An occasional Newsletter from Preserved Stories.
Following photo is from a Tweet from @petermilczyn The message, dated July 9, 2013 reads: @petermilczyn Directing Toronto city engineers to a washed out bridge in the area this am. #Elakeshore pic.twitter.com/IteCN7FWQT
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 outcome of the Wesley Mimico redevelopment story will depend upon negotiations and discussions related to the Ontario Heritage Act and […]
Charles Sousa: @PeterMilczyn volunteer team is well organized & energized. Thank you Peter for adding a positive voice to #onpoli
I much enjoyed the Etobicoke-Lakeshore Campaign Kick-Off BBQ at Peter Milczyn’s Campaign Headquarters. You can access Peter Milczyn’s campaign website here. You can request a lawn sign here. Alternatively, you can request a lawn sign by calling 647-748-8683. I’m serving as a volunteer in Peter Milczyn’s by-election campaign. My support is in continuation of my support for […]
PDF of newsletter is available here: July 5, 2013 Following message is from Councillor Grimes’ Office: Feeling Congested – Transportation and Congestion Study Starts Phase 2 Phase 2: Making Sound Decisions www.feelingcongested.ca In early June, the City of Toronto officially kicked off Phase 2 of the “Feeling Congested” transportation public consultation campaign, which focuses […]
The document can be accessed at a website which outlines its key features. The website notes that The Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada is the first-ever pan-Canadian benchmark for heritage conservation practice in this country. It offers results-oriented guidance for sound decision-making when planning for, intervening on and using historic […]
Because Laurel Broten, among her many other contributions to the well being of our communities, played a key role in keeping Parkview School in public hands, as explained at this website, I served as a volunteer in her previous campaign and am serving as a volunteer in Peter Milczyn’s campaign. I’ve also discussed Laurel Broten’s […]
I much enjoy reading news from or about Fort York. Below is a link to the June 2013 Fife and Drum newsletter, published by Friends of Fort York: fife-and-drum-june-2013 The lead article features Laura Secord. I much enjoyed a heritage walk some time ago, organized in association with Fort York, where participants traced the path […]
A previous post is devoted to Table 1 from a paper by Hackworth and Gullikson (2013) about church conversions in Toronto. Table 2 from the paper (see below) presents 33 church conversions in terms of three categories. A fourth category involves no change. That is, the site of a church remains religious in form and […]