An occasional Newsletter from Preserved Stories.

Next Meeting of the Wesley Mimico Community Forum is on Nov. 20, 7:30 pm

The following email message has been posted by Harry Oussoren. To: Neighbours and Community Leaders Interested in Wesley Mimico United Church renewal plans Re: Wesley Mimico Community Forum participants Friends: You are invited to participate in the fifth meeting of the Wesley Mimico Community Forum on Tuesday, November 20th, at 7:30 p.m. in the Church […]

Design, Innovation & Green working group is part of Wesley Mimico redevelopment process

I’ve now attended two meetings of the Design, Innovation & Green working group, one of three committees involved with the planning process related to the redevelopment of the Wesley Mimico United Church in Mimico. Here’s a more recent update on the planning process. I became a member of this working group after I attended a design-related […]

Goldhawk Live, Nov. 15, 2012 at 8:00 pm: Land Use Conflict in Toronto: Jobs Versus Housing

You may be interested in seeing Goldhawk Live on Nov. 15, 2012 at 8:00 pm. This show will provide an overview of the Mr. Christie story. As I understand, photos from the Preserved Stories website, including a montage of photos from a Aquaview Condos video, directed by Jaan Pill and edited by Steven Toepell, will […]

Photos by Peter Riedel, real estate photographer, related to Mr. Christie’s Bakery and Humber Bay

Update regarding 11 Lake Promenade. The Committee of Adjustment meeting is on Nov. 22, 2012 at 3:00 pm.

A local resident who’s contacted us moved into the Long Branch neighbourhood in June 2012. He reports he was extremely happy with the Jane’s Walks in May 2012 in Mimico and Long Branch as this provided him with “the ideal introduction into the neighbourhood.” “We were recently on your website and saw that you had […]

Toronto Family History: For King and Country online link (with thanks to Ward 3, TDSB Trustee Pamela Gough)

Ward 3, Toronto District School Board Trustee Pamela Gough <Pamela.Gough@tdsb.on.ca> has shared the following link: For King and Country — A project to transcribe the war memorials in Toronto schools A.J. Casson of the Group of Seven was the artist who designed the illuminated lists of Canadian soldiers (former students) displayed in schools, including in […]

Mimico 20/20 – Open House materials have now been posted online; Nov. 19, 2012 is deadline for the feedback forms

Message from Matthew Premru, City of Toronto Hello again and thanks to everyone for attending last night’s Open House at the Mimico Adult Centre.  To assist with the feedback exercise and for those of you who missed the event, the Open House information panels have now been posted under the What’s New section of our webpage: http://www.toronto.ca/planning/mimico2020.htm […]

Mississauga has chosen to avoid high-rise condominiums along the Mississauga waterfront

In recent weeks I’ve attended three community events in two cities. In each case, I attended the event toward the end, after much of it was over. Mimico 20/20 Open House, Nov. 8, 2012 I arrived as the meeting was wrapping up. The City of Toronto planning staff were welcoming and friendly, a quality that I […]

Anishinaabe First Nations in the War of 1812 (Nov. 14, 2012) ; OPSBA letter; Toronto’s new chief city planner shares views on walking to school (Dec. 5, 2012)

Heritage Toronto has informed us of an upcoming lecture on Wednesday, November 14th, at 7 p.m., titled “Anishinaabe First Nations in the War of 1812,” given by Alan Ojiig Corbiere, former Executive Director of the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation in M’Chigeng, Manitoulin Island: 1812 Corbiere Lecture Due to limited seating, please RSVP to rostep@toronto.ca *** OPSBA […]

Nov. 7, 2012: Toronto Star story regarding Mr. Christie’s Bakery

Christie’s Bakery workers devastated by job loss, will fight condo development