Before I began doing such interviews in Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey), I would never have imagined how much can be learned through extensive interviews, extending over several years, with local residents. The interviews, especially as I’ve been doing more of them and have a sense of the territory that I seek to cover, […]
Warning: This blog post refers to the mayor of Toronto As well: You have likely already seen two of these videos Ken Burns is a remarkable filmmaker, who has – among other things – strongly influenced how photographs are presented in films, through application of the “Ken Burns Effect.” In the course of his career, […]
Updates: Colleen O’Marra – see Comments at the end of this post – has added details about Police Chief Smythe that I read with much interest. For additional comments about Toronto-area postwar emergency housing, click here > [End] I had the good fortune to spend a couple of hours on the morning of Dec. […]
The redevelopment of Wesley Mimico United Church has been discussed in previous posts – including in an overview of the decision making process related to the redevelopment. I’ve been following this story, at times closely, since February 2012. The repurposing of church buildings in Toronto has been the subject of extensive research in recent years. […]
[Updates related to a recent Ontario Auditor General report regarding OPG are available at the final section of this post.] I was very pleased to have the opportunity to attend the Nov. 27, 2013 information update in Mississauga regarding Inspiration Lakeview. A Nov. 27, 2013 article at Mississauga.com, entitled “Infrastructure Ontario joins Inspiration Lakeview,” […]
You can find an interesting Facebook comment regarding Love is Better Than Hate here. At the above-noted link you will encounter the following comment: Justin repeats the words of a revered Liberal and the NDP is indignant because Jack Layton used it once when he was dying. Something about that smacks of feigned indignation and […]
David Juliusson has forwarded the following message: News Release November 20, 2013 City of Toronto wins National Heritage Award The City of Toronto has received the Award of Excellence for outstanding achievement in heritage planning and policy for the City Planning Division’s Official Plan Amendment 199: “Official Plan Heritage Policies.” The award was given by […]
Colleen O’Marra writes: I’m still puzzled that permission is needed to see photos of artifacts uncovered at the 1984 Colonel Smith homestead. We have ready access to King Tut’s treasures and King Richard III’s skeleton found under a parking lot in England.What’s all the mystery about ? A picture of a piece of pottery shard […]
David Switzer writes: I have come across a well designed website for a neighbourhood oral history. http://www.harbordvillagehistory.ca/hvhistory_oralhistory_interviewlist.html Comment Wonderful to know about this! Thank you David!