An occasional Newsletter from Preserved Stories.

Upcoming events – CCFEW has a good overview of important upcoming meetings

You can access the overview here. Please note also the Committee of Adjustment meeting regarding 32 Ninth Street is on March 28, 2013 at 1:00 pm. For information click here. That is, the blog posts – featuring many photos and background documents – related to 32 Ninth Street can be found under the Construction category […]

32 Ninth Street – Survey and proposal documents

To view the series of blog posts related to 32 Ninth Street, click on the Construction category at this website. The Committee of Adjustment meeting is on March 28, 2013 at 1:00 pm. We encourage you to attend. It may be noted that the resolution of two of the documents, supplied to residents by the […]

MPP Laurel Broten’s Gems of the Lakeshore 2013 nominations

I’m pleased to share the following information – I like to fill out several such forms each year, and encourage you to do likewise – from Etobicoke-Lakeshore MPP Laurel Broten’s Office: Do you know a GEM of the Lakeshore? The Gem of the Lakeshore was created to appreciate small business and service organizations that are […]

March 2013 Heritage Resources Centre Newsletter

The newsletter can be accessed here. The March 2013 newsletter includes among other news items the following announcement: Four Day Heritage Planning Workshop Waterloo, Ontario May 4 & 5 AND May 25 & 26 A number of themes will be covered including: Examining the Concept of Heritage The International Context Heritage Legislation The Full Range […]

Lakeview Waterfront Connection Public Information Centre – April 3, 2013

The following message is from Michael Charendoff , Coordinator, Watershed Projects, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority: 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 […]

Two March 26, 2013 Heritage Toronto plaque presentations commemorating Lansing and Newtonbrook

Hello, I’m pleased to inform you of two plaque presentations coming up on Tuesday, March 26 to commemorate two historic North York communities – Lansing and Newtonbrook. The plaque presentation for Lansing will take place at 10:30 a.m. at Churchill Public School and the second presentation for Newtonbrook will take place at 2:00 p.m. at R.J. Lang […]

Draft Mimico By the Lake Official Plan Amendment and Secondary Plan have been posted

Following March 21, 2013 message is from Kathryn Thom: Hello everyone: Please be advised that the Draft Mimico By the Lake Official Plan Amendment and Secondary Plan have been posted to the Mimico 2020 website at: http://www.toronto.ca/planning/mimico2020.htm Regards Mimico 2020 Team  

Mimico Residents Association March 21, 2013 annual general meeting was an impressive event

I’ve attended two annual general meetings recently, including a cross-Canada meeting conducted through video conferencing on Google +. That’s a good way for a board of directors to meet assuming there aren’t more than 10 people at the meeting. At 7:00 pm on March 21, 2013 I attended the annual general meeting of the Mimico […]

Scientists propose a new architecture for sustainable development – March 21, 2013 New York Times

A March 21, 2013 New York Times article addresses how sustainable development can best be defined. The text for the headline and opening paragraph reads as follows: Scientists Propose a New Architecture for Sustainable Development By ANDREW C. REVKIN   As a United Nations working group negotiates a set of “sustainable development goals,” 10 scientists and […]

News update – Councillor Mark Grimes’ Office – March 21, 2013

Following text is from Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes’ Office: Please find the full newsletter attached in .pdf form: March 22, 2013 Earth Hour 2013 – Time to Turn off the Lights Earth Hour: Saturday March 23, 2013, 8:30 – 9:30 pm More than 5,200 cities and towns in 135 countries worldwide switched off their […]