Looking Back on the Lake Shore: Presentations on preservation of local history resources: Thurs., Nov. 2, 2017, 7:00 to 9:00 pm. at The Assembly Hall

The purpose of the current post is to bring attention to a message of Oct. 20, 2017 from Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes’ Office: Click here to access Ward 6 Councillor’s Message entitled: Looking Back on the Lakeshore > The text of the message (which I for one think is important) reads: Dear Neighbour, Right […]

Hansard transcript of Oct. 17, 2017 hearing at Queen’s Park regarding OMB Reform is now available

The Hansard transcript of the Bill 139 (OMB Reform) hearing at Queen’s Park on Oct. 17, 2017 hearing is now available. A transcript of the hearing on the same legislative topic, held the previous day on Oct. 16, is also available. By way of introducing the contents of the Oct. 17 hearing, which I attended in person, I’ve […]

Oct. 26, 2017 issue of Built Heritage News is now available

Click here to access the Oct. 26, 2017 edition of Built Heritage News >  

New exhibit at Toronto Archives celebrates life in the suburbs: Etobicoke Guardian, Sept. 26, 2017

A Sept. 26, 2017 Etobicoke Guardian article is entitled: “New exhibit at Toronto Archives celebrates life in the suburbs: ‘Wide Open World’ photo exhibition runs through August 2018.” The article reads: A new photo exhibit illustrating life in Toronto’s postwar suburbs is now open to the public. The Toronto Archives’ Wide Open World: A Celebration […]

Term limits would be tremendously helpful for Public School Boards and Municipal Councils

I’m a strong believer in leadership succession. I’m a firm believer in growth and renewal, in any line of work, in any endeavour that one can think of. I’ve been thinking about that when reading an Oct. 23, 2017 Toronto Star article, entitled: “Why you won’t see my name on the ballot one year from now: […]

Long Branch Neighbourhood Association AGM approves Bylaws and elects a slate of Board candidates

Update: A recent post is entitled: New Long Branch Neighbourhood Association aims to enhance community: Nov. 14, 2017 Etobicoke Guardian article [End]   The Long Branch Neighbourhood Association AGM, which took place on Oct. 23, 2017 at the Long Branch Legion, went smoothly, and quickly. Etobicoke-Lakeshore MPP Peter Milczyn, who is also the Minister Responsible for […]

Oakville mayor, Mississauga deputy city solicitor, and former Toronto chief planner speak out at Oct. 17, 2017 OMB Review hearing

Update A recent post is entitled: Hansard transcript of Oct. 17, 2017 hearing at Queen’s Park regarding OMB Reform is now available [End]   I was very pleased to have the opportunity to attend a committee hearing at Queen’s Park on Oct. 17, 2017 regarding the Provincial government’s proposed OMB Reform legislation. I have sent in my own […]

I strongly support the striking Ontario college teachers; short-term faculty hiring is a bad-news trend

An Oct. 22, 2017 CBC article is entitled: “Ontario college strike spotlights ‘new norm’ of precarious labour in academia: Hiring short-term contract faculty in colleges and universities is a growing and worrisome trend, critics say.” A related bad-news trend, concerning which I’ve heard from several college and university teachers over the years, is the drive […]

Hansard transcript of Oct. 16, 2017 Bill 139 committee hearing at Queen’s Park regarding Bill 139 (proposed OMB Reform legislation)

You can access the transcript here: Committee Documents: Standing Committee on Social Policy – 2017-Oct-16 – Bill 139, Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017 Previous posts about OMB and Bill 139 Click here for previous posts about Bill 139 > Click here for previous posts about the OMB >  

Richview CI News – Richview’s Lost Bell Found

The following message is from Richview CI News: Kudo’s to Trustee Glover for making it all happen! Trustee Glover and an Etobicoke historian teamed up to solve the mystery of the missing Richview school bell. Sometime in the last 30 years, this bell went missing, but it has now been found. We look forward to […]