Can you recognize the location of this 1915 Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey) photo?

The following message is from Denise Harris, Heritage Officer with the Etobicoke Historical Society: I’m sending you all this photo taken in Long Branch in 1915, just in case you recognize the location. If you know of any other long time Long Branch residents who may be able to help, please feel free to forward […]

Long Branch Historical Society meets at 6:30 pm, Feb. 19, 2013 at Long Branch Library

The next meeting of the Long Branch Historical Society will take place at the Long Branch Library, 3500 Lake Shore Blvd. West, on Tues., Feb. 19, 2013 at 6:30 pm. At this event some of the artifacts from the Long Branch Historical Society archives will be on display. Next steps A General Meeting will follow chaired […]

28 Daisy Avenue – Intention to Designate under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act

If you’d like to speak at the Feb. 14, 2013 meeting, please contact Janette Gerrard of the City Clerk’s Department by phone or email as indicated below. The opportunity for 28 Daisy Avenue to be designated under the Ontario Heritage Act is now approaching. If you have not yet sent an email to the Toronto Preservation Board, please […]

11 Lake Promenade: In respect of informing the community, letters of objections should be sent to the Committee of Adjustment

The Committee of Adjustment meeting regarding 11 Lake Promenade will be held on Feb. 14, 2013 at 3:00 pm. The PDF file regarding the 11 Lake Promenade application to the Committee of Adjustment can be found at this link: Committee of Adjustment February 14th A neighbour who lives in Long Branch has shared with me […]

Gordon Freeland of Brampton seeks information related to Long Branch. Can you help?

Gordon Freeland of  Brampton has shared the following information in an email to Denise Harris, Heritage Officer, Etobicoke Heritage Society: “Now at 82 I must accept I am part of LB history. Born Aug 11, 1930 on 9th St New Toronto, and first school was J.S. Bell til June 1939. “My father, James Freeland, immigrated […]

OMB decision – 168 Lake Promenade in Long Branch (in Toronto not New Jersey)

This blog post presents the key parts of the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) decision regarding 168 Lake Promenade. Of relevance with regard to the OMB is this earlier blog post highlighting a letter from Etobicoke-Lakeshore MPP Laurel Broten in which she refers to provincial legislation introduced in 2007 regarding the appeals process. Purpose and layout […]

A Long Branch resident passed along to Barry Kemp this photo of the Eastwood Park Hotel

Please write an email today to the Toronto Preservation Board regarding 28 Daisy Avenue in Long Branch

I’ve written the following email to Robert Saunders c/o Janette Gerrard at jgerrar@toronto.ca regarding 28 Daisy Avenue in Long Branch. [Click on link in previous sentence for background about this historic property.] Please write a letter of your own as soon as possible; the meeting that will decide on the designation takes place on Feb. […]

Cautionary ‘hold and secure’ lifted at Etobicoke school (Etobicoke Guardian Jan. 17, 2013) at 85 Forty First Street

Precautionary ‘hold and secure’ lifted at Etobicoke school Article by Cynthia Reason, Jan. 17, 2013 Etobicoke Guardian. The opening text reads as follows: A man is in custody and a precautionary ‘hold and secure’ at a south Etobicoke elementary school was lifted a little over an hour after it was put in place Thursday, after […]

Mr. Christie update from Councillor Peter Milczyn

Following message (Jan. 17, 2013) is from Office of Councillor Peter Milczyn: Good afternoon, Councillor Peter Milczyn asked that I email you today and update you on this Etobicoke matter as you have been in touch with him in recent months regarding the closure of the Christie plant in South Etobicoke. Peter has some good […]