I’ve received an inquiry, from a site visitor, who has read one of my articles about the Small Arms plant at Dixie and Lakeshore. “Growing up we lived in the area,” the inquirer notes, “and my mom always said that her cousin worked at and had died as the result of an accident at the […]
Lakeview Village site: Third Community Engagement meeting will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 @ 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the Small Arms Building, 1352 Lakeshore Road East in Lakeview. ALL WELCOME. Click here for details about the meeting > Click here for previous posts about Inspiration Lakeview >
An Oct. 17, 2018 Mississauga.com article is entitled: “Ribfest, development and tough competition at Ward 1 debate in Port Credit: Six of eight Ward 1 candidates talk to residents at debate hosted by TOPCA.” A Sept. 21, 2018 Mississauga.com article is entitled: “Mississauga Ward 1 candidates talk Jim Tovey, Lakeview, and road safety in debate: […]
Click here for previous posts about the Small Arms Inspection Building > I have been following the Small Arms story for many years. The story – featuring a successful, community-driven project to preserve and repurpose a Second World War heritage building – is highlighted at a recent post entitled: Enthusiasm for local history is not […]
The Credits 2018 The Credits is an annual awards gala that honours members of the Mississauga community for their contributions and achievements with a celebration of our community heritage. Evening Awards Gala: Thursday, October 25, 2018 Venue: Mississauga Grand Banquet and Event Centre (35 Brunel Road, Mississauga) Directions: www.mississaugagrand.com/location/ Event Website: thecredits.strikingly.com
The following message is from a south Etobicoke resident named Stephen; if you can help him in his photo-search, please let us know!: I am a lover of history and have grown up in the area of Mimico and have family ties to Long Branch. I love this history that you share here. I currently work at […]
Albert McFadden has given me permission to share the following message, from him: I believe my family (mother and 4 children) lived in the barracks in 1954 when Hurricane Hazel hit the area. The following day a bunch of us may have explored the aftermath of the storm and I remember seeing houses either floating on […]
By way of a news update, in the event anybody has an interest in such topics, we’ve recently sold our house on Villa Road and no longer live in Toronto. We have sold our house on Villa Road with thanks to great work by a great real estate team: http://www.19villaroad.com In my new role as […]
The purpose of the current post is to underline that residents of Toronto and other municipalities have the right to record public meetings and to report on them, through blogs and other means. As a long-time blogger, I attended a public meeting, organized by the Long Branch Neighbourhood Association, on April 4, 2018: Opposition to […]