City of Toronto Update on Last Night’s Storm – Councillor Peter Milczyn

City of Toronto Update on Last Night’s Storm   As you are aware, the City of Toronto experienced significant impacts as a result of this last evening’s intense rainfall and subsequent power outage. Rainfall amounts over 90 mm have been reported in parts of the Greater Toronto Area so far.  Toronto Hydro reported that approximately 300,000 people […]

Peter Milczyn: Directing Toronto city engineers to a washed out bridge in the area morning of July 9, 2013

Following photo is from a Tweet from @petermilczyn The message, dated July 9, 2013 reads: @petermilczyn Directing Toronto city engineers to a washed out bridge in the area this am. #Elakeshore pic.twitter.com/IteCN7FWQT  

Charles Sousa reports a great day canvassing with Peter Milczyn

Charles Sousa: @PeterMilczyn volunteer team is well organized & energized. Thank you Peter for adding a positive voice to #onpoli

Deer Park United Church redevelopment is a classic illustration of the conversion of a designated heritage building

Peter Milczyn – Etobicoke-Lakeshore Campaign Kick-Off BBQ!

I much enjoyed the Etobicoke-Lakeshore Campaign Kick-Off BBQ at Peter Milczyn’s Campaign Headquarters. You can access Peter Milczyn’s campaign website here. You can request a lawn sign here. Alternatively, you can request a lawn sign by calling 647-748-8683. I’m serving as a volunteer in Peter Milczyn’s by-election campaign. My support is in continuation of my support for […]

The Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada

The document can be accessed at a website which outlines its key features. The website notes that The Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada is the first-ever pan-Canadian benchmark for heritage conservation practice in this country. It offers results-oriented guidance for sound decision-making when planning for, intervening on and using historic […]

You can request a lawn sign for Peter Milczyn’s campaign by calling 647-748-8683

Because Laurel Broten, among her many other contributions to the well being of our communities, played a key role in keeping Parkview School in public hands, as explained at this website, I served as a volunteer in her previous campaign and am serving as a volunteer in Peter Milczyn’s campaign. I’ve also discussed Laurel Broten’s […]

Fife and Drum newsletter from Friends of Fort York – June 2013

I much enjoy reading news from or about Fort York. Below is a link to the June 2013 Fife and Drum newsletter, published by Friends of Fort York: fife-and-drum-june-2013 The lead article features Laura Secord. I much enjoyed a heritage walk some time ago, organized in association with Fort York, where participants traced the path […]

Table 2 from Hackworth and Gullikson (2013) describes three Toronto church conversion categories

A previous post is devoted to Table 1 from a paper by Hackworth and Gullikson (2013) about church conversions in Toronto. Table 2 from the paper (see below) presents 33 church conversions in terms of three categories. A fourth category involves no change. That is, the site of a church remains religious in form and […]

Thirty three church conversions in Toronto – Table 1 from Hackworth and Gullikson (2013)

Update A June 4, 2018 CBC article is entitled: “This pastor closed his church: Graham Singh is saving a Montreal church by first closing the doors, then opening them wider than ever.” [End]   In a previous post, I have summarized a paper by Hackworth and Gullikson (2013) regarding church conversions in Toronto. Below is […]