I saw a mouse at my home office on May 5, 2015. I saw it several times that evening. I was wondering why it didn’t run off as soon as it saw me. On the morning of May 6, 2015, at 6:30 am, I saw the mouse again. When I saw it one more time […]
Comment from Susan Virtue: I was at the meeting last night as well, David. I was very impressed with the turn out and the passion of the people who spoke. It’s heart breaking to learn of the abuses by developers, and the lack of response on the part of city officials. I was annoyed by […]
The following comment is from Susan Albert (I have added headings for ease of online reading): I too would like to thank Councillor Grimes and his staff for organizing last night’s meeting in response to the will of the residents of South Long Branch. However, my perspective is somewhat different than David’s. If dealing with […]
The following May 3 and May 4, 2015 comments are from David Godley of Long Branch. I have done some minor copy editing and have added headings. 1) David Godley writes (May 4, 2015): I attended the meeting at the Assembly Hall today and would like to thank Councillor Grimes and his staff for putting this together. […]
The following text is written by David Godley regarding April 28, 2015 Open House hosted by Etobicoke-Lakeshore MPP Peter Milczyn: Bill 73, Public Meeting on proposed changes to Planning Act. Presented by MPP Peter Milczyn at Royal Canadian Legion, April 28, 2015 1) PRAISE:Congratulations to our host on bringing this matter to the public and asking for […]
We are looking forward to this great event for the whole community. By way of helping out, we will share some great stories about the Long Branch of long ago. For details about the event: Click here to visit the Long Branch BIA website >
The following message is from David Godley of Long Branch: Community Meetings A number of people have asked what is the difference between MPP Milczyn’s planning meeting and Councillor Grimes’ planning meeting. The Provincial meeting is about changes to the Planning Act including limiting appeals to the OMB (Ontario Municipal Board) which do not really […]
In a previous post, I’ve noted that by July 1, 1895, a radial railway extended all the way from Toronto to Etobicoke Creek in what is now south Etobicoke. The arrival of the railway had a significant impact on the population growth of Long Branch, New Toronto, and Mimico. The human story of the area began about 10,000 […]