Warning: Man taking photos of children – Fairgrounds Cafe at Fortieth and Lake Shore

Important warning: Man photographing children On Thurs., Nov. 5, 2015 a local mother and her young daughter were leaving Fairgrounds (Fortieth Street and Lake Shore Blvd. West) and a man was in the grassy area to the south of the Fairgrounds building taking photos of the daughter and mother. After he was approached by the […]

Re: Long Branch representation with regard to mediation in relation to Committee of Adjustment applications

David Godley had sent out some message earlier, by way of an email message to people with an interest in these topics; some background material – I’m guessing it was from CORRA – was missing; here it is (I have broken longer paragraphs into shorter ones, for ease of online reading). I want to mention […]

Formation of Long Branch Neighbourhood Association

The following message is from David Godley of Long Branch: A piece of Long Branch history will start on November 30, 2015. Be part of it! A community meeting organised by Brian Liberty, a resident of Long Branch, will be held as follows: Date: 30 November 2015 (Monday) Time: 7pm to 8.30pm Place: Humber College […]

Long Branch Neighbourhood Association Launch – Monday, Nov. 30, 2015 at Humber College L-Building, 7:00 pm

I have attended three meetings in the past year chaired by Brian Liberty of Long Branch, which have had the purpose of laying the ground work for the launch of a neighbourhood group in Long Branch. The meetings, of an informal planning group made up of Long Branch residents, have convinced us that there is […]

Balkans travel report from David Godley of Long Branch

I’m pleased to share the following travel report from David Godley, who from time to time has shared such reports at this website in the past. David writes: Balkans, Fall 2015. I was approached menacingly by an enormous Bosnian. His dobradan (good day) did not sound sincere. I was in the grounds of a 6th […]

Comments from David Godley regarding discussion related to Official Plan: Neighbourhood policies, Section 4.15

Below is a comment from David Godley of Long Branch to Paul Bain of the City of Toronto: Hi Paul, Thank you for saving me TTC fares and letting me have a copy of the proposed wording which will be tweaked for the November 9 2015 Planning report. Here are some comments to consider. First the proposed […]

Public Meeting – Nov. 16, 2015 – Lakeview Waterfront Connection

  You can access the following Credit Valley Conservation message online at this link. Open House and Public Meeting For the Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project Monday, November 16, 2015 Open House: 6:30 – 7 p.m. Presentation: 7 – 7:30 p.m. Discussion: 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. Clarke Memorial Hall, 161 Lakeshore Road West, Mississauga, ON L5H […]

Did they sing “We sing for Malcolm Campbell High” at the MCHS ’60s Reunion?

Red oak tree in backyard of 76 Coral Gable Drive in Emery Village is a very old tree

A Nov. 2, 2015 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Vast historic tree might crowd out house.” Worth a read.  

A story about a former Toronto mayor

I’ve recently read a great study by John Filion about a former Toronto mayor. Newspaper journalists do not necessarily do a great job of it when they write a full-length book. The skills associated with journalism may or may not make for a great book-length text. John Filion has been a City of Toronto councillor for 15 […]