January 2013 news update from the Mimico Residents Association

Following news update is from the Mimico Residents Association [I’ve corrected the headline regarding Mr. Christie’s; the original headline read “Mr. Christie’s has withdrawn development application”]: January 2013 Community News   MIMICO NEWS Judson Street and ML Ready Mix Public Meeting Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 Time: 6:30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 […]

Architectural Conservancy of Ontario calls upon Province to protect Gore Park – Jan. 21, 2013 news release

Following photo and text is from the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario:   Ontario – January 20, 2013: Ontario’s preeminent built heritage organization has formally requested that the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport exercise his authority under the Ontario Heritage Act to block the demolition of streetwall along Hamilton’s central Gore Park. Gore Park has […]

Role dispossession, occasioned by plagiarism

Update A Dec. 6, 2016 Toronto Star article is entitled: “College of teachers finds Chris Spence guilty of professional misconduct: Former TDSB education director, accused of plagiarism, will now face penalty hearing.” [end]   Definitions According to the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second edition, to plagiarize is 1 to take and use (the thoughts, writings, inventions, etc. […]

Profile of former City of Toronto budget chief – The Grid (Jan. 16, 2013)

The Grid (Jan. 16, 2013) published a profile of the former City of Toronto budget chief. The opening text went as follows: The most stressed-out man in Toronto His mission was to deliver on the Ford fiscal promise. But ever since he assumed the thankless task, controversial city budget chief Mike Del Grande has been, […]

Cautionary ‘hold and secure’ lifted at Etobicoke school (Etobicoke Guardian Jan. 17, 2013) at 85 Forty First Street

Precautionary ‘hold and secure’ lifted at Etobicoke school Article by Cynthia Reason, Jan. 17, 2013 Etobicoke Guardian. The opening text reads as follows: A man is in custody and a precautionary ‘hold and secure’ at a south Etobicoke elementary school was lifted a little over an hour after it was put in place Thursday, after […]

Message regarding 2013 City of Toronto budget from Krittika Ghosh of Commitment to Community project

Following message is from Krittika Ghosh of the Commitment to Community project: C2C Campaign successfully advocates for increase in funding for the Community Sector in the 2013 budget Dear C2C Supporters, As you know from all the “Action Alerts” that you have been receiving lately, C2C has been organizing to get additional investment to community programs […]

Wesley Mimico community forum: Mon., Jan. 28, 2013 at 7:30 pm

The next meeting – the sixth – of the Wesley Mimico community forum, to be held at the Church (Station Rd. at Mimico Avenue) on Monday, January 28th, 7:30 p.m. in the church foyer (enter by main doors). Topics of conversation will include: Update of Concept for Renewal – various studies, including heritage – heritage memories book Update […]

Mr. Christie update from Councillor Peter Milczyn

Following message (Jan. 17, 2013) is from Office of Councillor Peter Milczyn: Good afternoon, Councillor Peter Milczyn asked that I email you today and update you on this Etobicoke matter as you have been in touch with him in recent months regarding the closure of the Christie plant in South Etobicoke. Peter has some good […]

Understanding Early Civilizations: A Comparative Study (Trigger 2003)

In a previous blog post, I’ve noted that the final chapter of Climate Wars (2012) refers (pp. 182-83) to a discussion in Tristes Tropiques in which Claude Lévi-Strauss describes the institutions, morals, and customs that he’s spent a lifetime studying as “the transient efflores­cence of a creation in relation to which they have no meaning, […]

Building Stories – Year 1 Successes. Heritage Resources Centre

Following text is from the Heritage Resources Centre: On April 30, 2012 a new website and mobile application launched that enables Canadians to take a direct role in identifying important community heritage assets. Building Stories (www.buildingstories.co) is an incredible new on-line resource making thousands of original documents, photos and historical records available online from a wide variety […]