An occasional Newsletter from Preserved Stories.

Heritage Toronto Awards Event! October 15, 2013

I’m pleased to share with you the following message, which Donna Magee has forwarded to me: Heritage Toronto Awards Event Heritage Toronto invites you for a celebration of our city’s heritage on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 GENERAL PROGRAM – Tickets start at $15.00! PROGRAM: 7:30 PM This premier cultural event combines the annual William Kilbourn […]

As you will note, in the September 2013 Toronto Life map, Mimico extends (correctly) to the Humber River

September 2013 issue of Toronto Life – See the Mimico profile and map. This is a topic we have addressed in an earlier post. An August 15, 2013 CBC News report, “Mimico residents say drugs and sex trade afflict parks,” also notes that Mimico extends to the Humber River, and features a map of its […]

The Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project will connect the eastern pier of the Ontario Power Generation property with new parklands

In a previous post, I described content from the first half of the July 2013 supplementary newsletter of the Lakeview Waterfront Connection Environmental Assessment project. The newsletter is laid out in a two-column format, which enhances readability. You can view the newsletter here. I had picked up a copy of the newsletter at an August […]

Lakeview Waterfront Connection Environmental Assessment project features extensive community engagement

As a follow-up to a recent post regarding community engagement processes connected with the Lakeview Waterfront Connection Environmental Assessment project, below is an excerpt [to which I have added notes in square brackets] from an August 12, 2013 email message from Kate Hayes, Manager, Ecosystem Restoration, Credit Valley Conservation. Excerpt from August 12, 2013 message from […]

Unexploded bombs and ammunition at a possible 150 Ontario locations (August 12, 2013 Toronto Star)

I was interested to learn, again from Donna Magee, about an August 12, 2013 Toronto Star article about unexploded bombs and ammunition at sites across Ontario. The headline reads: Unexploded bombs, ammo in 150 possible Ontario locations: DND report The subhead reads: A fifth of the 800 sites across Canada where there might be unexploded […]

List of comments (as of August 10, 2013) related to Lakeview Waterfront Connection Environmental Assessment

I’m pleased to share with you the following list of comments received as part of the consultation related to the Lakeview Waterfront Connection Environmental Assessment, including most recently the targeted outreach at both Marie Curtis Park and Lakefront Promenade Park. This list, which has been circulated by Kate Hayes, Manager, Ecosystem Restoration, Credit Valley Conservation, […]

Upcoming Outreach Sessions: Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project Environmental Assessment

The following message is from Michael Charendoff of Toronto and Region Conservation: Greetings, The Region of Peel and Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) appreciates your continued interest and participation in the planning of the Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project Environmental Assessment (LWC Project EA), an exciting and important project that seeks to create a new natural waterfront park […]

City of Toronto to launch “Planners in Public Spaces”

Donna Magee has kindly forwarded to me the following news release: News Release August 8, 2013 City of Toronto to launch “Planners in Public Spaces” Toronto’s City Planning Division will launch an outreach initiative called “Planners in Public Spaces” with a kick-off event on Tuesday, August 20 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Nathan […]

Continual learning and patient-focused practice in health care and 226 square feet of shelter

I’m pleased to share with you the headlines and opening paragraphs or other excerpts from several articles. 1. From Britain, here’s to your health (André Picard) From the middle of the article, two paragraphs: Dr. Berwick’s report begins with some general but important observations: Patient safety problems exist, to varying degrees, in every health system […]

Many case studies document the adaptive resuse of historically significant buildings

Update A June 4, 2018 CBC article is entitled: “This pastor closed his church: Graham Singh is saving a Montreal church by first closing the doors, then opening them wider than ever.” [End]   The following text is a re-posting (with minor editing) of an item originally posted on April 5, 2013: I’ve prepared a […]