Author Archive for: Jaan Pill
Entries by Jaan Pill
Monarch Butterfly Project now underway at Small Arms Inspection Building!
A post at smallarmsbuiling.ca – which is the address of the Small Arms Society website – notes: Help us bring the monarchs back! The water tower field was once the stopping ground for monarch butterflies before they continued their path to Mexico. Help encourage the return of the monarchs by planting a portion of the […]
Long Branch residents say similar lot-splitting proposals have led to vastly different decisions, by Toronto Local Appeal Body
During the 21 years that I have lived in Long Branch with my family, I have learned many things. During our years in Long Branch, I have learned, for example, that the culture of decision making is decidedly more coherent and robust in Mississauga than it is in Toronto. That is evident, as I’ve noted […]
11 & 15 Stanley Ave. lot-split proposals in Mimico will be addressed at Toronto Local Appeal Body on Sept. 4 and Sept. 14, 2018
Below is a text (to which I’ve made minor copy edits) of my letter of objection sent to the Toronto Local Appeal Body regarding lot-splitting / overbuilding proposals at 11 & 15 Stanley Ave. in Mimico: Comments regarding TLAB hearing: 11 & 15 Stanley Ave. July 5, 2018 I am pleased to have the opportunity […]
Small Arms Inspection Building Re-opens – July 3, 2018 Mississauga News article
A July 3, 2018 Mississauga News article is entitled: “Small Arms Inspection Building Re-opens.” Click here for previous posts about the Small Arms Inspection Building > What a great story (see link in first sentence at this post)! I am hugely impressed. This is a historically significant building that was saved from demolition in 2008, […]
July 12, 2018, 6-8pm: Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre has a three-in-one exhibit event just for you!
Click here to access previous posts about Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre > As the day approaches when the sale of our house in Long Branch closes, we look back on many things that we have especially enjoyed about living in Long Branch. Certainly, one of the great experiences, that I’ve had, has been learning about […]
Canada’s slavery secret: The whitewashing of 200 years of enslavement – June 28, 2018 CBC article & broadcast
A June 28, 2018 CBC Radio article is entitled: “Canada’s slavery secret: The whitewashing of 200 years of enslavement.” An excerpt reads: Canada’s towns, parks and universities abound with statues and street signs that have immortalized our “founding fathers.” But there is no sign of the men, women and children that some of these powerful […]
Demographics and interests can perhaps explain a fair amount, as Weeden and Kurzban (2014) argue
In a previous post, I refer to a study entitled: The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind: How Self-Interest Shapes Our Opinions and Why We Don’t Admit It (2014). The book features a couple of paragraphs (p. 207) that I am pleased to share with you: The causality is even harder to sort through when it […]
Learning to live in a post-fact world, where persuasion is most effective under conditions where facts don’t matter, is nothing new
I am currently working on my next opinion article for the Etobicoke Guardian / Toronto.com website, concerning the dismal history of land-use decision making in Long Branch. In a previous article, submitted on June 30, 2018, I spoke of the very desirable lakefront community of Long Branch. A subtext to my description of Long Branch – […]
Etobicoke School of the Arts’ principal is leaving, writes Vicky Mochama – June 28, 2018 Etobicoke Guardian opinion article
A June 28, 2018 Etobicoke Guardian opinion article is entitled: “Racism in schools is not pass or fail: Etobicoke School of the Arts’ principal is leaving, writes Vicky Mochama.” The opening paragraphs read: After weeks of confronting racism, a gift from the graduating class of the Etobicoke School for the Arts to the next group […]