Feb. 7, 2017 message from Jane’s Walk

Click here to access this Jane’s Walk message in your browser > At the above-noted link you can find the links and photos that are not included in the text below. Following message is from Jane’s Walk: Hello, friends of Jane’s Walk! The 2017 festival is officially in the works now and we are excited […]

Pages 2 & 3 of Guidelines Draft: Exmoor Drive above TTC Loop is now included in Long Branch Guidelines project

Advisory Group for Long Branch Urban Design Guidelines had a productive meeting on Feb. 7, 2017

Update: A more complete and highly informative  overview of the contents of the Feb. 7, 2017 Long Branch Urban Design Guidelines Draft Document  is available at the website of Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes. We owe thanks to Councillor Grimes for the role that he and his office have played in the initiation and development […]

Conserving Long Branch – February 2017 Update from David Godley

Following message is David Godley <mhairig@pathcom.com> * Hello from Cool Long Branch * Contents 1) Status of applications 2) How to Proceed after the committee of Adjustment has made their decision. 3) Agenda TV program on the OMB 4) Awarding costs against participants 5) Local Appeal Board Meeting 6) Selection of Committee of Adjustment Members […]

Toronto’s 1950s emergency housing: An informative, comprehensive overview by Kevin Brushett (2007)

First meeting of Toronto Local Appeal Body – Feb. 10, 2017 in Scarborough

Lakeshore Planning Council has passed along the following message: The first meeting of the TORONTO LOCAL APPEAL BODY Agenda – Orientation on the Operations of the LAB NOTICE OF MEETINGS – TORONTO LOCAL APPEAL BODY Toronto Local Appeal Body meeting has been called for: Friday, February 10th, 2017 commencing at 9:00 am in Committee Room […]

Through A Lens, Brightly – Ecology (of Col. Samuel Smith Park) photo exhibit – Humber College Lakeshore Campus, until April 29 2017

I was very impressed with the recent Grand Openings of three new buildings at Humber College: Humber College Lakeshore Campus Grand Openings took place on Jan. 26, 2017 Humber College is featuring two exhibits. I’ve discussed the first exhibit at a post entitled: Behind the Bricks: Recovering the Stories (oral histories) of the Lakeshore Psychiatric […]

Behind the Bricks: Recovering the Stories (oral histories) of the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital – Humber College until May 31, 2017

I was very impressed with the Grand Openings of three new buildings at Humber College: Humber College Lakeshore Campus Grand Openings took place on Jan. 26, 2017 Click here for a quick overview and short video about the new buildings > The Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre at Humber College is now open to the community […]

Life at the Long Branch Army Camp, long, long ago! – Garry Burke shares additional comments

Ted Long shares photos from the Long Branch army camp in the 1950s; with comments from Ted Long & Garry Burke