David Godley’s travel report from Argentina

I like from time to time to share reports, articles, and viewpoints from a wide range of visitors to the Preserved stories website. Such items do not necessarily represent my own views, and do not serve as my endorsement of particular viewpoints. The following text and photos – which you can enlarge by clicking on each […]

I never met Phil Gray, author of Ghosts of Targets Past, in person but I much enjoyed getting to know him

I never met Phil Gray in person. I much enjoyed getting to know him online, and I’m pleased there are people around who knew him, and have spoken with him. Phil Gray was on the email distribution list that I use to send out updates related to this website. He enjoyed my website and quite […]

Ontario Power Authority urges residents to be wary if someone wants to inspect your furnace – March 19, 2014 Etobicoke Guardian

A Match 19, 2014 Etobicoke Guardian article is entitled: “Ontario Power Authority urges residents to be wary if someone wants to inspect your furnace.” An October 2012 blog post about door to door energy scams is among the most visited pages, according to data from Google Analytics, at the Preserved Stories website. I owe thanks to […]

Inspiration Lakeview – March 18, 2014 Community Workshop: Links to a great video and impressive slides are available here

Ossington Community Association has posted some great tweets regarding the Development Permit System

Updates I’ve received a comment that posting a series of tweets does not make for fun reading, for a site visitor. That’s a good point – I’ll find another way to communicate information related to Twitter accounts that I follow. I much appreciate comments about the contents and format of the site. I’ve also received […]

Epidemiology of Stuttering: 21st Century Advances. Journal of Fluency Disorders, June 2013

I subscribe to a ScienceDirect email newsletter entitled “Your ScienceDirect Top 25,” which keeps me up to date on recent articles related to fluency disorders as well as the 25 Top Articles Overall. The text that follows below is an abstract for an article entitled Epidemiology of Stuttering: 21st Century Advances, from the June 2013 […]

“Reset TO” – March 18, 2014 Open House and Public Meeting at Etobicoke Civic Centre. Also that day: Lakeview Waterfront Community Workshop

Text from City of Toronto website The following text, featuring information about upcoming Open Houses, is from the Reset TO page at the City of Toronto website (the page also includes a a Reset TO toolkit in PDF format): To “reset” means to begin again with the same basic principles or context while following a […]

Point of information regarding Local Appeal Body notifications

I am pleased to share the following information, from Councillor Mark Grimes’ office, in reference to a comment made in an earlier blog post concerning notifications related to the ongoing Local Appeal Body consultation meetings. The information about the LAB consultations has been on Councillor Grimes’ website since February 2014. The notifications about the Local […]

Photos from New Toronto Lawn Bowling Club at 153 Lakeshore Drive, formed in 1901

I’m very pleased to share with you two photos that I have received by email from Councillor Mark Grimes’ Office. Denise Harris of the Etobicoke Historical Society has identified the photos and shared a link where more information is available: http://www.newtorontohistorical.com/New%20Toronto%20Lawn%20Bowling.htm The club is over 110 years old. Additional information can be found here. I’m […]