An occasional Newsletter from Preserved Stories.

This week’s Etobicoke Guardian focuses on Mimico 20/20, air quality, and heritage preservation

Click on the following links to access the articles: South Etobicoke air quality study launches Majority support Mimico 20/20: survey Long Branch building receives heritage designation Council notes – Concrete Campus West    

Article by Lindsay Howe in Lakeshore Villages Community Newspaper highlights Jane’s Walk: May 4th and 5th in Long Branch

The following article by Lindsay Howe concerning two Long Branch Jane’s Walks in May 2013 appears in the March / April 2013 edition of The Lakeshore Villages Community Newspaper: Exploring the History of Long Branch Jane’s Walk 2013: May 4th and 5th By: Lindsay Howe This year there will be two Long Branch dates for […]

Heritage Toronto is hosting five War of 1812 Bicentennial Lectures

The following message is from Heritage Toronto: Hello, I’m please to inform you of the upcoming War of 1812 Bicentennial Lectures coming up this spring. Heritage Toronto will be hosting a series of five lectures to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of York. The first, Perceptions of 1812: Identity, Diversity, Memory will be […]

Where is the eastern boundary of Mimico?

Etobicoke Then and Now – Talk at Richview Library – April 24, 2013, 2:00 – 3:00 pm

Etobicoke Then and Now: This talk is on April 24, 2013: The following information is from the link noted in previous sentence: Etobicoke: Then and Now Wed Apr 24, 2013 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 60 mins Richview Program Room – 2nd Floor This illustrated talk will focus on the rich history of the former […]

Chief Planner – Round Table

The following information is from the Lakeshore Planning Council: The Chief Planner is holding three Round Tables with Panelists from various fields of Expertise. The Chief Planner Roundtable is an opportunity for all Torontonians to engage in a dialogue on key city building issues within the City of Toronto. Chief Planner Jennifer Keesmaat welcomes you to hear her and twelve […]

News update – TDSB Trustee Pamela Gough’s Office – Mar. 2, 2013

Sent on behalf of Trustee Pamela Gough: Ward 3 Trustee Pamela Gough’s Update March 2, 2013 This is coming out early because I wanted you to get it ahead of March Break. I began the week with a visit to the school council meeting at Second Street JMS. To make things easier for parents, the […]

Woman hurt in collision with TTC bus on Royal York Road at Hillside Avenue (Mar. 3, 2013)

A CBC report concerning the accident can be found here. The traffic hazards associated with cars exceeding the speed limit on Hillside Avenue, near John English Junior Middle School, has been a subject of ongoing community discussion.  

Our City Our Future: Decongesting Toronto – Panel Discussion – Mon. Mar 4, 2013 – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The following information is based on the email indicated below. To access the links, cut and paste the URLs. I owe thanks to David Juliusson for sharing this information with me. From: Toronto Official Plan Review [OFFICIAL-PLAN-REVIEW@LISTS.TORONTO.CA] on behalf of Official Plan Review [opreview@TORONTO.CA] Sent: March 1, 2013 11:53 AM To: OFFICIAL-PLAN-REVIEW@LISTS.TORONTO.CA Subject: Update No. 24 […]