Long Branch - Preserved Stories

Work has begun on Jane’s Walk in Long Branch, led by MPP Peter Milczyn, starting 10:30 am on May 5, 2018

April 17, 2018/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan Pill

A previous Jane’s Walk led by Etobicoke-Lakeshore MPP Peter Milczyn has been highlighted at two previous posts from May 2015: Spaghetti Junction – The Farewell Tour: 10:30 am, Saturday, May 2, 2015 Jane’s Walk hosted and led by MPP Peter Milczyn May 2, 2015 Jane’s Walks: (1) Spaghetti Junction – The Farewell Tour; (2) New […]

Long Branch Character Guidelines seek to disrupt rampant lot-splitting: Character Guidelines document highly significant in the history Long Branch, writes Jaan Pill (Etobicoke Guardian, April 10, 2018)

April 13, 2018/0 Comments/in Commentary, Committee of Adjustment, Toronto Local Appeal Body, Local Planning Appeals Tribunal, Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan Pill

An April 10, 2018 opinion article in the Etobicoke Guardian is entitled: “Long Branch Character Guidelines seek to disrupt rampant lot-splitting: Character Guidelines document highly significant in the history Long Branch, writes Jaan Pill.” Commentary I am currently typing up additional transcripts, from the Nov. 14, 2017 Etobicoke York Community Council meeting, mentioned in the […]

Dealing with Air Traffic Noise, like dealing with Lot-Splitting/Overbuilding, is about mobilizing the community to exercise political clout

April 11, 2018/0 Comments/in Commentary, Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan Pill

The topic of this post is Air Traffic Noise, a topic that I have addressed in previous posts of some time back; I have not addressed the issue recently. The following tweet is from @icao : While air traffic is increasing in Sweden, noise is actually decreasing. @TS_Nyheter explains here how ICAO standards contribute to […]

Etobicoke York Committee of Adjustment champions subjectivity in decision making

April 10, 2018/0 Comments/in Commentary, Committee of Adjustment, Toronto Local Appeal Body, Local Planning Appeals Tribunal, Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan Pill

The Etobicoke York Committee of Adjustment champions subjectivity in its land-use decision making, as outlined at a recent post. In Long Branch, we have a history of developers coming in to split a lot, overbuilding on the resulting two tiny lots, hacking away at 100-year-old trees in the process, and then making a run for it, […]

After an April 4, 2018 meeting in Long Branch, I learned that prior permission from media relations at the city is not required, in order for a blogger to record what city officials say at a public meeting

April 9, 2018/2 Comments/in Commentary, Committee of Adjustment, Toronto Local Appeal Body, Local Planning Appeals Tribunal, Long Branch, Long Branch Neighbourhood Association, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan Pill

Cultural differences between Toronto and Mississauga are evident at land use planning meetings

April 8, 2018/1 Comment/in Commentary, Long Branch, Long Branch Neighbourhood Association, Mississauga, Newsletter/by Jaan Pill

Councillor Sarah Doucette was final speaker, prior to Nov. 14, 2017 Etobicoke York Community Council vote, regarding Long Branch Character Guidelines

April 4, 2018/0 Comments/in Committee of Adjustment, Toronto Local Appeal Body, Local Planning Appeals Tribunal, Long Branch, Long Branch Character Guidelines, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan Pill

The following transcript is part of a package of links appearing at a previous post regarding the Nov. 14, 2017 meeting at which the Etobicoke York Community Council unanimously adopted the Long Branch Character Guidelines. Before the vote, on a motion regarding the Guidelines, two Councillors – Mark Grimes (Ward 6) and Sarah Doucette (Ward 13) spoke. […]

Councillor Mark Grimes sums it up, prior to Nov. 14, 2017 Etobicoke York Community Council vote, regarding Long Branch Character Guidelines

April 2, 2018/1 Comment/in Committee of Adjustment, Toronto Local Appeal Body, Local Planning Appeals Tribunal, Long Branch, Long Branch Character Guidelines, Long Branch Neighbourhood Association, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan Pill

A previous post is entitled: On Nov. 14, 2017, Etobicoke York Community Council unanimously adopted Long Branch Neighbourhood Character Guidelines; on Jan. 31, 2018, Toronto Council also unanimously adopted them The following transcript is part of a package of links appearing at the above-noted previous post regarding the Nov. 14, 2017 meeting at which the Etobicoke […]