Author Archive for: Jaan Pill
Entries by Jaan Pill
Public meeting on May 15, 2013 at 7:00 pm organized by Mimico Residents Association regarding Wesley Mimico redevelopment project
A public meeting regarding the Wesley Mimico United Church redevelopment will be held on May 15, 2013. Here are the details: Where: Mimico Baptist Church (80 Hillside Ave) When: Wednesday May 15 at 7:00 pm Additional details can be found here. [Click on link in previous sentence to access additional details.] Before I turned my attention […]
Links of relevance to Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery can be found at this blog post
I was very pleased to have the opportunity to take part in the Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery Project spring visit and clean-up that took place on May 11, 2013. I rode to the event on my bicycle. The cemetery is a beautiful place. It’s an example of relatively undisturbed history in this part of the city. I strongly […]
And you’re invited: Gems of the Lakeshore celebration takes place on Monday, May 13, 2013 at 8:00 pm at the Assembly Hall
The Gems of the Lakeshore is a project that I strongly support. The Gems of the Lakeshore celebration for 2013 takes place on Monday, May 13, 2013 at 8:00 pm at the Assembly Hall located at 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive. The public is cordially invited to attend this event. As noted in a […]
In a matter of days, a lidar device mounted on a Cessna can discover archaeological sites that would otherwise require years of research to locate
Updates An August 16, 2013 Globe and Mail article describes the discovery of an ancient city in Cambodia. A Jan. 3, 2014 National Geographic article is entitled: “‘Lost’ New England Revealed by High-Tech Archaeology.” The article notes: “New England’s woody hills and dales hide a secret—they weren’t always forested. Instead, many were once covered with […]
Are we heading for bubble trouble? – New Yorker, May 10, 2013
“Are we heading for bubble trouble?” is the title of a May 10, 2013 New Yorker article. [Click on link in previous sentence to access the article.] Over the past year or two, I’ve been reading books seeking to account for the Great Recession of 2008. The near meltdown of the world economy in 2008 […]
“Finish what you start”
It’s taken me some years – decades, or more precisely over half a century – to learn to finish every project that I start. I’ve become better at this task with the passage of the years and as a retired teacher I have the opportunity to finish many unfinished projects. I now try to work […]
Integrative Thinkers seek to build new ideas without having to make costly trade-offs
I have an interest in learning about multimedia applications as they relate to Jane’s Walks and to my website. Because I know that much of what I can learn about such topics can be acquired by speaking to people fifty years younger than I am, I’ve been reading about media arts resources in my local […]
oldtorontomaps.blogspot.ca is a great maps resource
I’m pleased to share with you the following information about a map resource: An Etobicoke Guardian article, “Victorian-era Toronto maps now available online”, appears in the May 9th 2013 issue, and as an online article. [Click on link in previous sentence to access the article.] The article refers to the following link: www.oldtorontomaps.blogspot.ca This is […]