A Mimico resident has sent me the following message, which I am pleased to share with you: * A public meeting is being held Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 at 6:30 pm at the Assembly Hall located at 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive Hello, I thought I would share information about a large townhouse development that […]
Click here to access previous posts about the Small Arms Building > Volunteers for SAS Multi-Arts event “In Situ” Coming October 27-29, 2016 SAS is celebrating the restoration of the Small Arms Building with In Situ, a three-day multi-arts event planned for October 27th to 29th and intended to animate the space, build awareness and […]
A Sept. 24, 2016 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Ambitious project will give Mississauga new coastline.” Click on the link (above) to access the article. The subhead reads: “On Saturday, MPP Charles Sousa and others will announce the “ground making” of new coastline and islands next to where a colossal power plant once stood.” The […]
In a recent post, I have described a template letter that you can use, if you wish to send a letter to the Etobicoke York Committee of Adjustment regarding a severance application for 20 Elton. The hearing for this address will be on Sept. 29, 2016 at the Civic Centre. I will make an effort to […]
Update Recent posts about related issues include: Please send a letter to the Committee of Adjustment opposing the 20 Elton severance application in Long Branch Two additional letters to Committee of Adjustment regarding 20 Elton Crescent [End of update] Peggy Moulder of the Lakeshore Planning Council has shared some thoughts which I am pleased to […]
We have decided that now is a good time for us to help residents of Long Branch who are opposed to severance applications and proposals to build tall, narrow “soldier” houses on the resulting narrow, severed lots. A basic point is that if no-one turns up at the Committee of Adjustment to express their opposition, […]
For over twenty years, before I got involved with other volunteer work, I was actively involved as a volunteer working on behalf of the worldwide stuttering community. This twenty-one minute video, edited by Steven Toepell of Bohemian Passport Services, is based on a presentation that I made at a meeting of the North York Kiwanis […]
Spiro Couris Athina Maroudas has posted this great photo at the Malcolm Campbell High School Grads Facebook page. He has given permission for me to post it at the Preserved Stories website. He writes on Facebook: “Discovered my Grade 7 pic from Elmgrove French Immersion. 1970-71. A good chunk of these students ended up in MCHS.” We’ve […]
Every year, I make an effort to buy things on Saturday mornings at Sam Smith Park Farmer’s Market in New Toronto. The market was launched a couple of years ago by a couple of civic-minded residents of Long Branch just west of New Toronto. Who was Sam Smith? For details, you may wish to read […]
At a previous post entitled Conserving Long Branch – June 2016 David Godley Update, David Godley has shared the following information: Lawn Signs This is a separate program from the Long Branch Neighbourhood Association but the two are mutually supportive. The issue in Long branch has had no publicity in the press despite the issue […]