Entries by Jaan Pill

Toronto has no history! and other abstracts (Thorncrest Village in Etobicoke and Hamilton’s King Street West) from Urban History Review

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Toronto has no history! (Victoria Jane Freeman) The following abstract is from Urban History Review, Vol. 38, No. 2 (2010). In 1884, during a week-long commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of Toronto’s incorporation in 1834, tens of thousands celebrated Toronto’s history and its relation to British colonialism and imperialism. The author’s analysis of the historical tableaux […]

Living above Lake Ontario: Toronto Metro News real estate article highlights Eau Du Soleil Condominiums (Nov. 29, 2012)

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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]     The following overview — which I’ve posted in pursuit of my interest in highlighting a wide range of frames of reference related to Humber […]

Etobicoke Creek Trail extension and Class EA study for improvements to QEW between Evans Ave. and Cawthra Road are independent of each other

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In this blog post I seek to share background information regarding the Etobicoke Valley Trail, a topic that has been discussed in a recent blog post. If you have additional information, please let me know. David Switzer (see below in this blog post) has shared background information, as has CCFEW, as well as Dawn McKinnon, Environmental […]

Supplementary questions from Ruth Grier, as follow-up to Peter Riedel’s quiz question regarding Humber Bay Shores

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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]   As  follow-up to the quiz question regarding Humber Bay Shores posed by Peter Riedel, Ruth Grier has added the following questions. Supplementary questions: How did […]