Entries by Jaan Pill

Great question from Shirley (Taitelbaum) Gravenor: Who was Marcel Laurin, and when was the Laurentian Blvd. changed to Marcel Laurin Blvd.?

A great question recently has come our way: Who was Marcel Laurin, and when was Laurentian Blvd. changed to Marcel Laurin? The question is from Shirley (Taitelbaum) Gravenor (MCHS 1976), a key player in the organizing of a July 4, 2018 MCHS 1976 mini-reunion in Montreal: Planning is underway for an MCHS 1976 mini-reunion at […]

Comments from Arleen Chenoll and Cheryl Nicholls. As well, Duncan Campbell of Long Branch remembers Graeme Decarie from high school days in Montreal.

We’ve had some very fine comments recently added to a previous post entitled: Many changes have occurred in Cartierville where Malcolm Campbell High School was located from 1960s to late 1980s In order to bring attention to some of them, I’m pleased to share the following recent comments, from the above-noted post. Please note that […]

We Were Soldiers (2002) is a movie based on We Were Soldiers Once …. and Young: Ia Drang: the Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam (1992)

A previous post is entitled: I have begun to view We Were Soldiers (2002), while pausing to read The Water Will Come (2017) The 2002 movie is based on a book entitled We Were Soldiers Once … and Young: Ia Drang: The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam (1992). A blurb outlines the narrative that […]

On Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21, 2018, Paul Seesequasis will be in conversation with Wanda Nanibush, Curator, Indigenous Art, AGO, on Indigenous Archival Photo Project

Paul Seesequasis @PaulSeesequasis whose photo archival work I follow with much interest on Twitter, has tweeted: Toronto: On Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21, I will be in conversation with the amazing Wanda Nanibush, Curator, Indigenous Art, AGO, on the Indigenous Archival Photo Project. Hope to see you there. Beeton Hall, 7-8pm. TRL [Toronto Reference Library] […]

Small Arms Inspection Building – For June 23, 2018 Official Opening, you will need an Eventbrite ticket. Also at this post: We have sold our house in Long Branch.

The following message is from the Small Arms Society: We’re excited to announce the Official Opening of the rehabilitated Small Arms Inspection Building. Join the City of Mississauga and the Small Arms Society as we unveil this rich historic sites’s transformation into a community creative hub. Come explore the community gardens, art exhibits by InSitu […]