March 2016 Newsletter: Tunnel Tours and Online Exhibitions (Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre)
You can access the newsletter here. The ongoing work of the work of the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre will be of strong interest to many people. I am impressed with all aspects of this project.
Susan (Holmes) Nash has shared information about the life and career of MCHS alumna Linda Chow
In a previous post, entitled Provisional list of MCHS ’60s (and other decades) students/alumni/teachers who have passed away, we have spoken of Tom von Eicken and Linda Chow: 59. Tom von Eicken (11B, 1962; married to Linda Chow) passed away in Anshan, China on May 6, 2003, after a year and a half of teaching and […]
Opening of new Toronto District School Board museum and archives; Talk by Duke Redbird Tuesday (March 15) at 6 pm and Thursday (March 17) at noon
A full description of the event can be accessed at this Myseum of Toronto link: DEBWEWIN (Truth) A Visual Representation of Contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Cultures – March 15 – March 17 The link reads: EBWEWIN (Truth) A Visual Representation of Contemporary First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Cultures March 15 – March 17 Eastern […]
Voter anger explained – in one chart – March 15, 2016 Brookings Institution article
A March 15, 2016 Brookings Institution article is entitled: “Voter anger explained – in one chart.” The conclusion of the article (some of the links are ones that I have added; the “China shock” link is included in the original article) reads: “As to the labor-market, wage, and social impacts of these developments, they have […]
Travel report from David Godley: “The Real Costa Rica”
I am pleased to share the following travel report from David Godley. Please note that previous travel reports from David can be accessed through the link at the previous sentence. The Real Costa Rica WestJet Airline suggests that Canadians should discover the natural beauty of Costa Rica including the tropical rain forests, crystal blue oceans […]
March 2016 update from David Godley: “Long Branch is now Ground Zero”
The following text is from David Godley of Long Branch: Long Branch is now Ground Zero for severances in Canada Almost one application a week represents what seems to be the most concentrated neighbourhood for severance applications. With 83% odds of developers (and some homeowners) getting approval at the OMB as well as additional approvals […]
Nikki (then called Ellen) King (MCHS 1962) has shared Malcolm Campbell High School updates, from the years that followed the 1960s
One of the great things about having a website is that from time to time people add comments at posts that have been written in the past. One such post, to which many comments have been added over the past year, is entitled: Provisional list of MCHS ’60s (and other decades) students/alumni/teachers who have passed away Comment […]
Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississsauga breaks ground on Mariner Court, Mississauga – March 4, 2016 QEW South Post
I’ve written about Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga in previous posts, regarding the Small Arms Building in Lakeview. A March 4, 2016 QEW South Post article is entitled: “Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on Mariner Ct.” The opening paragraphs read: “Uniba Shaikh may have her own bedroom for the first time when her family receives the […]
Barrio Rising: Urban Popular Politics and the Making of Modern Venezuela (2015)
In previous posts I have spoken about Venezuela. Barrio Rising: Urban Popular Politics and the Making of Modern Venezuela (2015) is a valuable additional resource regarding the history of Venezuela. A publisher’s blurb (which I’ve broken into shorter paragraphs) for the book reads: In the mid-1950s, in an effort to modernize Venezuela, the military government […]