Please note: A more recent post is entitled: Online video of Jan. 17, 2018 Tribute to Councillor Jim Tovey at City of Mississauga Council Chambers View Statement from Credit Valley Conservation in browser Click here for previous posts about Jim Tovey > Statement from Credit Valley Conservation on the Passing of City of Mississauga and […]
Click here to access the full details > An excerpt from the above-noted message, from MPP Peter Milczyn’s Office, reads: Dear Neighbour, As we head into 2018, I would like to wish you a Happy New Year and remind you that my 4th Annual New Year’s Levee will take place this Saturday, January 20, 2018 […]
I recently told Graeme Decarie that I would put together an update based on a recent email exchange with him. The update follows below. On Jan. 9, 2018, Graeme Decarie wrote: One of my boys, Nicholas, has been studying at university in Fredericton, and will graduate this year. Today, he got accepted for a master’s […]
An early January (Jan. 4, I believe) 2018 tweet from United Way Peel @Unitedwaypeel reads: In 1980, 2% of Peel’s neighbourhoods were considered low-income. Now, 52% of Peel’s neighbourhoods are considered low-income. Learn more about income inequality in Peel Region: http://www.unitedwaypeel.org/reports/Opportunity_Equation_Update-sm.pdf I have written about income inequality at previous posts. The tweet, that I refer […]
My big project these days is learning to do the deadlift, with proper form, both with a barbell and with a hex bar. Some people can learn to do the deadlift, with proper form, at once. I am not in that category. Using a barbell, I have learned to work with both the double overhand and […]
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A Dec. 18, 2017 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Change will come slowly despite OMB reforms: Regulations put forward by Ontario on how to transition to a new planning tribunal mean hundreds of applications currently being considered by city could be appealed under old rules.” A page-6 article in the Dec. 19, 2017 print edition […]
The following message is from David Godley. Attached file: mma omb Christmas Greetings from Long Branch 1) Long Branch Urban Design Guidelines Adoption by Council scheduled for January 31st Council Meeting hopefully with improved efficacy. TLAB has authorised their eligibility as non legal evidence at hearings. 2) New Applications 80 23rd Severance previously approved by […]
Click here for previous posts about Bill 139 > Following text is from OMBReview (MMA) <CSC_OMBReview@ontario.ca> Passing of Bill 139 – the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017 Please note that on December 12, the Legislative Assembly passed the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017 which, among other matters, will replace the […]
A Dec. 5, 2017 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Mississauga is starting to think past its suburban status: From LRT construction to waterfront development, the city appears to be surpassing Toronto when it comes to vision, writes Christopher Hume.” Citizen engagement I have been written previous posts about the contrast between Mississauga and Toronto, when […]