Entries by Jaan Pill

Ontario proposes legislation to amend the Planning Act – Restoring local decision making to municipalities

The following text is a Special Edition of MPP Milczyn E-news. You can also access the document here.   Ontario proposes legislation to amend the Planning Act – Restoring local decision making to municipalities Dear Neighbors, Please read this special edition of E-news from my office carefully, as it is about very important changes to […]

James Baldwin adds a comment regarding “Urgent need for planning initiatives.” The topic concerns OMB decisions in Long Branch.

Update: I have been copied on an exchange of emails, dated March 9, 2015, indicating that (and I quote): “… there is no ‘settlement’. The City will no longer oppose the application because of the reduction in density and length of the house. At the hearing, the developer’s counsel will present the revised drawings. Residents still have […]

Who will defend neighbourhoods? Letter from David Godley in March 5, 2015 Toronto Star

The following letter to the editor from David Godley is from the March 5, 2015 Toronto Star: Re: Tory’s executive committee in battle over new city staff positions, March 2 Tory’s executive committee in battle over new city staff positions, March 2 Councillor Michelle Berardinetti’s move to eliminate new staff positions is shortsighted. It will open […]

David Godley, a retired professional planner, shared evidence about 20 James Street at an OMB hearing on Feb. 13, 2015

Work is underway on the launching of a Long Branch Residents Association. Some weeks ago, I attended a meeting organized by Brian Liberty, who is in the process of launching a Long Branch Residents Association. In a subsequent post, I have shared a message from Brian Liberty addressing topics that David Godley addresses in the post you […]

Switching from one task to another

In previous posts I’ve discussed the topic of how we learn: The research defies what we’ve been told: How We Learn (2014) and The Handbook of Language Socialization (2014) Mindfulness stands in contrast to mindlessness Memories are malleable – capable of being stretched or bent into different shapes Teaching I retired as an elementary teacher […]