An occasional Newsletter from Preserved Stories.
The Feb. 25, 2013 Etobicoke Guardian article by David Nickle on the rejection by City Council of Mimico development incentives proposed by Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes can be found here. [To access the article, click on the link in previous sentence.] The opening paragraphs of the article read as follows: Council rejects Grimes’ Mimico […]
The following message is from the David Suzuki Foundation: Do you have great ideas and a passion for community? Do you live, work or play in Toronto’s Ward 19? If you answered yes, you need to be part of Toronto’s Homegrown National Park project! The David Suzuki Foundation has embarked on a mission to establish a […]
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The link to the agenda can be found here. Denise Harris, Heritage Officer, Etobicoke Historical Society, writes: “I will be at the EYCC meeting on Tuesday to speak in support of the designation of 28 Daisy, especially since the Etobicoke Historical Society submitted the original application. No one opposed the designation at the Toronto Preservation […]
Following message is from Carolyn MacLeod:
Following message is from Carolyn MacLeod: Below is a portion of the blog Russ Ford, Executive Director of LAMP CHC, wrote on February 24, 2013. It contains information you should know about how developers can get around city by-laws. “The city recently completed its budget process. What is always missing from any discussion of city […]
A Feb. 23, 2013 Toronto Star article highlights adaptive reuse of heritage buildings as a viable way to save them. [Click on link in previous sentence to read the article.] Below is an excerpt from the article: “Absent government fiat, though, heritage preservation will inevitably have to rely on enlightened private investors, notes Gary Miedema, […]
Following message is from Trustee Gough’s Office: Sent on behalf of Trustee Pamela Gough: Ward 3 Trustee Pamela Gough’s Update February 22, 2013 Premier Kathleen Wynne was sworn in on Tuesday, marking a new beginning in provincial labour relations with teacher unions. Extracurriculars will be returning to high schools as early as next Monday (see below) […]
Following message is from the Mimico Residents Association: Mimico 20/20 Survey Final Reminder Please complete the survey before midnight Monday, February 25th at the following link: s.zoomerang.com/s/MRA_Survey-Feb2013 We are at a critical point in the Mimico 20/20 planning process. The Mimico Residents Association (MRA) would like your input to help us formalize our official position on the […]