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] Peter Riedel has shared the following comments: Surprise, surprise, surprise. Within hours of the announcement of the closing of the Mr. Christie plant talk of […]
I enjoyed working with Mike James on several Jane’s Walks in May 2012. He’s a great person to work with. He grew up in New Toronto and now lives in Brampton, in the older, historic part of Brampton. He has shared a comment with us regarding Mr. Christie’s. Comment from Mike James The closing of Christie’s really floored […]
We welcome your comments concerning Mr. Christie’s closing. Early on, we received this comment from an area resident: “I just heard that the Mr. Christie factory will be closing. It’s a loss of 550 jobs and will be replaced by condos. I think this is a huge huge concern for the area.” David Juliusson (please see […]
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] I learned about the closing of the Mr. Christie’s Bakery when I read an email message from a person who’s on the email distribution list […]
The following overview, related to the reconstruction project outlined in a previous blog post, is from the following October 12, 2012 TRCA (Toronto and Region Conservation Authority) document (click on the link below to open it): ExecutiveCommitteeAgenda#08-12_October12_2012 City of Toronto [Etobicoke York Community Council Area] EX10.40 CITY OF TORONTO To construct, reconstruct, erect or place […]
A previous blog post referred to energy scammers. By way of a follow-up on this item, I’m pleased to share with you the text of a news release from the Ontario Energy Board regarding energy scams: OEB_news_release_campaign_2012.08.13 We owe thanks to Phil Gray for bringing this topic, and this news release, to our attention. News […]
I was delighted to read a recent article celebrating the work of the West Toronto Junction Historical Society (WTJHS). The society recently received two Toronto Heritage awards. The article, Lisa Rainford in the Bloor West Villager for October 26, 2012, concludes with the following information about the society: “WTJHS meetings take place on the first Thursday […]
The Mimico Heritage Study, part of the Mimico 20/20 planning process, has been posted to the City of Toronto website: final_cultural_heritage_resource_assessment Click on the link above to access the PDF file. It makes for great reading. You may also wish to have a look at this TOBuilt list of 116 buildings that are described as older […]
We are pleased to share with you this message from the office of Etobicoke-Lakeshore MPP Laurel Broten: “The announcement, by MPP Laurel Broten, of the Province of Ontario’s $44 million investment in upgrades and improvements to Mimico GO Station, took place at Mimico GO this Tuesday, October 9th, at 2:00 pm. “Laurel was accompanied by […]