Pamela Gough pledges to foster and nurture South Etobicoke businesses, and protect our employment districts

Item No. 6 in Pamela Gough’s campaign platform concerns South Etobicoke business and employment districts: Key Campaign Item No. 6: Pamela Gough will foster South Etobicoke businesses & protect our employment districts A transcript reads: “Foster South Etobicoke Businesses and protect our employment districts”: So here in South Etobicoke we do have a very large […]

Christina Myers, age 87, asks: Were the Wartime Housing residences in Ville St. Laurent (Quebec) ready to move in, in 1942?

We have in recent years had some great discussions (and photo-sharing) about emergency postwar housing in Canada at a number of posts, including at one entitled: Ville St-Laurent, Quebec: Wartime housing and architectural change, 1942-92: Article by Annmarie Adams & Pieter Sijpkes (1994) I am pleased to share with you the following message from Christina Myers, […]

Pamela Gough advocates improved public transit and investment in infrastructure, services, and green space

Pamela Gough advocates improved public transit and investment in infrastructure, services and facilities, and green space. The above-noted points are from Items 4 and 5 of her campaign platform; video clips regarding these points are available at two previous posts: Pamela Gough will prioritize public transit & fight to secure the Park Lawn GO station (Key […]

John Lancaster is a first-rate CBC journalist

I have been following John Lancaster’s news reports for many years. I also follow him on Twitter. We are most fortunate that CBC has the resources in place, to enable a journalist of John Lancaster’s calibre to go about his work, day after day, year after year. His work is of tremendous benefit, in a […]

I became a supporter of Pamela Gough in 2011, when she played a key role in ensuring that Parkview School, near the Long Branch Go station, stayed in public hands

I became a supporter of Pamela Gough in 2011, when she played a key role in ensuring that Parkview School, at 85 Forty First St. near the Long Branch Go station, stayed in public hands. In any such successful community self-organizing project, many people usually play a key role. That is the nature of such […]

In her third campaign item, Pamela Gough addresses pedestrian and cycling safety

A previous post regarding traffic safety is entitled: Pamela Gough will address pedestrian & cycling safety with traffic calming & reduced speed limits (Key Item 3 of 8) The above-noted post includes a link to a video clip, in which Pamela Gough addresses the topic at hand; a transcript of her comments, from the clip, […]

In the first two items in her campaign platform, Pamela Gough addresses neighbourhood character & creative solutions to tackle housing affordability crisis

In two previous posts, I include links to two video clips in which Pamela Gough introduces the first two key items, in her campaign platform: Key Campaign Item No. 1: Pamela Gough will fight over-height development & excessive densities Key Campaign Item No. 2: Pamela Gough highlights key housing solutions to tackle Etobicoke’s growing affordability […]

Pamela Gough first became involved in political life in the 1980s, after moving to new home in South Etobicoke

In two previous posts, I feature brief video clips in which Pamela Gough describes how she first became involved, in the 1980s, in political life: Pamela Gough describes her start in politics. She won her first election by 20 votes! Pamela Gough (Ward 3 Councillor Candidate) describes her start in politics (Part 2) Here is a […]

No. 8: Pamela Gough will be your transparent, fiscally responsible & engaged Ward 3 representative

In her final key campaign point, Pamela Gough emphasizes that she will be your transparent, fiscally responsible & engaged representative No. 8 – Be your transparent, fiscally responsible & engaged representative, always working for Etobicoke-Lakeshore I have been a strong supporter of Pamela Gough since 2011, when she played a key role in keeping Parkview […]

Key Item No. 7: Pamela Gough outlines how she will promote neighbourhood safety in the face of gun violence

In her seventh key campaign-item, Pamela Gough outlines how she will promote neighbourhood safety via community building – addressing the root causes of violence. No. 7 – Promote neighbourhood safety via community building – addressing the root causes of violence with evidence-based solutions-and enforcement Key points The key points in Pamela’s campaign platform are: (1) […]