Following is from Built Heritage News, May 30, 2013: By Catherine Nasmith Keep Back Campus Green is a rapidly growing movement, and overjoyed at yesterday’s Toronto Preservation Board decision. In spite of a fancy report in favour of installing two new artificial turf over asphalt field hockey pitches on U of T’s Back Campus and deputations from […]
We have received information about an upcoming public meeting: When: Thursday, June 13, 2013 (6:00pm – 8:30pm) – presentation will start at 6:30PM Where: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Room 701, South Building, 222 Bremner Blvd Register online at: http://gardinerconsultation.eventbrite.com The above-noted Eventbrite link has the overview: Help Decide the Future of the Gardiner Expressway East The […]
Message from Brian Bailey of CCFEW: A survey regarding proposed amendments to Toronto’s dogs off-leash policy has just come to our attention: http://www.toronto.ca/parks/engagement/offleashpark-survey.htm The survey ends tomorrow (May 31). In part the survey is looking at a new proposal: New Designation – Proposed for Consideration 4. Courtesy Hour Parks – Designated area and hours of operation in specified […]
Pecha Kucha is a presentations format in which 20 slides are screened at the rate of 20 second per slide. I like this format because it keeps presentations brief and to the point. When I began to work on a recent Pecha Kucha presentation for a Jane’s Walk event, I calculated that I’m looking at […]
Christopher Hume of The Toronto Star has written a May 29, 2013 article about heritage preservation and the rule of law. The headline and subhead read: Wreckers of heritage building under fire at last The city might actually punish the demolishers of a building on Queen St. E., and that’s a welcome change.
Most recent update, message from Councillor Milczyn’s Office, forwarded to me on June 13, 2013: Thank you for taking the time to email Councillor Milczyn. Peter wanted me to clarify a few things for you. If you wish for me to get Peter to call you to discuss this further, please let me know. First […]
You can find the schedule here. Below is information from the Lost River web page that you can access at the link in the previous sentence. You can access the live links by going to the above-noted web page, which is part of the Toronto Green Community website. Sunday, May 19, 2013, 2 pm – Daylighting […]
The relevant document can be found here: EY23. 6 and 7 – Mimico combined.doc As the document notes, the two items in question will be addressed on June 18, 2013 by the Etobicoke York Community Council.
I am pleased to share the following message from Heather Marshall of TEA (Toronto Environmental Alliance): Hello all! Thank you very much for attending Toronto Environmental Alliance’s Meet & Greet at the New Toronto library last night! It was a packed room full of engaging and concerned local residents. From TEA’s perspective, we couldn’t have […]