Heritage Bike Ride in Long Branch (that is, a Jane’s Ride/Walk) takes place on May 6, 2018

Updates Click here to access walk details at Jane’s Walk Toronto Facebook page > The walk is also listed for Sunday, May 6, 2018 at the Jane’s Walk Toronto website. [End] The Long Branch Neighbourhood Association has asked David Juliusson of Long Branch to help organize a Jane’s Walk/Ride for May 6, 2018. He has contacted […]

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

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

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, […]

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

Sawmill Sid Inc. is among highlights at April 6, 7, 8, 2018 Green Living Show at Metro Toronto Convention Centre

I was very pleased to learn recently that Sawmill Sid Inc. will be “the highlight, or one of the co-highlights anyways,” on April 6, 7, and 8, 2018, at the Green Living Show at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The purpose of the event, as Sawmill Sid explained to me in a brief interview at […]

Two articles of interest from Jonathan Giggs for Mississauga South Historical Society newsletter. And: I support John Danahy as the next Ward 1 Councillor!

Following text (which I’ve broken into shorter paragraphs) is from Jonathan Giggs of Mississauga: First article: Completion of term for Ward 1 Councillor Mississauga Councillors appointed Dave Cook at the Council meeting on February 21 to complete the term as Ward 1 Councillor caused by the untimely death of Jim Tovey. Tovey died following a […]

Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO): Bridge Building Challenge in Mississauga: Deadline midnight today (March 16, 2018)!

Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) – Mississauga Chapter: Bridge Building Challenge in Mississauga: Deadline midnight today! More information: http://peo-mc.ca/event/bridge-building-challenge-2018/ Quick note (from PEO Mississauga chapter board member) about the bridge building challenge: “Student teams must register before 11:59 PM today already. Because of the time it takes to build & for glue to dry, new teams will […]

Port Credit TOWN HALL MEETING: Monday, March 26, 2018 at 7-9 pm, at Clarke Hall in Port Credit

Click here for previous posts about Port Credit > The following text is from a tweet from the Twitter account of the Torn of Port Credit Association Executive @TOPCA_Executive https://twitter.com/TOPCA_Executive Port Credit TOWN HALL MEETING: Mon March 26 @ 7-9pm at Clarke Hall. TOPCA + CCPCRA public meeting on ~The Latest Developments~ in #PortCredit (incl. Community […]

March 11, 2018 Toronto Star article about Humber Bay Shores brings to mind that Mississauga and Toronto have differing cultures of waterfront development

A March 11, 2018 Toronto Star article is entitled: “How rampant development and poor planning left residents of this Etobicoke neighbourhood stuck in traffic: The Etobicoke neighbourhood of Humber Bay Shores has undergone rapid development in the past two decades, but transit infrastructure hasn’t come with it. The problem only stands to get worse.” Commentary […]

Jim Tovey (1949-2018), CVC Board Member and Councillor of Mississauga Ward 1, discusses progress on Lakeview Waterfront Connection project

Click here for previous posts about Jim Tovey > Click here for previous posts about Lakeview Waterfront Connection project > Click here for previous posts about Credit Valley Conservation > I am pleased to share the following tweet and YouTube link from Credit Valley Conservation. CreditValleyCA Published on Feb 2, 2018 In loving memory of […]