I am very pleased that at a previous post about Morison School in Montreal, which I attended in the 1950s, we now have forty comments. I am pleased about the forty comments because I see such tremendous value in the sharing of a wide range of viewpoints and reminiscences at the Preserved Stories website. In […]
In the next while, I will be posting some Long Branch Updates from David Godley; in the meantime, below is a message that he has shared by way of a recent email: March 8, 2017 message from Susan Garossino Hello Mr. Godley, Duxbury Law is retained to provide legal services to the Toronto Local Appeal Body […]
As a rule, I make it a practice to avoid posting my own input with regard to ongoing public consultations such as the Long Branch Guidelines Draft. Instead, I just send in my comments and then I forget about it. My reasoning is that my own views are neither here nor there, in the wider […]
Works by Jennifer Churchill at the Assembly Hall to April 12, 2017. This is a great exhibition of paintings by Jennifer Churchill, a Long Branch artist. Jennifer’s paintings have a sense of exuberance, along with gestural qualities, that I much enjoy. The exhibit at the Assembly Hall underlines for me that art is very much […]
I am pleased to share with you (for purposes of discussion) the following message from Brian Liberty of Long Branch: Dearest staff of Municipal Licensing and Standards, It seems the problem child at 22 James and its ugly brother to the east have been passed along to your laps now – kindly see attached. On […]
The Unearthing The Market exhibit ends March 18, 2017. The details (address, hours, etc.) are at the poster on the right. Click on the poster to enlarge it; click again to enlarge ir further. The exhibit focuses on the archaeology of the North St. Lawrence market. After the exhibit the artifacts all go back into […]
A Feb. 25, 2017 Guardian article is entitled: “The story of the week is Trump, Russia and the FBI. The rest is a distraction.” The subhead reads: “The White House reportedly tried to influence an active counter-intelligence investigation. All else, press ban included, is designed to deflect attention.” Updates A Feb. 24, 2017 CBC article […]
I am pleased to share with you the following message, which has been sent to David Godley of Long Branch, who has been seeking information regarding the Toronto Local Appeal Body: Hello Mr. Godley, Thank you for your correspondence. I have forwarded your communication to the Chair of the Toronto Local Appeal Body to review. […]
From time to time, I have asked MCHS grads, that I have been in touch with, if they would like to share some reflections about their elementary and/or high school years. I know from my own experience, in trying to write about events and experiences of years ago, that it takes a tremendous amount of […]