I was very pleased to receive a message earlier in August from Tim Hewlings (MCHS ’63) who mentioned: “I was able to find Mr. Saul on the Internet. Last week Bill Ott and I drove to Kingston and had lunch with him and his wife. He is 85 now and a bit frail but still […]
This is a story that has required some digging. We are hoping that Graeme Decarie, who lives in Moncton, New Brunswick, will be able to make it to the MCHS ’60s Reunion; we have arranged for him to have a driver who will drive him in style, from venue to venue, in the event that […]
Conference Room at Stay Inn On Sept. 21, 2015 we received confirmation that the Conference Room at the Stay Inn is indeed available for us starting at 7:30 pm on Friday evening, Oct. 16, 2015. At that time and location, we will have an informal getting-together of alumni and spouses who will be attending the reunion on the […]
Ratings of Current OMB Hearing Officers The following overview is from David Godley of Long Branch: On the basis of hearings in Long Branch, Toronto 1) Name; 2) Runs a Fair Hearing; 3) Comprehension of Planning; 4) Knowledge of Urban Design Carter Whitney Yes No No Hefferon […]
How to register for the MCHS ’60s Reunion and Celebration of the ’60s The reunion takes place on October 17, 2015 starting at 6:00 pm at Old Mill Toronto at 21 Old Mill Rd, Toronto (416) 236-2641. As of August 20, 2015 we have forty-six (46) people who are registered and a number of people who have […]
The following message is from David Godley: Long Branch Issues Overview August 2015 Two meetings have been held with Planning Staff recently. First with Neil Cresswell, Head of Etobicoke’s Planning Office and second with Denise Rundle who is doing a City-wide review of Committee of Adjustment processes. This is my take on the current situation. […]
I recently came across a Comment, at one of my previous posts, from Steven Lesser. Comment from Steven Lesser regarding Newsletter #16 Newsletter #16 asks: “…in the 69-70 somewhere, the whole school banded together to change one of the rule[s] in dress code. Do you remember which part of the code was being challenged?” Do […]
The following text is from David Godley: Greetings Long Branch Residents Incremental progress is being made in stemming the destruction of Long Branch character. Please feel free to ask for clarification or additional information. Urban Design Study As noted previously, Long Branch is to be an urban design pilot study by consultants. Once completed it can […]
An update from Graeme Decarie, who writes: This afternoon, as I wrote my blog on the news – and more than horrified by the day’s news – I kept thinking of a song popular back in 1963 – “Where have all the flowers gone?” You may remember it was an anti-war song – with Vietnam […]