Almost 200 years later, a look back at The Battle of York – March 20, 2013 Torontoist

David Juliusson of Toronto has informed us of an article, related to a series of War of 1812 lectures, in the March 20, 2013 Torontoist. [Click on link in previous sentence to access the article.] The head, subhead, and introduction read as follows: First in a Series of articles about the War on the Torontoist […]

Variance request regarding 32 Ninth Street, New Toronto – Committee of Adjustment meeting is on March 28, 2013, 1:00 pm

To view the series of blog posts related to 32 Ninth Street, click on the Construction category at this website. Adrian deRooy – Derooy@pathcom.com – (416-201-0518) of Ninth Street, New Toronto and Joanne Macrae – jmacrae@eol.ca – (416 251 1700) also of Ninth Street have shared with me information about a plan to sever an existing lot at […]

8-80 Cities March 2013 e-newsletter

You can access the e-newsletter here.  

The French Forts of Toronto and the Aboriginal Festival – June 22, 2013

We owe thanks to David Juliusson (who is leading the event) for letting us know about this historical bike tour, which is posted at BikeEvents.TO. Date: Saturday, June 22, 2013 The French Forts of Toronto and Aboriginal Festival Bicycling is a unique and exciting way to view Toronto’s early history. On June 22 from 11 […]

Jan. 28, 2013 community forum outlines redevelopment plans for Wesley Mimico United Church

The most recent Wesley Mimico United Church community forum took place on Jan. 28, 2013. The church is located at 2 Station Road at the corner of Mimico Avenue and Station Road in Mimico. I became interested in the Wesley Mimico redevelopment project as a result of my involvement with the Parkview School project starting […]

New poll says two-thirds of Torontonians went down to the waterfront in past year – Toronto Star, March 15, 2013

Following  text features the opening sentences of a March 15, 2013 Toronto Star article about the Toronto waterfront. To access the full article, click on the link in the previous sentence. David Juliusson of Toronto alerted me to this article. He commented: “This shows the importance of vigilance on the Toronto waterfront. Subject: Toronto Star […]

Notice of Public Meeting – April 9, 2013, 7:00 pm – Mimico 20/20 Staff Report and Secondary Plan

Following messages is from the Mimico 20/20 Team: Hello to all Mimico 20/20 Participants, I’m pleased to advise you that the Notice of Public Meeting for the Mimico-by-the-Lake 2020 Project has been published in the newspaper, the Toronto Sun, today. The staff report and Mimico-by-the-Lake Secondary Plan are scheduled to be presented to Community Council […]

Built Heritage News – Issue No. 208 | March 12, 2013

The current issue of Built Heritage News can be found here. Click on the link in the previous sentence to access the newsletter. Among the highlights is the following text from Nathan Ng: 10. Historical Maps of Toronto: Simple, free, online access: Nathan Ng Simple, free, online access to historical maps of Toronto One of […]

City of Toronto – Museums – Events

The City of Toronto has some great information in the category of Museums – Events. [To access the information, click on the link in the previous sentence.] As well, you can sign up for an e-Newsletter from Toronto’s Historic Museums. You can access the sign-up form at the above-noted website or by clicking here. We […]

Heritage Toronto is hosting five War of 1812 Bicentennial Lectures

The following message is from Heritage Toronto: Hello, I’m please to inform you of the upcoming War of 1812 Bicentennial Lectures coming up this spring. Heritage Toronto will be hosting a series of five lectures to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of York. The first, Perceptions of 1812: Identity, Diversity, Memory will be […]