Town of New Toronto: Soldiers of The First World War (website mentioned by Colleen O’Marra)
Colleen O’Marra writes: There’s a fascinating site called Town of New Toronto:Soldiers of The First World War.So many young men from 6th to 9th Street signed up.Young men who worked as gardeners at the old Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital, tailors, apprentices, mill workers…all killed overseas. There is also a site for the men of Mimico complete […]
Grade 7 class picture – about 1958-1958 – Cartierville School in Montreal
As a follow-up to recent posts about Cartierville School, which you can find at the Malcolm Campbell High School category at this website, I’m pleased to share with you a photo that Howard Hight has emailed to me. We’ll try to get a high resolution scan so that we view the photo in more detail. […]
Stories about missing millions are of interest to many people
From time to time, I like to share stories about evidence related to cases, or alleged cases, of scams and scamming. I’m responding to what I’ve learned people like to read about. Lawyer in hiding The focus of the current blog is an April 5, 2014 Toronto Star article entitled: Golnaz Vakili: Lawyer in hiding […]
David Godley’s travel report from Hawaii
I like from time to time to share reports, articles, and viewpoints from a wide range of visitors to the Preserved stories website. Such items do not necessarily represent my own views, and do not serve as my endorsement of particular viewpoints. I like to post such reports because I like the Preserved Stories to feature […]
Youth Speakout – Etobicoke, Wednesday, April 9, 2014 – 5:30 pm for free pizza, 6:00 p.m. Forum: Lakeshore Collegiate Institute, Auditorium
South Etobicoke Community Forum SEYA – LAMP and Lakeshore C.I. p r e s e n t Youth Speakout – Etobicoke Wednesday, April 9 – 5:30 for free pizza, 6:00 p.m. Forum Lakeshore Collegiate Institute, Auditorium 350 Kipling Ave, Toronto, ON M8V 3L1 Hot topics, Hot speakers § Post-secondary education – cost, debt, value? Salomeh […]
October 2013 news release from Coalition of Vancouver Neighbourhoods (CVN) in pursuit of meaningful involvement
I was interested to come across – by reading a comment by @jm_mcgrath regarding a tweet by @ossingtonCA – an October 2013 news release from the Coalition of Vancouver Neighbourhoods (CVN). I like that acronym: CVN. It’s brief and to the point. What you call yourself as an organization is a key part of the message […]
David Godley shares a perspective on the Toronto Island Airport issue
From an April 2, 2014 meeting that he attended, David Godley has shared the following overview, from the meeting, regarding the topic of the Island Airport: “Waterfront. The theory is that Bombardier is contributing to the massive Porter campaign for extended runways and jets. A continuation of the theory is that Porter wishes to sell […]
Comment from David Godley regarding Bill 20, MPP Rosario Marchese’s Private Member’s Bill (regarding elimination of OMB)
The following text is from David Godley of Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey): Bill 20, MPP Rosario Marchese’s Private Member’s Bill: Elimination of the OMB from the planning system in Toronto The Purpose of the Bill [writes David Godley; the text you are reading is from David Godley] is to allow elimination of the […]
The value of evidence is determined by its validity, reliability, and interpretation
I’ve been following with interest recent articles related to research about full-day kindergarten, as noted in a previous post. An April 1, 2014 Globe and Mail article, which contributes to the discussion about what the research means and implies, is entitled: “Four questions about full-day kindergarten that matter more than test scores.” The article concludes […]