Long Branch residents say similar lot-splitting proposals have led to vastly different decisions, by Toronto Local Appeal Body
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Committee of Adjustment, Toronto Local Appeal Body, Local Planning Appeals Tribunal, Language usage, Long Branch, Long Branch Character Guidelines, Long Branch Neighbourhood Association, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillDuring the 21 years that I have lived in Long Branch with my family, I have learned many things. During our years in Long Branch, I have learned, for example, that the culture of decision making is decidedly more coherent and robust in Mississauga than it is in Toronto. That is evident, as I’ve noted […]
11 & 15 Stanley Ave. lot-split proposals in Mimico will be addressed at Toronto Local Appeal Body on Sept. 4 and Sept. 14, 2018
/2 Comments/in Commentary, Committee of Adjustment, Toronto Local Appeal Body, Local Planning Appeals Tribunal, Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillBelow is a text (to which I’ve made minor copy edits) of my letter of objection sent to the Toronto Local Appeal Body regarding lot-splitting / overbuilding proposals at 11 & 15 Stanley Ave. in Mimico: Comments regarding TLAB hearing: 11 & 15 Stanley Ave. July 5, 2018 I am pleased to have the opportunity […]
Small Arms Inspection Building Re-opens – July 3, 2018 Mississauga News article
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA July 3, 2018 Mississauga News article is entitled: “Small Arms Inspection Building Re-opens.” Click here for previous posts about the Small Arms Inspection Building > What a great story (see link in first sentence at this post)! I am hugely impressed. This is a historically significant building that was saved from demolition in 2008, […]
Demographics and interests can perhaps explain a fair amount, as Weeden and Kurzban (2014) argue
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Language usage, Newsletter/by Jaan PillIn a previous post, I refer to a study entitled: The Hidden Agenda of the Political Mind: How Self-Interest Shapes Our Opinions and Why We Don’t Admit It (2014). The book features a couple of paragraphs (p. 207) that I am pleased to share with you: The causality is even harder to sort through when it […]
Learning to live in a post-fact world, where persuasion is most effective under conditions where facts don’t matter, is nothing new
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Language usage, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI am currently working on my next opinion article for the Etobicoke Guardian / Toronto.com website, concerning the dismal history of land-use decision making in Long Branch. In a previous article, submitted on June 30, 2018, I spoke of the very desirable lakefront community of Long Branch. A subtext to my description of Long Branch – […]
Media Law for Canadian Journalists (2018) is a good book – I recommend it highly
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Language usage, Newsletter/by Jaan PillA previous post is entitled: Stay or go, in the face of lot-splitting/overbuilding? At that post I refer to a another post, entitled: Key considerations when preparing for a Committee of Adjustment or similar presentation As a follow-up to the latter post, I’m pleased to have the opportunity to bring attention to a great book […]
Jonathan Shay speaks of moral injury in Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character (1994)
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Language usage, Mississauga, Newsletter/by Jaan PillA previous post is entitled: We Were Soldiers (2002) is a movie based on We Were Soldiers Once …. and Young: Ia Drang: the Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam (1992) At the end of the above-noted post, I’ve mentioned other books that I’ve been reading, in addition to “We Were Soldiers Once …. […]
Recent online conversation with Duncan Campbell highlights local history of Lakeshore communities in south Etobicoke
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillSmall Arms Inspection Building – For June 23, 2018 Official Opening, you will need an Eventbrite ticket. Also at this post: We have sold our house in Long Branch.
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe following message is from the Small Arms Society: We’re excited to announce the Official Opening of the rehabilitated Small Arms Inspection Building. Join the City of Mississauga and the Small Arms Society as we unveil this rich historic sites’s transformation into a community creative hub. Come explore the community gardens, art exhibits by InSitu […]