Why Toronto has been waiting for the subway for 100 years – May 10, 2013 Globe and Mail article
I heard an interview with Ed Levy on CBC Radio’s Metro Morning a week or so ago and was wondering where I could get a copy of his book Rapid Transit in Toronto: A Century of Plans, Progress, Politics & Paralysis. Fortunately, a friend of mine, Sid Olvet – who along with his wife Jane Olvet, […]
Plans regarding sand beach at Marie Curtis Park: Response from Kenneth Dion, Toronto and Region Conservation
Update: An August 6, 2013 post, among others in the Etobicoke Creek Category at this website, provides an update to this post. [End of update] In previous blog posts, I’ve described plans discussed in the context of the Mississauga Waterfront Connection Environmental Assessment Project regarding the sand beach at Marie Curtis Park between Etobicoke Creek […]
Public meeting on May 15, 2013 at 7:00 pm organized by Mimico Residents Association regarding Wesley Mimico redevelopment project
A public meeting regarding the Wesley Mimico United Church redevelopment will be held on May 15, 2013. Here are the details: Where: Mimico Baptist Church (80 Hillside Ave) When: Wednesday May 15 at 7:00 pm Additional details can be found here. [Click on link in previous sentence to access additional details.] Before I turned my attention […]
Links of relevance to Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery can be found at this blog post
I was very pleased to have the opportunity to take part in the Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery Project spring visit and clean-up that took place on May 11, 2013. I rode to the event on my bicycle. The cemetery is a beautiful place. It’s an example of relatively undisturbed history in this part of the city. I strongly […]
And you’re invited: Gems of the Lakeshore celebration takes place on Monday, May 13, 2013 at 8:00 pm at the Assembly Hall
The Gems of the Lakeshore is a project that I strongly support. The Gems of the Lakeshore celebration for 2013 takes place on Monday, May 13, 2013 at 8:00 pm at the Assembly Hall located at 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive. The public is cordially invited to attend this event. As noted in a […]
In a matter of days, a lidar device mounted on a Cessna can discover archaeological sites that would otherwise require years of research to locate
Updates An August 16, 2013 Globe and Mail article describes the discovery of an ancient city in Cambodia. A Jan. 3, 2014 National Geographic article is entitled: “‘Lost’ New England Revealed by High-Tech Archaeology.” The article notes: “New England’s woody hills and dales hide a secret—they weren’t always forested. Instead, many were once covered with […]
Are we heading for bubble trouble? – New Yorker, May 10, 2013
“Are we heading for bubble trouble?” is the title of a May 10, 2013 New Yorker article. [Click on link in previous sentence to access the article.] Over the past year or two, I’ve been reading books seeking to account for the Great Recession of 2008. The near meltdown of the world economy in 2008 […]
“Finish what you start”
It’s taken me some years – decades, or more precisely over half a century – to learn to finish every project that I start. I’ve become better at this task with the passage of the years and as a retired teacher I have the opportunity to finish many unfinished projects. I now try to work […]