Rally Against U of T Back Campus Proposal. April 2, 12:00 noon, meet at Soldier’s Tower, next to Hart House.

RALLY AGAINST U OF T BACK CAMPUS PROPOSAL Campus Common or Field Hockey Pitches April 2, 12:00, meet at Soldier’s Tower, next to Hart House The headline, subhead, and opening paragraphs of a Feb. 25, 2013 article by Theodore Yan in The Varsity reads as follows: Turf war over fate of U of T Back […]

April 8, 2013 – Wesley Mimico United Church Community Forum – 7:30 pm

Following message is from Harry Oussoren: The Wesley Mimico United Church Faith & Hope Team invites you to attend the 7th Community Forum to be held on Monday, April 8th, 7:30 p.m. in Wesley Mimico United Church, foyer area (enter by main doors). The purpose of the Community Forum is to continue the dialogue between the […]

Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project Environmental Assessment meeting – April 03, 2013 – 4:30-9:00 pm Mississauga Senior Centre on Cawthra Road

Following text is from Inspiration Lakeview: Join us at the Public Information Centre meeting for the Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project Environmental Assessment April 03, 2013:  4:30 – 9:00 p. Mississauga Senior Centre on Cawthra Road The Region of Peel and Credit Valley Conservation with support from Toronto and Region Conservation and the City of Mississauga […]

Aviation in Canada: The Pioneer Decades (2008) provides overview of Curtiss flying school at Long Branch, near Toronto

Aviation in Canada: The Pioneer Decades (2008) by Larry Milberry is described as “the first general interest book dedicated to Canada’s beginnings in flight.” I became interested in the book as a result of receiving a JPEG file of a photo (see below) by Bob Lansdale of a photo of the “Y” Squadron air crew, Long Branch. […]

The preferred use of a heritage place of worship is its original one, according to A Guide for Conserving Heritage Places of Worship in Ontario Communities

Effectively Conserving and Managing Heritage Places of Worship The following text is from p. 24 of Heritage Places of Worship – A Guide to Conserving Heritage Places of Worship in Ontario Communities. A related website of interest is Ontario Heritage Trust – Ontario’s Places of Worship. The introductory text (p. 24) in the section of […]

Historically significant places of worship are usually closely linked with their faith communities, according to the Ontario Heritage Act

This post concerns the relationship between places of worship and the faith communities that are associated with them. According to an Ontario Heritage Toolkit document, “place of worship” is an inclusive term that encompasses: churches mosques synagogues temples chapels such as within convents or seminaries shrines, meeting houses, or other places of assembly for religious […]

Concordia University’s new student residence a former convent – March 29, 2013 Globe and Mail

Stories related to what to do with historic church buildings appear frequently, given a variety of converging factors, as the Wesley Mimico redevelopment story illustrates. For your interest, the following headline and opening paragraphs are from a March 29, 2013 Globe and Mail article about the adaptive-reuse of a convent in Montreal: Concordia University’s new […]

March 29, 2013 Globe and Mail article notes Long Branch has until now been slow in becoming gentrified

A real estate article by Carolyn Ireland published in the March 29, 2013 print edition of The Globe and Mail, and appearing a day earlier on The Globe’s website, is entitled “How to find the home you never thought you wanted.” [To access the article, click on the link in the previous sentence.] A sidebar […]

The Henderson Motorcycle Marque – Comment from C. O’Marra about c. 1927 photo at Etobicoke Creek

I’ve recently mentioned that Jim Carr had Googled the logo in the photo and had found Henderson Brothers. I’ve placed half a dozen books on motorcycle history on hold at the Toronto Public Library and look forward to reading more about Henderson Brothers. I’m very pleased, in the meanwhile, to share with you the following […]