Donna Magee informs us: On Friday October 4th there is an Education Day. and on Saturday October 5th, the re-enactment of the Battle of the Thames in which the great warrior Tecumseh was killed. Chatham ON. I believe there is a new Tecemseh Centre there as well. Suggest you take a look at the website. […]
The Technique of Film Editing, Second Edition (1968) is a classic text by Karel Reisz and Gavin Millar that is read even now by film students. It’s a useful resource for anybody interested in how stories are put together, and how life is viewed and experienced, then and now. Because I’m currently taking a film editing […]
I am pleased to pass along the following message, in the hope that we can offer assistance: I have a friend, Andrew Price of London, who is trying to find a contact for his late mother’s Elizabeth Violet Wheal’s brother, by name of Ian Wheal of Toronto. I came across this Ian Wheal and was […]
Abbe Edelson comments: I am not sure what time the “Four Corners” segment on Metro Morning will be on next week focusing on Mimico, but here’s a link to the program on CBC’s website. Interviews from other corners of the city have been posted here. Mimico should show up next wee, Perhaps we could email […]
The following information is from TDSB Trustee Pamela Gough’s Office: A Community Information Night on Concussion and Brain Injury will take place Thursday Sept. 26, 2013 from 6-8 pm at Sir John A. Macdonald CI (2300 Pharmacy Ave.). Join the discussion with Dr. Charles Tator, Neurosurgeon and Founder of Think First Canada. Please see the […]
Following message is from Abbe Edelson: In case you haven’t already heard – Mimico has been selected as the 4th neighbourhood as part of CBC’s Metro Morning’s series on the neighbourhoods of Toronto. best, Abbe
The following photo is from a Sept. 18, 2013 BlogTO.com article: “Rooftopping in Toronto, vintage edition”: Comment I enjoy this photo because it shows the curve in the Gardiner Expressway occasioned by the presence of Fort York. During its construction, traffic engineers were adamant that a curve in the expressway to accommodate Fort York would […]
Colleen O’Marra writes: Not sure if you have viewed a documentary film called A TRIP THROUGH SMALL ARMS. It’s in seven parts on YOUTUBE, a rather shaky old reel but a fascinating local piece filmed by one of the employees. Fun to see American actor, Ralph Bellamy, giving a short talk to the Small Arms […]
Following message is from Janette Harvey of the City of Toronto: Good afternoon, The display panels presented at the Marie Curtis Bike Park public meeting on September 11 are now available online: http://www.toronto.ca/parks/featured-parks/bike-parks/mariecurtis.htm. Please share this with anyone who might be interested in learning more about the project but were unable to attend the meeting. We would like […]