An occasional Newsletter from Preserved Stories.

Message from Michael Harrison regarding Wesley Mimico Place proposal: He invites your comments

The following message is from  Michael Harrison of Toronto: Good Morning: As you may recall, at its meeting of November 13, 2013, Toronto City Council adopted the amended recommendation from the Etobicoke-York Community Council that the city declare its intent to designate the Wesley Mimico United Church under the Ontario Heritage Act. The Church has […]

Wesley Mimico Place redevelopment project – May 28, 2014 Update & How you can help

Previous posts regarding the redevelopment of Wesley Mimico United Church can be accessed here. The following message is from Wesley Mimico Place, regarding the redevelopment of Wesley Mimico United Church at 2 Station Road in Mimico:   Wesley Mimico Place – the Renewal of Wesley Mimico United Church   Hopeful News – Crucial Vote Soon We […]

Malcolm Campbell High School alumni website

Howard Hight has let us know about this great MCHS website: http://malcolmcampbellhigh.net  

Bio Information Sheet for MCHS ’60s students

We owe thanks to Cheryl Houston for sharing the following suggested outline or starting point for your biography. We invite MCHS sixties alumni to please fill out this information and send your bio to Jaan Pill at jpill@preservedstories.com At first we suggested aiming for 200 words, but having learned from experience, we can say that […]

Behind the gang rivalry story is the back story that may take a little longer to read

The back story, for whatever narrative we can think of, establishes a context for the story – often a brief one – that is characterized as the main story. With regard to gangs, the back story is rooted in history including military history. Standard gangs rivalry story A May 26, 2014 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Gangsters, goris […]

May 26, 2014 National Post article by Olivia Chow: “I’ll get Toronto moving, now.”

An article by Olivia Chow in the May 26, 2014 National Post is entitled: “I’ll get Toronto moving, now.” You can access the article here.   The following message is from Olivia Chow, whose candidacy I support, as noted in an earlier editorial at this website. The following text is written by Olivia Chow: I can’t […]

All Candidates Meeting, related to Provincial election in Etobicoke-Lakeshore riding, is tomorrow, May 27, 2014 at 7:30 pm at Lambton Kingsway Junior Middle School

Please refer to the earlier blog post. Education Day All Candidates Meeting is on Tuesday May 27 at 7:30 pm to 9 pm at Lambton-Kingsway JMS (525 Prince Edward Dr.) Lambton Kingsway Junior Middle School is located close to the Humber River (which is to the east of the school) and to the south of […]

Sweden’s Vision Zero campaign, adopted in 1997, seeks to eliminate roadway deaths and serious injuries

A May 13, 2014 New York Times article is entitled: A Safety Plan With Swedish Logic and City Smarts. The opening paragraphs read: STOCKHOLM — The quest to eradicate serious crashes here began with a happy accident. In 1967, looking to conform to the roadway patterns of its European neighbors, the Swedish government converted its […]

Tech injuries and posture: “Your button-mashing could be causing permanent hand injury” – Mashable.com May 24, 2014