An occasional Newsletter from Preserved Stories.
The following text, from a July 25, 2014 post at an Oxford University Press website, is from a blog post entitled “Re-thinking the role of the regional oral history organization”: ‘You can access the full text, with accompanying links, here.] By Jason Steinhauer What is the role of a regional oral history organization? The […]
Trees are a topic that strongly interests me. My father, who was born in 1915, was a forester in Estonia. Before we arrived in Halifax in 1951, my father followed this line of work in Sweden for some years. Before that, our extended family had escaped as wartime refugees to Sweden from Estonia in 1944 […]
The following message is from the Lakeshore Planning Council: You may wish to print out these articles and put them in your files for reference in cases of disputes concerning cutting down trees in our communities. The first article provides the Appeal Court Ruling and the second (earlier) article by Mark Cullen gives additional background information and the original […]
I attended the Heritage Consultation meeting that was held at 450 Broadview Ave. on July 22, 2014. I was very impressed with the meeting, which was well organized and covered a specified list of questions within the time frame allotted to the task. I learned many new things of interest, and had the opportunity to […]
Background regarding Inspiration Lakeview, from the Preserved Stories website, can be found here. You can also find information about Inspiration Lakeview by clicking on links at this post. Still another way to find background is by accessing the Mississauga category at the Preserved Stories website. The work that’s being done in Lakeview with regard to […]
To assist with the networking and database development process related to the MCHS Sixties Reunion, Scott Munro is currently creating class lists for the 1962-63 year. Our internet is to have class lists prepared, and posted, for the entire MCHS Sixties group of classes. In the event that people went through the high school system […]
You can find more information about Wesley Mimico Place here. Background about Wesley Mimico United Church can be found here. The following message is from Wesley Mimico Place: The Workshop How would you like Wesley Mimico Place’s new community space to look? This is the central question that will be addressed this Wednesday, […]
Howard Hight, who is on Classmates.com and is working with Diana Redden in development of the MCHS Sixties Reunion database, has shared the following messages from Classmates.com: Dale Gwilliam Sorry won’t be able to attend! Have a great time! June 18, 2014 Brian Tapp I am thinking about it. It is a long way from […]
A July 20, 2014 Globe and Mail article is entitled “The case against asbestos: Accidental exposure, entirely preventable.” The article notes that asbestos is “still regularly found in older schools and universities across Canada, wrapped around pipes, above ceilings and behind walls.” North York The story reminds me of my own experiences. When I worked […]
A July 18, 2014 CBC Radio The Current podcast is entitled: “Virtual Unreality: Author Charles Seife navigates truth and lies on the internet.” A blurb for the book, which addresses the topic of scams and scamming, at the Toronto Public Library website reads: The bestselling author of Proofiness and Zero explains how to separate fact […]