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I’m really pleased that site visitors continue to add details about the Long Branch Army Camp
/1 Comment/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA recent comment from Don Walton, at a post entitled History of Long Branch, notes that his wife Jeanette Walton attended Shep School in the Long Branch Army Camp. He asks if I have any information on this school. He adds: “She still has her School Report Cards.” I mention this discussion by way of […]
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 […]
Albert McFadden seeks information about families living at Long Branch Army Camp in 1950s
/3 Comments/in Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillAlbert McFadden has given me permission to share the following message, from him: I believe my family (mother and 4 children) lived in the barracks in 1954 when Hurricane Hazel hit the area. The following day a bunch of us may have explored the aftermath of the storm and I remember seeing houses either floating on […]
Life at the Long Branch Army Camp, long, long ago! – Garry Burke shares additional comments
/24 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA previous post is entitled: Ted Long shares photos from the Long Branch army camp in the 1950s; with comments from Ted Long & Garry Burke I am pleased to share with you an additional comment (Jan. 31, 2017) from Garry Burke: [Ted Long has established that he is indeed the “Teddy” Long that Garry […]
Ted Long shares photos from the Long Branch army camp in the 1950s; with comments from Ted Long & Garry Burke
/6 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillIn a previous post, I’ve shared comments from Ted Long, regarding the wartime and postwar housing that was in place at Small Arms Ltd. in the 1940s and 1950s. The Long Branch army camp was in what is now Lakeview in Mississauga. The residences were not actually in Long Branch. Many places in those days, […]
Pages 2 & 3 of Guidelines Draft: Exmoor Drive above TTC Loop is now included in Long Branch Guidelines project
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Long Branch Character Guidelines, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillUpdate: A more complete and highly informative overview of the contents of the Feb. 7, 2017 Long Branch Urban Design Guidelines Draft Document is available at the website of Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes. We owe thanks to Councillor Grimes for the role that he and his office have played in the initiation and development […]