A Dec. 14, 2015 Guardian article is entitled: “An insider’s cultural guide to Tartu: Estonia’s intellectual heart: Film buffs, jazz and post-soviet femininity are top of the agenda in the country’s second largest city.” Click here to access BBC Estonia country profile > A Jan. 8, 2017 Estonian World article is entitled: “The UN classifies […]
I’ve recently been reading After ’08: Social Policy and the Global Financial Crisis (2015). A blurb for the book reads: “The global financial crisis of 2007-8 shook the economic foundations of nations, collapsed large financial institutions, and wiped out the livelihoods of millions of people. The crisis also marked a turning point for social policy, […]
Over the past four years, Mike James and I led many Jane’s Walks in Long Branch (Toronto) and elsewhere. You can access the Jane’s Walk message here > Mike and I are retired from the leading of walks, but we are keen to help other people to organize their walks, as we did last year. Contact […]
A previous post refers to Marlborough golf club in Montreal: “I have to say that my caddy days led me to detest golf,” Graeme Decarie comments The above-noted post refers, in turn, to a post that is entitled: Additional comments from Graeme Decarie – regarding Saraguay, Cartierville School, and Marlborough golf club I’m pleased to […]
Below are some recent comments at a post entitled: Additional comments from Graeme Decarie – regarding Saraguay, Cartierville School, and Marlborough golf club I’ve posted the two most recent comments, as a way of bringing attention to them. Donald Lortie comments: I caddied at Marlborough in the early 60’s – I remember the Lawrence Brothers […]
The following newsletter is from TDSB Trustee Pamela Gough, who along with the local MPP at the time, Laurel Broten, some years ago played a key role, which is much appreciated by the local residents, in enabling the former Parkview School to remain in public hands. My own interest in local matters dates from the time […]
In the photo (click on photo to enlarge it): Left to right, Peter Mearns (MCHS 1964), Lynn (Hennebury) Legge (MCHS 1964), Gina (Davis) Cayer (MCHS 1967), and Scott Munro (MCHS 1963). I’m pleased to share this photo, which I took in preparation for a group photo including the above-noted four alumni as well as Jaan […]
I have discussed the Nov. 30, 2015 meeting elsewhere; you can find previous posts by doing a search, using the internal search engine at this website, for “Long Branch Neighbourhood Association.” Some key points Some key points from the Nov. 30, 2015 meeting: Purpose of meeting The meeting had the purpose of determining the level of […]
Dec. 7 meeting will focus on the next steps for the Association Quite a large group of residents, at a public meeting at Humber College on Nov. 30, 2015, indicated they plan to attend the Dec. 7, 2015 meeting at Humber College – Lakeshore Campus where the focus will be on the next steps in […]
Updates: A Dec. 7, 2015 CBC Metro Morning interview with Barbara Hall can be accessed here > An Oct. 17, 2016 CBC article is entitled: “Vancouver School Board fired by B.C. education minister: Education Minister Mike Bernier has fired all 9 elected Vancouver School Board trustees.” A Dec. 6, 2016 Toronto Star article is entitled: “College […]