Automatic shutoff on a sump pump is a most useful feature
/6 Comments/in Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillFor many years, I have been thinking, off and on, about water pumps that automatically shut off when there is no water to pump out. On one of my many recent trips to Home Depot a salesperson was very helpful, in pointing out that a pump was available at the store, that was equipped with […]
De Correspondent: A New Kind of Journalism – A most inspiring May 3, 2017 Coral Project article
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA May 3, 2017 Coral Project article is entitled: “De Correspondent: A New Kind of Journalism.” An excerpt reads: During the six month duration of our New to the Netherlands project, 279 members of De Correspondent each chose to meet with a newly-arrived refugee, once a month for five months. Each time they met, the […]
TRCA Flood Monitoring and Real Time Gauging: Handy online resource
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillUpdate A July 12, 2017 CBC article is entitled: Don’t drain the swamp: report says wetlands help avert flood damage: Study says leaving wetlands in their natural state can help protect communities from severe flooding.” [End] This is handy: TRCA Flood Monitoring and Real Time Gauging
A Residential Guide to Flood Prevention and Recovery – City of Mississauga
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillYou can access the document here: A Residential Guide to Flood Prevention and Recovery – City of Mississauga
Rhymes for Young Ghouls screening on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm at Humber College Lakeshore Campus
/1 Comment/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe following message is from Kevin Vose-Landivar of the Aboriginal Resource Centre at Humber College Lakeshore Campus: You’re invited to our upcoming Aboriginal Movie Café. We will be screening Rhymes for Young Ghouls on Wednesday May 10th, from 1:30 to 3:30. The event will take place in the Lakeshore Aboriginal Resource Centre, Welcome Centre (Room […]
Who was James S. Bell? Can you add more details?
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI’ve had an inquiry about who James S. Bell was. I’ve tried to answer as best I can; it’s a topic that students at Lakeshore Collegiate have recently been asking about, as many of them went to James S. Bell Junior Middle School during their elementary school years. If you can add to what I […]
Local Appeal Body will replace OMB in Toronto: Message from Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillFollowing message is from Councillor Grimes’ Office: Dear Neighbour, City of Toronto creates local appeal body to expedite land use hearings The City of Toronto has established an independent local appeal body to provide quick and efficient hearings on appeals of land use decisions made by the Committee of Adjustment. On May 3, the Toronto […]
Long Branch planning update from David Godley – April 2017
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter/by Jaan PillThe following text is from David Godley; I am are in posting it: Toronto Local Appeal Board On March 29, 2017, City Council passed Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 142 creating the Toronto Local Appeal Body with an effective date of May 3, 2017. What does this mean? Starting May 3, 2017, most appeals from the […]
MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Centre) spoke most eloquently at the April 19, 2017 GTAA Air Traffic Noise meeting
/2 Comments/in Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA previous post is entitled: Message from Lakeshore Planning Council regarding air traffic noise in Markland Woods, Alderwood, and Long Branch I attended part of the April 19, 2017 Community Environment and Noise Advisory Committee (CENAC) meeting at the GTAA Administration Building at 3111 Convair Drive in Mississauga. The previous post (above) features key information […]