I help out once or twice a month as a volunteer in a ‘nutritious lunch’ program at a local school. I’ve cut down on volunteer work in recent years, but this volunteer assignment is near the top of my list of things to do each month. In that context, I’m pleased to share with you […]
I have an interest in evidence-based practice. The pursuit of evidence – whether scientific or other forms – is a source of motivation for me. For that reason, I’m pleased to share with you a Feb. 3, 2014 Globe and Mail article entitled: “Excess sugar can triple risk of dying of heart disease: report.” Here’s […]
A Community Forum will take place on Monday, Feb, 10, 2014 to provide an update on design and planning for the Wesley Mimico redevelopment project. The meeting, which will take place from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, will be at the church, which is located at 2 Station Road in Mimico. I’ve been following with interest, […]
It was great to meet with my friends recently from Malcolm Campbell High School (MCHS) in Montreal. Such meetings are of tremendous value. MCHS is the the high school that I graduated from in 1963 when I lived in Montreal. It’s a source of comfort, as one gets older, to remain in touch with childhood […]
I recently borrowed Valencia 1952 and The Americans from the Toronto Public Library (TPL). Robert Frank is a remarkable photographer, who from what I can gather has had a strong impact on the the directions in which photography as a medium has travelled since the 1950s. He has, as I understand, also had an impact […]
Mike James, who co-leads the Jane’s Walk we organize each May in Long Branch, has shared some great photos of the December 2013 Ice Storm as viewed in Brampton, where he lives. Here’s the first photo, chosen at random: I’m reminded, with regard to the first of the photos, of a Dec. 22, 2013 Toronto […]
A neighbour has kindly shared the following message with me: “I wanted to let you know. I found out from Mark Grimes’ office the streetcar no longer stops at 39th street.” The neighbour mentions her daughter had been waiting one morning and the streetcar went right by. “I inquired with Mark Grimes office,” the neighbour […]
As a person who loves to drive, I was thoroughly intrigued to learn about the recent study of air pollution in south Etobicoke. Cars and trucks: What can be done? With regard to cars and trucks, some of the text from Tamara Shephard’s Jan. 16, 2014 Etobicoke Guardian article, discussed in a recent post, stays […]
The following blurb appears for August: Osage County (2008) (the book) at the Toronto Public Library website: Winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama “A tremendous achievement in American playwriting: a tragicomic populist portrait of a tough land and a tougher people.”— Time Out New York “Tracy Letts’ August: Osage County is what O’Neill would be […]
The following text is from the Lakeshore Planning Council: LAKESHORE PLANNING COUNCIL CORP. DATE: February 5, 2014 TIME: 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. PLACE: LAMP, 185 Fifth Street, Etobicoke M8V 2Z5 LPCC AGM 2014 AGENDA Registration at 6:30 p.m. Guest Speaker at 7:00 p.m. Past year projects Future projects Financial Report […]