An occasional Newsletter from Preserved Stories.
I enjoyed reading a Jan. 6, 2013 article in The Guardian. The article (see link in previous sentence) by Elizabeth Day about her storytelling in an art gallery in central London begins with the following heading and text: “Storytelling: how reading aloud is back in fashion “At a weekly book club, Elizabeth Day has found […]
The following text (see below) concerning Vancouver’s Kitsilano Secondary School, which appears to have been written before the fall of 2010, is from the Canadian Heritage Foundation website. Here’s an update on plans for the school. A heritage conservation plan has been published. This article indicates that Heritage Vancouver is pleased with the plan developed since 2010. This […]
I’m pleased to share with you (with prior permission from the Councillor) the following message from Councillor Jason Farr of the City of Hamilton. The message is in response to a Jan. 2, 2013 email I had sent regarding the Gore Park Streetwall, which reads as follows: Subject: Gore Park Streetwall Dear Councillor Jason Farr […]
The following message is from Brooke Erickson | Planner, Waterfront | Watershed Management Division | Toronto and Region Conservation Authority: “The Lakeview Waterfront Connection ToR [ToR is a singular noun denoting Terms of Reference] was approved by the Ministry of the Environment on December 5, 2012. We are now officially moving forward with the Environmental Assessment.” Commencement notice Below […]
The following text is from the newsletter of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario. Past President Lloyd Alter writes: It’s deja vu all over again as another major block of historic buildings are threatened, this time in Hamilton. Just like in Brantford a few years ago, the buildings were not designated, so the developer is able […]