An occasional Newsletter from Preserved Stories.

Fix board or be broken up, Toronto trustees, staff warned – Dec. 4, 2015 Toronto Star article

Updates: A Dec. 7, 2015 CBC Metro Morning interview with Barbara Hall can be accessed here > An Oct. 17, 2016 CBC article is entitled: “Vancouver School Board fired by B.C. education minister: Education Minister Mike Bernier has fired all 9 elected Vancouver School Board trustees.” A Dec. 6, 2016 Toronto Star article is entitled: “College […]

25th Annual Lakeshore Santa Claus Parade will be held on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 starting 10:00 am

Following message is from Etobicoke-Lakeshore MPP Peter Milczyn:   Dear Neighbour, I would like to remind you that the 25th Annual Lakeshore Santa Claus Parade will be held on Saturday, December 5th. The parade will head west on the Lake Shore Blvd. W starting at Dwight Avenue and ending at Thirty Sixth Street. The parade […]

Video-based analysis of bullying and violence: Marjorie Harness Goodwin (2006) and Randall Collins (2008)

On Nov. 30, 2015, I attended the launch of the Long Branch Neighbourhood Association

Below is a quick overview of the public meeting that took place at the Lakeshore Campus of Humber College on Nov. 30, 2015, for the launch of what is tentatively known as the Long Branch Neighbourhood Association. The meeting was in the L Building behind the Tim Horton’s on Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, in Room L1017. I would […]

Peel Regional Police Service has problems similar to what is evident at Toronto Police Service

Updates An Oct. 4, 2016 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Peel residents at meeting call for police chief to resign: After carding controversies, Evans ‘not interested in change,’ one speaker at meeting says.” An Oct. 15, 2016 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Reasons to wander Peel Region (that aren’t suspicious): Peel Police Chief Jennifer Evans has suggested that […]

Sociology of philosophies; Keynes & Hayek; corporate events & business entertaining

Human agency takes many forms; the loss of a sense of agency is highlighted in December 2015 Atlantic article about Palo Alto

Lakeview Waterfront Connection – Notice of Environmental Assessment Amendment

The following message (I’ve omitted periods after some of the links) is from Credit Valley Conservation. I admire the communications from CVC as I have mentioned in previous posts related to the Lakeview Waterfront Connection project. Why am I impressed? I am impressed because I enjoy seeing effective use of language. As a volunteer in […]

CBC podcasts: Smartphones & badly-behaved students; Christianity & capitalism; Woodrow Wilson, John A. Macdonald, & racism

I enjoy the CBC. I’ve been highly impressed with the following November 2015 CBC The Current podcasts: Christianity & capitalism: God bless America: How Christ became central to capitalism and US politics Woodrow Wilson, John A. Macdonald, & racism: Calling out the racist legacy of Woodrow Wilson and other historical figures Smartphones & badly-behaved students: […]

Charbonneau report calls for whistleblower protection, stiffer penalties for lawbreakers: Nov. 24, 2015 CBC article

Scams and scamming In previous posts, I’ve discussed scams and scamming, as in this post: Beware of energy scammers going door to door Gangsters and corruption In previous posts, I’ve discussed gangsters and corruption, as in this post: Farmers’ fields north of Montreal is where the City of Laval was built Nov. 24, 2015 Toronto […]