An occasional Newsletter from Preserved Stories.
A Sept. 25, 2017 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Recognizing the value in the drain: It is wrong for Mayor John Tory to reject preserving an archeological find at St. Lawrence Market in the name of reducing costs.” Commentary My commentary is implicit in the title I have chosen, for this post. I am pleased […]
Etobicoke Guardian article regarding SvN Architects + Planners SvN Architects + Planners is involved with development of the ongoing Long Branch Urban Design Guidelines pilot project. A Sept. 19, 2017 Etobicoke Guardian article is entitled: “Firm wins Toronto design award for Six Points’ junction transformation: Pedestrians, cyclists included in expanded public realm design.” A Sept. 13, […]
I have sent the following email to Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes councillor_grimes@toronto.ca and I urge you to do the same today; you can use my text as a template: Good afternoon I would like to add my voice to those residents who wish to request that the trees at No Frills (as described in […]
Following message includes this attached file: CENAC_Sept_27_Ad_FINAL_REV The following message is from ZZG-Community Engagement at communityengagment@gtaa.com Good Afternoon, I am writing to share an update with a change of time and location for the September 27 CENAC meeting. This meeting with be dedicated the release of the Noise Management Program Benchmarking and Best Practices Study. […]
The following message is from Lambton House, whose volunteer work in celebration of local history (including local history, in the past largely neglected, and/or vastly distorted, in settler-society accounts) related to the First Nations peoples of Canada) I strongly support: Attached file: Geraldine Moodie vignette 30 Sep 17 SATURDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER – Geraldine Moodie Vignette […]
This draft makes for good reading; I highly recommend the reading of this document: August 2017 DRAFT Long Branch Neighbourhood Character Guidelines Background By way of background, a post regarding the PREVIOUS DRAFT [February 2017] is entitled: February 2017 draft of Long Branch (Toronto) Urban Design Guidelines document is available online Please note the Sept. […]
The following text is from a notice distributed in Long Branch by the Councillor Mark Grimes’ Office: * Long Branch Neighbourhood Character Guidelines Dear Neighbour, The City is hosting a community consultation meeting to hear from you. Details are as follows: Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Time: 6;30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Place: Ken Cox […]
The following message includes these attachments: AGM colour flyer Oct 23 Call for Noms email LBNA By-laws – Sept2017 The following message is from Brian Liberty, acting chairperson, Long Branch Neighbourhood Association: Hello Long Branch villagers, Mark your calendars – the AGM is finally within reach! We want to thank all of you for your […]
Update: A more recent post is entitled: Please send a letter today to help save the trees in front of No Frills (Brown’s Line & lake Shore) [End] Email messages have been circulating for some time, among Long Branch residents, regarding efforts to document tree canopy loss. The following message is an email text that […]
Please note: I have hyphenated the word “lot-splitting” in the heading for this post, but (given that I have many other things to do today) have not added hyphens in the text that follows. * Please contact Jaan Pill through this website if you wish to get in touch with Tracy Hatten Tracy Hatten of Alderwood […]