Discover Black History in Toronto – Sat., Feb. 9, 2013 bus tour
The following message is from Rachel Ostep of Heritage Toronto: Black History in Toronto Heritage Toronto, in partnership with the OBHS and BAND (Black Artists Network in Dialogue) will be hosting a Bus Tour: Discover Black History in Toronto this coming weekend! Join us on February 9 for an exciting bus tour highlighting exploring where people of African descent […]
The Etobicoke-South Cycling Committee meets Feb. 7, 2013 at 7:00 pm
The Etobicoke-South Cycling Committee will be holding a meeting: Thursday, February 7th, from 7 to 9 PM. Location: LAMP Community Health Centre 185 Fifth Street, On the Birmingham Bike Lane Toronto, ON See map: Google Maps GUEST: Paul Baines is the founder of GreatLakesCommonsMap, dedicated to raising awareness about environmental issues in the Great Lakes biosphere.
Judson Street and ML Ready Mix public meeting – Wed., Feb. 6, 2013 at 6:30 pm
Following message is from Mimico Residents Association website: Judson Street and ML Ready Mix public meeting Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Location: Trident Banquet Hall and Conference Centre, 145 Evans Avenue Etobicoke M8Z 5X8 NOTE: Room Changed **Now Salon B meeting room Residents concerned with the ML Ready Mix […]
Long Branch Historical Society meets at 6:30 pm, Feb. 19, 2013 at Long Branch Library
The next meeting of the Long Branch Historical Society will take place at the Long Branch Library, 3500 Lake Shore Blvd. West, on Tues., Feb. 19, 2013 at 6:30 pm. At this event some of the artifacts from the Long Branch Historical Society archives will be on display. Next steps A General Meeting will follow chaired […]
Built Heritage News – Issue No. 206, Jan. 22, 2013
The Built Heritage Newsletter for Jan. 22, 2013 can be found here. Among the many interesting items is this one: 3. Toronto: City-Wide Tall Building Design Guidelines include Heritage Geoff Kettel Chair North York Community Preservation Panel The city is close to finalizing draft updated City-Wide Tall Building Design Guidelines. The updated Guidelines will be […]
28 Daisy Avenue – Intention to Designate under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act
If you’d like to speak at the Feb. 14, 2013 meeting, please contact Janette Gerrard of the City Clerk’s Department by phone or email as indicated below. The opportunity for 28 Daisy Avenue to be designated under the Ontario Heritage Act is now approaching. If you have not yet sent an email to the Toronto Preservation Board, please […]
Panel discusses Bill 115 with parents at trustee-hosted forum – Jan. 30, 2013 Etobicoke Guardian
Panel discusses Bill 115: The Jan. 30, 2013 article by Cynthia Reason in The Etobicoke Guardian begins with this opening sentence: Etobicoke trustees helped frustrated parents put into context a situation that continues to “cast a long shadow” over their children’s school year – teachers’ continued withdrawal from extracurricular activities – at a joint forum […]
News update – Councillor Mark Grimes’ Office – Feb. 1, 2013
If you know of an email from the Councillor’s Office for last week, please contact me. I didn’t, to my recollection, receive an update last week. The following text is from Councillor Mark Grimes’ Office: Please see the attached pdf for the latest edition of Councillor Grimes eNews February 1, 2013 The City of Toronto […]
Peter Hall’s (2002) intellectual history of twentieth-century urban planning
Peter Hall focuses, in Cities of tomorrow: An intellectual history of urban planning and design in the twentieth century, third edition (2002), on the power of ideas. Hall is also author of London voices, London lives: Tales from a working capital (2007), in which Londoners speaks of their lives in their own voices. In his […]
11 Lake Promenade: In respect of informing the community, letters of objections should be sent to the Committee of Adjustment
The Committee of Adjustment meeting regarding 11 Lake Promenade will be held on Feb. 14, 2013 at 3:00 pm. The PDF file regarding the 11 Lake Promenade application to the Committee of Adjustment can be found at this link: Committee of Adjustment February 14th A neighbour who lives in Long Branch has shared with me […]