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 […]

Casino proposal: All residents encouraged to fill out the online feedback form by Fri., Jan. 25, 2013

The proposed casino is a source of interest for many people, as this Jan. 9, 2013 Globe and Mail article indicates. A second Globe article describes the format for the public meetings connected with this topic. This Jan. 12, 2013 Toronto Star article describes the second consultation that’s been held. This Jan. 30, 2013 Toronto Star article highlights […]

How the spectre of the Iron Curtain haunts Eastern Europe today: Toronto Star interview with Anne Applebaum (Jan. 6, 2013)

I read with interest this Jan. 6, 2013 interview in The Toronto Star with Anne Applebaum, author of Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe. The opening up of archives and the availability of personal accounts of the postwar years in Eastern Europe is, I believe, a significant achievement. Accurate and balanced overviews based on such resources are […]

December 2012 newsletter of Built Heritage News (Catherine Nasmith)

The current newsletter of Built Heritage News can be found at this website. The newsletter includes information about the Gore Park Streetwall in Hamilton. Some highlights from the newsletter (click on the link at the top of this page to read more): Feature Stories Raise The Hammer: Hamilton – Gore Park Buildings December 5, 175th Anniversary […]

In Asylums (1961) Goffman analyzes the inner workings of total institutions

Toronto Star article highlights Eau Du Soleil development in Humber Bay Shores (Dec. 14, 2012)

Update A July 7, 2016 post is entitled: On July 12, 2016 Toronto City Council Agenda: Investigation Report Regarding Conduct of Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes [End of update]   An earlier (May 30, 2012) Toronto Star opinion article was entitled Toronto’s Western waterfront doomed. We owe thanks to David Juliusson for letting us know of […]