An occasional Newsletter from Preserved Stories.
TDSB Media Release – April 30, 2013; Budget Consultation at Sir Adam Beck JS on May 16, 2013 at 7:00 pm
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillFollowing message is from Pamela Gough’s Office: Good Morning, Please see below and attached the announcement about community consultation regarding the TDSB budget for the 2013-14 school year: TDSB Media Release – April 30 2013 The Budget Consultation will take place at Sir Adam Beck JS (544 Horner Ave.) on Thursday May 16 from 7 […]
Tree canopy coverage: Long Branch is at 26.5%, New Toronto is at 8.7%, Mimico is at 13.3%, Rosedale-Moore Park is at 61.8%
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI’m pleased to share the following information, which I learned of on the basic of email correspondence between Carol Walker Gayle of the City of Toronto and a Long Branch resident: In 2005 the City decided to increase its tree canopy from 17/20% to 30 to 40%. It is now at 20%. In Rosedale-Moore Park it […]
October 14, 1954 article in The Advertiser describes new Wesley Mimico United Church addition
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillBelow are scans from the October 14, 1954 issue of The Advertiser, with an article about the addition to the Wesley Mimico United Church, which was completed in 1953 according to an Aug. 21, 2013 City of Toronto staff report. To read the article, click on it to enlarge the text. Click again to enlarge […]
Christopher Hume April 26, 2013 Urban Issues article in favour of respect for and adaptation of a shared architectural heritage
/2 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillI’m pleased to share the following article: Please note: The original article includes links which, to save time in the posting of the text, I have omitted. Please refer to the original article if you wish to see the links. Geoff Kettel has shared the article with a number of people; David Juliusson has forwarded […]
Ward 3 Trustee Pamela Gough’s Update April 26
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillFollowing is from Trustee Pamela Gough’s Office: Sent on behalf of Trustee Pamela Gough: Ward 3 Trustee Pamela Gough’s Update April 26, 2013 Happy Earth Week! I did my traditional community clean-up on Monday, Earth Day. My husband, who is truly talented at building and fixing things, built a raised vegetable garden in our backyard […]
May 1, 2013 information forum – Keeping the University of Toronto Back Campus Green
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillWe are pleased to share with you the following information from Built Heritage News regarding an information forum that will be held on May 1, 2013 as indicated below. Click here to register.
Rethinking unequal exchange: The global integration of nursing labour markets (2012)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillUpdate: An April 28, 2013 New Yorker article about migrant labourers is entitled “Hidden from view.” Rethinking unequal exchange: The global integration of nursing labour markets (2012) deals with research related to migrant workers. The author is Salimah Valiani, Associate Researcher with the Centre for the Study of Education and Work, University of Toronto. Chapter […]
Muskoka Lakes files lawsuit against Ministry of Natural Resources (April 24, 2013 Cottage Country Now)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillBelow are the headline and opening paragraphs of an April 24, 2013 Cottage Country Now article about North Bala Falls that you can access here. Muskoka Lakes files lawsuit against MNR Muskoka Lakes has filed a lawsuit against the province in an effort to protect a portage route that would be affected by a contested […]
Jane’s Walk seeks volunteers for May 4 and May 5 walks across Toronto
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter/by Jaan PillFollowing message is from Jane’s Walk: Volunteer recruitment We’ve got over 50 volunteers signed up and ready to take pictures on the Walks, act as Walk Marshalls helping the group to stay together without blocking busy sidewalks, and so forth… but we’d like to have enough to have a volunteer at every Jane’s Walk! With 119 Jane’s […]