Ward 3 Trustee Pamela Gough and Ward 2 Trustee Chris Glover hosting a joint Ward Forum on Tuesday Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:00 pm

Good Morning, Ward 3 Trustee Pamela Gough and Ward 2 Trustee Chris Glover will be hosting a joint Ward Forum on Tuesday January 29 at 7 pm. The meeting will be held at Lambton Kingsway JMS (525 Prince Edward Dr.). We are very pleased that Annie Kidder, Executive Director of People for Education will be […]

Friends of Fort York bring you the December 2012 issue of Fife and Drum

Please find below the latest edition of Fife and Drum, published by the Friends of Fort York. Fife & Drum v 16no5 December 2012 In my experience this newsletter is a tremendously valuable source of information.  

We’re seeking historical details about Tommy Reeds Bicycle Store/Candy Store in Long Branch (in New Jersey not Toronto)

Given that I have a website that focuses on Long Branch (in Toronto not New Jersey), I sometimes get phone calls from across the United States asking me to help track down historical details related to Long Branch (in New Jersey not Toronto). People find the Preserved Stories website through Google searches for Long Branch. […]

Dec. 4, 2012 letter from Etobicoke-Lakeshore MPP Laurel Broten regarding Ontario Municipal Board (OMB)

Can you help find a photo of the Women’s Pavilion at the Lakeshore Hospital Grounds?

Steven High (2003) highlights the Machine in the Garden aesthetic of postwar factory design

Humber Arboretum offers camp during Dec. 18, 2012 one-day TDSB strike

The following is the text of an email message from Humber Arboretum concerning a camp that’s available during the Dec. 18, 2012 TDSB one-day strike: TO REGISTER Due to the short notice of the upcoming strike, to register please email or call arboretum@humber.ca or 416-675-5009 to provide the following information. Name of parent/guardian Name of child Age […]

Secondary Plan to cap building heights: Tamara Shephard, Etobicoke Guardian, Dec. 14, 2012

We owe thanks to Abbe Edelson for alerting us to this article by Tamara Shephard in The Etobicoke Guardian. Click the link in the previous sentence to read the article. The opening sentence reads: “A document to guide growth and change in historic Mimico-By-The-Lake over the next 20 years will come before community and Toronto councils next spring.” […]

Community news update from Mimico Residents Association

The following text is from the Mimico Residents Association email message: December 2012 Community News Mimico 20/20 December Open House Materials now Available The display panels from the December 6th Emerging Secondary Plan Policy Open House hosted by Toronto City Planning are now available on the City’s Mimico 20/20 webpage: www.toronto.ca/planning/mimico2020.htm Subconsultant reports on Cultural Heritage Resources, Transportation and […]

Toronto Star article highlights Eau Du Soleil development in Humber Bay Shores (Dec. 14, 2012)

Update A July 7, 2016 post is entitled: On July 12, 2016 Toronto City Council Agenda: Investigation Report Regarding Conduct of Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes [End of update]   An earlier (May 30, 2012) Toronto Star opinion article was entitled Toronto’s Western waterfront doomed. We owe thanks to David Juliusson for letting us know of […]