The City of Toronto’s Parks and Environment Committee’s primary focus, according to the City of Toronto website, “is the natural environment, with a mandate to monitor, and make recommendations on the sustainable use of Toronto’s natural environment.” An item entitled PE17.1 Core Service Review – Revising the Timeframe to achieve the City’s Tree Canopy Goals […]
I’ve now attended two meetings of the Design, Innovation & Green working group, one of three committees involved with the planning process related to the redevelopment of the Wesley Mimico United Church in Mimico. Here’s a more recent update on the planning process. I became a member of this working group after I attended a design-related […]
You may be interested in seeing Goldhawk Live on Nov. 15, 2012 at 8:00 pm. This show will provide an overview of the Mr. Christie story. As I understand, photos from the Preserved Stories website, including a montage of photos from a Aquaview Condos video, directed by Jaan Pill and edited by Steven Toepell, will […]
In recent weeks I’ve attended three community events in two cities. In each case, I attended the event toward the end, after much of it was over. Mimico 20/20 Open House, Nov. 8, 2012 I arrived as the meeting was wrapping up. The City of Toronto planning staff were welcoming and friendly, a quality that I […]
Christie’s Bakery workers devastated by job loss, will fight condo development
Whenever I hear about a project such as Trees for Life, I attend very closely. The following information is from an October 26, 2012 Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) document (pp. 58-61), which you can access by clicking on the following link: AuthorityAgenda#08-12_October26_2012 I recently attended an all-day conference in Toronto based on the […]
Mimico 20/20 Revitalization Study — Open House: nov8_2012_open_house_notice (Click on link above to read the notice.) Thursday, November 8, 2012 Mimico Adult Centre — Gymnasium 255 Royal York Road 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Registration for this event is not required. City Planning invites you to attend an Open House to learn about the consultants’ key study […]
Anna Lafoyiannis comments as follows: When I first heard about the imminent closure of the Mr. Christie’s Bakery, I was shocked. The bakery has existed for so long and is a personal landmark of the community. I have fond memories of seeing the water tower from the GO train as I would commute to Toronto. […]