Author Archive for: Jaan Pill
Entries by Jaan Pill
July 19, 2017 e-News Update from Etobicoke-Lakeshore MPP Peter Milczyn: Ontario’s new Minister of Housing and Minister Responsible for the Poverty Reduction Strategy
Click here to access the e-News Update > In a recent tweet, MPP Milczyn @PeterMilczyn wrote: It’s an honour to serve as Ontario’s new Minister of Housing and Minister Responsible for the Poverty Reduction Strategy. Let’s get to work.
West Toronto Railpath Extension Update
Following is email message from Meri Newton <Meri.Newton@toronto.ca> Hello, We are closer to constructing the West Toronto Railpath Extension between Dundas Street West to just south of Queen Street West. Staff are now focussed on completing the final multi-use trail design in 2018. Discussions about a construction schedule are currently underway with Metrolinx. Implementation of the […]
July 28, 2017 tweet from Jennifer Keesmaat @jen_keesmaat talks up new Official Plan Indicators
Tweet from Chief Planner, City of Toronto, July 28, 2017: jennifer keesmaat @jen_keesmaat We’re often pressured to focus more on the *speed* of planning approvals, than the outcome. So we created new Official Plan Indicators. Comment Anything that makes the Official Plan clear and unambiguous warrants celebration.
If you are in Alderwood or Long Branch, then this is a must attend meeting: Sept. 18, 2017 final presentation by NAV CAN consultant on the Toronto Airspace Review
A previous post is entitled: Invite to Sept. 18, 2017 final presentation by NAV CAN consultant on the Toronto Airspace Review: Register via Eventbrite A comment by J Stygall at the latter post reads as follows; I have posted it here to bring attention to the comment: This is an important meeting for Long Branch […]
Bill Browder’s testimony; significance of Magnitsky Act; Mikhail Lesin’s death
Magnitsky Act A July 25, 2017 Atlantic article is entitled: “Bill Browder’s Testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee: “I hope that my story will help you understand the methods of Russian operatives in Washington and how they use U.S. enablers to achieve major foreign policy goals without disclosing those interests,” Browder writes.” A July 27, […]
Parking situation at Fortieth St. and Lake Shore Blvd. West appears to be improving
For a long time, I’ve been planning to post an update, with photos, regarding the parking situation at Fortieth St. and Lake Shore Blvd. West in Long Branch. When I find some photos, taken in the past, I will post them. In the meantime, I will describe the scene. On the west side of Fortieth […]
Court dismisses company’s libel lawsuit against teacher over Facebook postings – July 26, 2017 Toronto Star / July 28, 2017 CBC articles
A July 26, 2017 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Court dismisses company’s libel lawsuit against teacher over Facebook postings.” The subhead reads: “When Katie Mohammed turned to Facebook to air concerns about her community — as millions of people do every day — she didn’t think she’d ever be sued for libel, and become the […]
Developers learning heritage buildings can be money-makers – July 25, 2017 Toronto Star
A July 25, 2017 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Developers learning heritage buildings can be money-makers: Hume: The Great Hall at Queen and Dovercourt was a mess until someone recognized its architectural, cultural, social and economic value.” I learned of the article from a tweet by Ken Greenberg @KGreenbergTO Previous posts, at the Preserved Stories […]
Superior Court orders ‘Big Blue Monster’ home in Brampton demolished – July 26, 2017 CityNews
A July 26, 2017 CityNews article is entitled: “Superior Court orders ‘Big Blue Monster’ home in Brampton demolished.” The opening paragraphs read: Ontario’s Superior Court has ordered a 6,600-square-foot Brampton monster home at the centre of a four-year dispute to be demolished. Two city councillors confirmed the half-finished house at 443 Centre St. N. – […]