World Health Organization recommends that no more than 5 percent of your caloric intake – that is, 25 grams – should come from sugar

I often drive by 198 New Toronto St. in south Etobicoke where Lantic Sugar is located. The first link in the sentence above gives you a Google Street view of the location. The second link gives you an overview describing how sugar is refined. Whenever I drive by the Lantic Sugar plant, I think of […]

Report from Geoff Kettel regarding March 3, 2014 Local Appeal Body Consultation at North York Civic Centre

I’ve previously posted comments from Steve Nazar concerning a Local Appeal Body consultation that he attended on Feb. 18, 2014. I’m pleased to share with you as well the following report from Geoff Kettel: Local Appeal Body Public Consultation North York Civic Centre March 3 2014, 7pm Billed as a consultation on the establishment of […]

Confederation of Resident and Ratepayer Associations in Toronto overview regarding Development Permit System

I’m not a member of any neighbourhood association nor am I connected with CORRA. I share the following information for the interest of visitors to the Preserved Stories website. The following text is from CORRA (I have not included the attached files that accompanied the following message): Confederation of Resident and Ratepayer Associations in Toronto […]

March 18, 2014 Community Workshop regarding Lakeview (Mississauga) Waterfront

Details are available here. [Click on link in previous sentence to access the relevant link.] Briefly, the information is as follows: Inspiration Lakeview Community Workshop – Developing the Master Plan Tuesday March 18, 2014 Mississauga Seniors’ Centre (Cawthra) 1389 Cawthra Road 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm: Open House 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm: Presentation 7:30 […]

Wesley Mimico update – a second submission for the rezoning application

I’ve been following with interest the Wesley Mimico United Church redevelopment story since February 2012. From what I can gather, the heritage attributes of the Wesley Mimico United Church building, as identified by City of Toronto heritage preservation staff, will determine the narrative arc of the redevelopment. I learned about the project when I was […]

Report by Steve Nazar on Feb. 18, 2014 meeting regarding the Local Appeal Body as a possible replacement for OMB in Toronto

Toronto council sends Ontario’s Greenbelt a big birthday present – Toronto Environmental Alliance news release

The following Feb. 21, 2014 news release (aka press release) is from the Toronto Environmental Alliance: Toronto council sends Ontario’s Greenbelt a big birthday present Toronto, ON – A week before the Greenbelt turns 9, Toronto city council sent the Greenbelt a big birthday present yesterday by taking a big step towards growing Ontario’s Greenbelt […]

Made-for-Toronto Local Appeal Body – here’s a link regarding the public meetings

You can find the link, at the City of Toronto website, here. As the link notes, the remaining meetings are: York – Monday, February 24, 2014 North York – Monday, March 3, 2014 Scarborough – Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Central – Monday, March 17, 2014 East York – Monday April 7, 2014  

Revue Cinema free screening: “Public Hearing” – 9:15 pm, Feb. 27, 2014

The following text is from a CORRA email: CORRA Update REVUE CINEMA – “PUBLIC HEARING” February 20, 2014 To CORRA Members, Resident and Ratepayer Executives: Passing along a cinema event “Public Hearing” by James N. Kienitz Wilkins (2012) that may be of interest to you and your RA members. It makes its Canadian premiere in […]