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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 – […]
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 […]
Click here to access Former MPP Peter Milczyn’s Final e-News Update via your browser > Dear Friends, While the outcome of the June 7th election was not the one which I had hoped for, it has been an honour and a privilege to serve as your Member of Provincial Parliament for the last four years […]
Robert Crone (MCHS 1971) and his wife (MCHS 1973) have let us know that his wife’s Maple Hill elementary school class is holding a reunion this coming Saturday, June 30, 2018 at L’académie Restaurant on St John Boulevard in Pierrefonds. Anyone from the Maple Hill class of 69 is welcome! (I am always pleased to help to […]
A previous post is entitled: Stay or go, in the face of lot-splitting/overbuilding? At that post I refer to a another post, entitled: Key considerations when preparing for a Committee of Adjustment or similar presentation As a follow-up to the latter post, I’m pleased to have the opportunity to bring attention to a great book […]
A previous post is entitled: Please contact us if you were in the Malcolm Campbell High School 1976 graduating class As a follow-up to the previous post, I had mentioned a plan was in place for MCHS 1976 grads to meet at 7:00 pm on July 4, 2018 at the Via Marcello restaurant at 1790 Cote Vertu […]
The following comments are from a previous post entitled: We’re pleased to share with you these 1920s to 1940s ‘cottage country’ images from Etobicoke Creek Comment from John Collins Hi Jaan I am trying to locate directories for 1930~1950 Long Branch business and resident information with no luck. Directories for New Toronto, Humber Bay, Lambton […]