The following message is from Wagdin, Debbie <Debbie.Wagdin@tdsb.on.ca> sent on behalf of Trustee Pamela Gough: Ward 3 Trustee Pamela Gough’s Update November 7, 2012 This is a special issue of the newsletter to update you on the possibility of strike action in high schools resulting from provincially-led labour relations issues. At last Saturday’s People for Education […]
Anna Lafoyiannis comments as follows: When I first heard about the imminent closure of the Mr. Christie’s Bakery, I was shocked. The bakery has existed for so long and is a personal landmark of the community. I have fond memories of seeing the water tower from the GO train as I would commute to Toronto. […]
July 7, 2016 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] Mr. Christie’s Bakery is located at 2150 Lake Shore Blvd. West. [Please refer to more recent updates regarding the Mr. Christie’s Bakery […]
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 has shared the following comments: Surprise, surprise, surprise. Within hours of the announcement of the closing of the Mr. Christie plant talk of […]
I enjoyed working with Mike James on several Jane’s Walks in May 2012. He’s a great person to work with. He grew up in New Toronto and now lives in Brampton, in the older, historic part of Brampton. He has shared a comment with us regarding Mr. Christie’s. Comment from Mike James The closing of Christie’s really floored […]
We welcome your comments concerning Mr. Christie’s closing. Early on, we received this comment from an area resident: “I just heard that the Mr. Christie factory will be closing. It’s a loss of 550 jobs and will be replaced by condos. I think this is a huge huge concern for the area.” David Juliusson (please see […]
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] I learned about the closing of the Mr. Christie’s Bakery when I read an email message from a person who’s on the email distribution list […]
The following overview, related to the reconstruction project outlined in a previous blog post, is from the following October 12, 2012 TRCA (Toronto and Region Conservation Authority) document (click on the link below to open it): ExecutiveCommitteeAgenda#08-12_October12_2012 City of Toronto [Etobicoke York Community Council Area] EX10.40 CITY OF TORONTO To construct, reconstruct, erect or place […]
A previous blog post referred to energy scammers. By way of a follow-up on this item, I’m pleased to share with you the text of a news release from the Ontario Energy Board regarding energy scams: OEB_news_release_campaign_2012.08.13 We owe thanks to Phil Gray for bringing this topic, and this news release, to our attention. News […]
Below is the text of a recent notice regarding the Lake Shore Boulevard bridge, from the PDF document available the City of Toronto construction information website. The original PDF includes a photo of the underside of the current version of the bridge: public-notice-lakeshore-oct25-12 Rather than using that photo, I’ve posted one of my own. I’ve […]