An occasional Newsletter from Preserved Stories.
A Dec. 7, 2013 Toronto Start article is entitled: “Canada: It really is our home and native land.” The subhead reads: “Canadians are more attached to their country than the people of any other advanced democracy on Earth: survey.” Although the headline doesn’t reflect this theme, the article also refers to research suggesting that “the […]
You can click on any of the photos to enlarge them. Click again to enlarge it further. Use the ‘Back’ button on your browser to return to the page you are now reading. YouTube interview To access a YouTube video about Michael “Pinball” Clemons, click here. CBC Metro Morning interview You can access a great […]
I was interested to learn that a recent police report related to Rob Ford’s activities mentions Colonel Samuel Smith (misspelled in the report as “Colonial Samuel’s”) Park. The report notes (p. 22 in the PDF file, which is p. 51 of the original document) that the mayor fabricated a story in which he claimed to have […]
Michael Harrison writes: Good Morning: I just received confirmation that the bylaw designating the Ormsby-Franceschini Estate (Mimico Estates) under the Ontario Heritage Act was passed by Toronto City Council on November 15, 2013. You can download a copy of the bylaw here: http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/bylaws/2013/law1484.pdf Michael Comment This is welcome news, and a highly significant achievement. Background […]
Before I began doing such interviews in Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey), I would never have imagined how much can be learned through extensive interviews, extending over several years, with local residents. The interviews, especially as I’ve been doing more of them and have a sense of the territory that I seek to cover, […]
Warning: This blog post refers to the mayor of Toronto As well: You have likely already seen two of these videos Ken Burns is a remarkable filmmaker, who has – among other things – strongly influenced how photographs are presented in films, through application of the “Ken Burns Effect.” In the course of his career, […]
Updates: Colleen O’Marra – see Comments at the end of this post – has added details about Police Chief Smythe that I read with much interest. For additional comments about Toronto-area postwar emergency housing, click here > [End] I had the good fortune to spend a couple of hours on the morning of Dec. […]
You can find the post here. I’m looking forward to your comments! Most visitors to this website didn’t graduate from Malcolm Campbell High School in 1963. That being said, any suggestions you may have regarding a venue for such a small reunion, or any other aspect of the proposed event, would be much appreciated.
You can access the Nov. 29, 2013 region of Peel update here.
The redevelopment of Wesley Mimico United Church has been discussed in previous posts – including in an overview of the decision making process related to the redevelopment. I’ve been following this story, at times closely, since February 2012. The repurposing of church buildings in Toronto has been the subject of extensive research in recent years. […]