Author Archive for: Jaan Pill
Entries by Jaan Pill
Please support the Long Branch Neighbourhood Association in its vital messaging; please send an email today in favour of responsible development, but not development at any cost
I am pleased to share the following message from the Long Branch Neighbourhood Association: Hi Long Branch Neighbours The Association wanted to share with you the Toronto Star story about intensification on Saturday, March 16 [2019] where the LBNA was quoted. Click here to read the article > As we have 11 ongoing TLAB hearings, […]
Charlotte Sheasby-Coleman of Mimico has written a most impressive letter concerning 58 Wheatfield Road and the Mimico Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment
I am pleased to have the opportunity to share a most impressive letter from Charlotte Sheasby-Coleman of Mimico to the Etobicoke York Community Council: Subject: Re: Mimico Heritage Considerations – 58 Wheatfield Road and the Mimico Cultural Heritage Resource Assessment Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 6:38 PM To: Etobicoke Community Council <etcc@toronto.ca> Dear Chair […]
David Godley of Long Branch has also sent a letter (succinct and with a great citation) in support of designation of 58 Wheatfield Road
I am pleased to share the following letter regarding 58 Wheatfield Road from David Godley: To the Chair and Members of Etobicoke York Community Council, I have spent the last 10 of my retirement years fighting to keep the character of Lakeshore neighbourhoods. I ask you to designate 58 Wheatfield Road to conserve the character […]
Bill Zufelt of Toronto offers well-informed commentary in support of designation of 58 Wheatfield Road in Mimico under Ontario Heritage Act
A previous post is entitled: 58 Wheatfield Road in Mimico – intention to designate under Ontario Heritage Act – goes to March 19, 2019 community council meeting; new letters (if you have not yet written) will be most helpful As the post notes, letters should be addressed to “Chair and Members of Etobicoke York Community […]
In Dark Age Ahead (2004), Jane Jacobs outlines, with a sense of despair, as well as of hope, how we can protect and strengthen our culture and communities
A previous post is entitled: Investing in cultural cohesion and preservation can help rebuild cities devastated by war or natural disasters, says a new World Bank report – March 12, 2019 CityLab article I have an interest in the history of land-use decision making, a history that dates back millions of years. Human beings have […]
Investing in cultural cohesion and preservation can help rebuild cities devastated by war or natural disasters, says a new World Bank report – March 12, 2019 CityLab article
A March 12, 2019 CityLab article is entitled: “After War or Disaster, Cities Need Culture to Recover.” The subtitle reads: “Investing in cultural cohesion and preservation can help rebuild cities devastated by war or natural disasters, says a new World Bank report.” The opening paragraphs of the CityLab article (I’ve included the original links, embedded […]
“She changed us and now she is changing a great many other people.” Introducing Greta Thunberg – Guardian, March 11, 2019
“She changed us and now she is changing a great many other people. There was no hint of this in her childhood. It’s unbelievable. If this can happen, anything can happen.” The quote is from a March 11, 2019 Guardian article, entitled: “Greta Thunberg, schoolgirl climate change warrior. Another excerpt reads: Greta was exceptionally bright. […]