Instrumental reason drives climate change; and war is work that soldiers do
Updates A Feb. 20, 2014 CBC article is entitled: “Are we doomed? Elizabeth Kolbert explains why the world might be in the midst of a major mass extinction.” A July 24, 2014 New Yorker article is entitled: “Spare the rod, school the child.” The article notes that a causal chain links the health of ocean […]
City of Toronto Budget Process: Message from Councillor Grimes’ Office
Message from Office of Councillor Mark Grimes Please find attached information no the Current City of Toronto Budget Process and how to have input into this important activity. City of Toronto launches 2013 tax supported operating Thank you Office of Councillor Mark Grimes
Answer to supplementary questions regarding Humber Bay Shores
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] The following correspondence concerns questions raised earlier regarding Humber Bay Shores. Hello Ms. Grier: I can provide some information in response to your Section 37 […]
Lean into the interview
Seventeen years ago I switched from employment with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) to a new position as a teacher with the Peel District School Board (PDSB). When I retired from the latter board in 2006, I had been teaching for over thirty years, in one capacity or another, in schools across the Greater […]
Etobicoke-South Cycling Committee meets Dec. 13, 2012, 7:00 pm at LAMP
Etobicoke-South Cycling Committee DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 – 19:00 – 21:00 Location: LAMP Community Health Centre 185 Fifth Street, on the Birmingham Bike Lane In partnership with the Lakeshore Planning Council Corp. and Cycle Toronto, the Etobicoke-South Etobicoke Cycling Committee will be holding a meeting on Dec. 13 from 7 to 9 PM. Our main issue is we […]
Toronto has no history! and other abstracts (Thorncrest Village in Etobicoke and Hamilton’s King Street West) from Urban History Review
Toronto has no history! (Victoria Jane Freeman) The following abstract is from Urban History Review, Vol. 38, No. 2 (2010). In 1884, during a week-long commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of Toronto’s incorporation in 1834, tens of thousands celebrated Toronto’s history and its relation to British colonialism and imperialism. The author’s analysis of the historical tableaux […]
Enjoyed Dec. 1, 2012 Santa Claus Parade in Long Branch (in Toronto not New Jersey)
The photos on this page are by Jaan Pill. To enlarge a photo, click on the image. To enlarge it further, click again. I was delighted to have the opportunity, at the start of the Dec. 1, 2012 Santa Claus Parade in Long Branch and New Toronto, to hand out ‘Santa Stops Here’ signs on […]
Living above Lake Ontario: Toronto Metro News real estate article highlights Eau Du Soleil Condominiums (Nov. 29, 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] The following overview — which I’ve posted in pursuit of my interest in highlighting a wide range of frames of reference related to Humber […]
Council motion regarding Mr. Christie Bakery lands (Nov. 28, 2012 Toronto Star article)
The following information is from: The minutes: What Council decided Wednesday [on Nov. 27, 2012] (Nov. 28, 2012 Toronto Star article) City Council adopted this item on November 27, 2012 with amendments. City Council consideration on November 27, 2012 CC28.5 Amended Ward: 5, 6 Making Room for Jobs – Protecting an Employment Area in Etobicoke […]