […]
Norah Shaw has shared with us some great Long Branch Army Camp photos
/2 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillNorah Shaw of Winnipeg has shared with us some great photos from the Long Branch Army Camp, which I’ve written about from time to time at this website. In an email Norah writes: Here find picture of Staff House, class picture grade 8, 1955-56 taken at SHEP School, which was in the SH proper. Only […]
15 Stanley Ave. application in Mimico was refused, in Sept. 14, 2018 TLAB decision
/0 Comments/in Committee of Adjustment, Toronto Local Appeal Body, Local Planning Appeals Tribunal, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA Sept. 14, 2018 TLAB decision regarding 15 Stanley Ave. in Mimico warrants attention. The application was refused. You can read the decision at the link at the previous sentence. This is a decision that warrants a close read. As a retired elementary school teacher, I will (when I get around to it; I’m currently […]
A recent rental was a four-level cottage along a steep, heavily forested hillside at a lakeside in Ontario
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter/by Jaan PillDoctors in the U.S. and Canada encouraged to promote early literacy to families – CBC Sept. 12, 2018
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillA Sept. 12, 2018 CBC article is entitled: “‘Nothing short of remarkable’: Study finds parents’ chats with their toddlers pay off 10 years later: Doctors in the U.S. and Canada encouraged to promote early literacy to families.” I began my teaching career in 1975 (I retired from the Peel District School Board in 2006) by […]
Noteworthy photo from Taste of the Kingsway, Sept. 8, 2018
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillWe have sold our house in Long Branch and are enjoying a nomadic lifestyle, most recently travelling to Amsterdam, Stockholm, and Tallinn and currently enjoying cottage country near Peterborough. I remain active in documenting life in south Etobicoke and am pleased to share with you a photo that a Long Branch resident (whose help in […]