The 2013 YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard) Festival will be held on Sat., Feb. 16, 2013

The following information is from the YIMBY website (I’ve changed All Caps headings to Title Case headings):   Yes In My Back Yard Festival Saturday, February 16, 2013, 11 am–4 pm Toronto Reference Library Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, 2nd Floor 789 Yonge, Toronto, Ontario info@yimbytoronto.org DIRECTIONS On February 16th, say “Yes In My Back […]

8-80 Cities January 2013 E-Newsletter

The following message is from the 8-80 Cities communications team; 8-80 Cities is an organization that I learned about from David Switzer of Long Branch. Text of message from 8-80 Cities: Thank you for your interest in 8-80 Cities. We are very happy that you have signed up to get our monthly E-Newsletter. Please do […]

Mad for Citrus – special event taking place at Fort York on Sat., Feb. 23, 2013

The following message is from Elizabeth Quance of Friends of Fort York: This message is to let you know about a special event taking place at the Fort on Saturday, February 23:  the 6th annual Mad for Marmalade, Crazy for Citrus. If you live in the Greater Toronto Area and you have a passion for marmalade, you […]

Discover Black History in Toronto – Sat., Feb. 9, 2013 bus tour

The following message is from Rachel Ostep of Heritage Toronto: Black History in Toronto Heritage Toronto, in partnership with the OBHS and BAND (Black Artists Network in Dialogue) will be hosting a Bus Tour: Discover Black History in Toronto this coming weekend! Join us on February 9 for an exciting bus tour highlighting exploring where people of African descent […]

The Etobicoke-South Cycling Committee meets Feb. 7, 2013 at 7:00 pm

The Etobicoke-South Cycling Committee will be holding a meeting: Thursday, February 7th, from 7 to 9 PM. Location: LAMP Community Health Centre 185 Fifth Street, On the Birmingham Bike Lane Toronto, ON See map: Google Maps GUEST: Paul Baines is the founder of GreatLakesCommonsMap, dedicated to raising awareness about environmental issues in the Great Lakes biosphere.  

History of Regent Park

Information related to building of Etobicoke Creek Trail in area of QEW bridge

From time to time there’s been discussion, at this website and elsewhere, regarding the extension of the trail that currently runs along Etobicoke Creek from Marie Curtis Park to the QEW bridge near Sherway Gardens. Message from Peter Milczyn’s Office Councillor Peter Milczyn’s Office on Jan. 23, 2013 sent an email regarding this topic. The […]

Role dispossession, occasioned by plagiarism

Update A Dec. 6, 2016 Toronto Star article is entitled: “College of teachers finds Chris Spence guilty of professional misconduct: Former TDSB education director, accused of plagiarism, will now face penalty hearing.” [end]   Definitions According to the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second edition, to plagiarize is 1 to take and use (the thoughts, writings, inventions, etc. […]

Profile of former City of Toronto budget chief – The Grid (Jan. 16, 2013)

The Grid (Jan. 16, 2013) published a profile of the former City of Toronto budget chief. The opening text went as follows: The most stressed-out man in Toronto His mission was to deliver on the Ford fiscal promise. But ever since he assumed the thankless task, controversial city budget chief Mike Del Grande has been, […]

Ontario, TDSB point fingers at each other over trade workers’ contract (Globe article)

In the interests of sharing a wide range of viewpoints, I’m pleased to share this article in the Jan. 7, 2013 Globe and Mail. The opening sentence in the above-noted Glove and Mail article (accessible via link in previous sentence) reads: “The Ontario government and the Toronto District School Board are locked in a dispute […]