Entries by Jaan Pill

Two articles of interest from Jonathan Giggs for Mississauga South Historical Society newsletter. And: I support John Danahy as the next Ward 1 Councillor!

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Following text (which I’ve broken into shorter paragraphs) is from Jonathan Giggs of Mississauga: First article: Completion of term for Ward 1 Councillor Mississauga Councillors appointed Dave Cook at the Council meeting on February 21 to complete the term as Ward 1 Councillor caused by the untimely death of Jim Tovey. Tovey died following a […]

Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO): Bridge Building Challenge in Mississauga: Deadline midnight today (March 16, 2018)!

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Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) – Mississauga Chapter: Bridge Building Challenge in Mississauga: Deadline midnight today! More information: http://peo-mc.ca/event/bridge-building-challenge-2018/ Quick note (from PEO Mississauga chapter board member) about the bridge building challenge: “Student teams must register before 11:59 PM today already. Because of the time it takes to build & for glue to dry, new teams will […]

Port Credit TOWN HALL MEETING: Monday, March 26, 2018 at 7-9 pm, at Clarke Hall in Port Credit

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Click here for previous posts about Port Credit > The following text is from a tweet from the Twitter account of the Torn of Port Credit Association Executive @TOPCA_Executive https://twitter.com/TOPCA_Executive Port Credit TOWN HALL MEETING: Mon March 26 @ 7-9pm at Clarke Hall. TOPCA + CCPCRA public meeting on ~The Latest Developments~ in #PortCredit (incl. Community […]

Trent University is retaining Canada’s modern architectural heritage: March 9, 2018 Globe and Mail article

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A March 9, 2018 Globe and Mail article is entitled: “At a moment of architectural crisis, Trent University is retaining Canada’s modern heritage: The institution is engaged in a careful renovation of its original Bata Library, while new projects are being guided by attention to the original campus.” Outcomes of 1960s-era architectural design at Trent […]

March 11, 2018 Toronto Star article about Humber Bay Shores brings to mind that Mississauga and Toronto have differing cultures of waterfront development

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A March 11, 2018 Toronto Star article is entitled: “How rampant development and poor planning left residents of this Etobicoke neighbourhood stuck in traffic: The Etobicoke neighbourhood of Humber Bay Shores has undergone rapid development in the past two decades, but transit infrastructure hasn’t come with it. The problem only stands to get worse.” Commentary […]

Terra Cotta Conservation Area well worth a visit during Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival (March 10 – April 8, 2018)

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Some time back, I described a family visit to the Limehouse Conservation Area: Limehouse Conservation Area a great place to visit on a warm, sunny day in September More recently, we visited the Terra Cotta Conservation Area in Halton Hills for its Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival (March 10 – April 8, 2018). The event features: Live entertainment Demonstrations Maple […]

Killing Neighbors: Webs of Violence in Rwanda (2009) by Lee Ann Fuji addresses the dynamics of the genocide that occurred in Rwanda

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A March 8, 2018 Toronto Star article is entitled: “‘Classroom was like a stage’ for U of T associate professor Lee Ann Fujii: Sudden death of 56-year-old popular scholar last Friday rattles academic community.” According to online reports, Dr. Fujii died of the flu. A blurb at the Toronto Public Library website for Killing Neighbors: Webs […]

Falsehoods penetrate further, faster, and deeper than accurate information on Twitter: Massive MIT study

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A March 8, 2018 Atlantic Monthly article is entitled: “The Grim Conclusions of the Largest-Ever Study of Fake News: Falsehoods almost always beat out the truth on Twitter, penetrating further, faster, and deeper into the social network than accurate information.” An abstract of the Science article, on which the Atlantic Monthly article is based, reads as […]