Following is from Trustee Pamela Gough’s Office: Sent on behalf of Trustee Pamela Gough: Ward 3 Trustee Pamela Gough’s Update April 26, 2013 Happy Earth Week! I did my traditional community clean-up on Monday, Earth Day. My husband, who is truly talented at building and fixing things, built a raised vegetable garden in our backyard […]
Following message is from Toronto Green Community: Hello Friends and Supporters, As Earth Day events fade into memory, don’t let the environment become a second thought. An iconic Canadian who sets an admirable example for us all is David Suzuki. In his book, Everything Under the Sun, he states, “As biological creatures, we depend on clean […]
The geography of opportunity: Race and housing choice in Metropolitan America, edited by Xavier de Souza Briggs, was published in 2005, before the Great Recession of 2008. Nonetheless, the book covers topics that remain of interest. Chapter 7 is entitled “New capabilities in new places: Low-income black families in suburbia.” The chapter begins with a […]
We are pleased to share with you the following information from Built Heritage News regarding an information forum that will be held on May 1, 2013 as indicated below. Click here to register.
Update: An April 28, 2013 New Yorker article about migrant labourers is entitled “Hidden from view.” Rethinking unequal exchange: The global integration of nursing labour markets (2012) deals with research related to migrant workers. The author is Salimah Valiani, Associate Researcher with the Centre for the Study of Education and Work, University of Toronto. Chapter […]
You can access a recent article in The Grid about City of Toronto chief planner Jennifer Keesmaat here. The headline and subhead read as follows: Rules of engagement Chief planner Jennifer Keesmaat ostensibly reports to city council, but she’s taking her urbanism-themed message about the future of Toronto straight to the public in a way none […]
Below are the headline and opening paragraphs of an April 24, 2013 Cottage Country Now article about North Bala Falls that you can access here. Muskoka Lakes files lawsuit against MNR Muskoka Lakes has filed a lawsuit against the province in an effort to protect a portage route that would be affected by a contested […]
Following message is from Jane’s Walk: Volunteer recruitment We’ve got over 50 volunteers signed up and ready to take pictures on the Walks, act as Walk Marshalls helping the group to stay together without blocking busy sidewalks, and so forth… but we’d like to have enough to have a volunteer at every Jane’s Walk! With 119 Jane’s […]
A community benefits forum – April 26 [I am catching up on posting of information from varied sources. I will post more items today.] Abbe Edelson, Research Assistant, APCOL.ca, has informed me of a public forum in Mount Dennis on April 26th: “We are bringing in three speakers to talk about community benefits from Glasgow […]
I learned of the severance proposal for 33 Forty First Street just recently. Hearing Date: Thursday, April 25 , 2013 1:00 p.m. Council Chambers – 399 The West Mall, Etobicoke Civic Centre I’ve been focused upon other projects including the upcoming Long Branch Jane’s Walk on May 4 and May 5, 2013, starting on each […]