I’ve added photographs to the blog post about the Bailey Bridge at Applewood Village Mall
I visited the Bailey Bridge at Applewood Village Mall on Dec.12, 2012 and took some photographs, which I’ve added to the previous blog post about the bridge.
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Display panels from Dec. 6, 2012 emerging Secondary Plan policy open house now available online
Matthew Premru of the City of Toronto has noted: Hello, just a quick reminder that the display panels from the December 6th Emerging Secondary Plan Policy Open House are now available on our webpage: http://www.toronto.ca/planning/mimico2020.htm and also, please submit your feedback to us by December 17, 2012.
Answer to Humber Bay Shores quiz question (Peter Riedel)
The following comment from Peter riedel is a follow-up to an earlier question. A supplementary question from Ruth Grier has received an answer. Peter Riedel comments concerning his original quiz question A couple of weeks ago I asked: “Can anyone name one other area along the northern shoreline of Lake Ontario waterfront that is to […]
Question from Peter Riedel regarding fate of remaining trees between Park Lawn Rd/Marine Parade Dr and Bookers Lane
Hello Councillor Grimes, I am inquiring if all remaining trees standing today between Park Lawn Rd/MarineParade Dr and Bookers Lane on the south side of Lake Shore Blvd will be cut down! Have any provisions or steps been taken to save any of these older growth trees or are they to be replaced by 6 foot […]
Beach Motel sign was first thing to go: Nov. 15, 2012 Toronto Star article
Update A July 7, 2016 post is entitled: On July 12, 2016 Toronto City Council Agenda: Investigation Report Regarding Conduct of Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes [End of update] Peter Riedel, whose photo of The Beach Motel is posted on this page, has asked if I know if The Beach Motel sign was saved […]
MRA’s Mimico 20/20 height and density survey report (November 2012)
The Mimico Residents Association (MRA) has released a report of based on its Mimico 20/20 survey from November 2012: Download the PDF Survey Report here. The MRA has provided the following summary: The majority (64.7%) of respondents disagree to strongly disagree that height of 16-25 storeys is appropriate for the locations indicated in the Plan. […]
Next steps for Wesley Mimico United Church: Nov. 20, 2012 community forum
Re-purpose, renew, add In this blog post, I will share information from a Nov. 20, 2012 community forum concerned with redevelopment of the Wesley Mimico United Church. A more recent blog post provides a further update. Some attendees at the Nov. 20, 2012 meeting are members of the congregation; some work with groups now using […]
Long Branch demographic profile
As you may know the City of Toronto website features demographic profiles for neighbourhoods across Toronto. The profile for Long Branch can be found here. Here’s the 2011 Long Branch social profile for age and gender. Here’s the corresponding 2011 city-wide profile for age and gender. Below is a list of other data that can […]
Genocide qualifies as a systematic object for social science: Zygmunt Bauman (1989)
Previous blog posts at the Preserved Stories website have addressed social history in the context of deindustrialization and documentary making. I’ve also shared highlights from studies addressing history and social theory in the context of postmodernity and a return to narration. As well, I’ve shared information related to military history and the relation between instrumental reason and modernity. The […]
No bike parking at Mimico Adult Centre
I admire efforts by cyclists to get more people on bikes. David Juliusson has shared a photo and a story related to the recent Mimico 20/20 meeting: He comments that a Mimico 20/20 meeting was held on Dec. 6, 2012 at the Mimico Adult Centre which is a Toronto District School Board facility also used […]