News update – TDSB Trustee Pamela Gough’s Office – Mar. 2, 2013
Sent on behalf of Trustee Pamela Gough: Ward 3 Trustee Pamela Gough’s Update March 2, 2013 This is coming out early because I wanted you to get it ahead of March Break. I began the week with a visit to the school council meeting at Second Street JMS. To make things easier for parents, the […]
Woman hurt in collision with TTC bus on Royal York Road at Hillside Avenue (Mar. 3, 2013)
A CBC report concerning the accident can be found here. The traffic hazards associated with cars exceeding the speed limit on Hillside Avenue, near John English Junior Middle School, has been a subject of ongoing community discussion.
Our City Our Future: Decongesting Toronto – Panel Discussion – Mon. Mar 4, 2013 – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The following information is based on the email indicated below. To access the links, cut and paste the URLs. I owe thanks to David Juliusson for sharing this information with me. From: Toronto Official Plan Review [OFFICIAL-PLAN-REVIEW@LISTS.TORONTO.CA] on behalf of Official Plan Review [opreview@TORONTO.CA] Sent: March 1, 2013 11:53 AM To: OFFICIAL-PLAN-REVIEW@LISTS.TORONTO.CA Subject: Update No. 24 […]
March 1, 2013 Globe and Mail article profiles Jennifer Keesmaat, Toronto’s new chief planner (Marcus Gee)
A March 1, 2013 Globe and Mail profile of Jennifer Keesmaat, Toronto’s new chief planner, opens with the following headline and paragraph: Toronto’s new chief planner is a breath of fresh air in a stuffy bureaucracy City hall likes its unelected officials bland and obedient. Most of them are happy to play the part, keeping […]
Mar. 11, 2013 – Unveiling of Heritage Toronto Legacy Plaque to commemorate renowned composer John Weinzweig
Following message is from Heritage Toronto: I’m pleased to inform you that on March 11 we will be unveiling a Heritage Toronto Legacy Plaque to commemorate the renowned composer John Weinzweig – on what would have been his 100th birthday! Please find the invitation attached with more details: WEINZW~2 Hope you can make it! Cheers, Rachel […]
New App to keep track of City of Toronto committees
The following text is based upon an email from Abbe Edelson, to which I’ve added some details about what TPSI is. If you want to keep “tabs” on what’s happening at the City of Toronto there is a new application available to make it easier to keep track of information as it emerges. Toronto Public […]
Mar. 1, 2013 news update – Councillor Grimes’ Office
Following update is from Councillor Grimes’ Office: Please find the newsletter attached in .pdf format: March 1, 2013 Registration begins for Toronto-run summer camps It’s time to start thinking about summer and what to do to help your children have a fun, safe and exciting experience. The City offers high quality camps across the city, […]
Brain Pickings is an interestingness digest
From the Brain Pickings website: Brain Picking has a free but, some have said, priceless weekly interestingness digest. It comes out on Sundays and offers the week’s best articles across art, science, design, history, and the usual miscellanea, alongside short highlights from other notable reads.
Toronto History is Trending Evite – Thursday, March 21, 6 p.m.
This will be a great event. You can find information here: Thank you, Karen L. Black Manager, Museum & Heritage Services 8th Floor, 55 John Street Metro Hall Toronto ON M5V 3C6 Phone: 416-338-1267 Fax: 416-392-6834 E-Mail: klblack@toronto.ca City of Toronto Museums Inspiring Passion for our City Join us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter […]
News highlights
Once or twice a week I send out news highlights to my email distribution list, which I set up as part of the Parkview School story, before I set up the Preserved Stories website. The news highlights, in turn, are based on my online Newsletter category. I set up the newsletter – a format that […]