A July 28, 2016 London Review of Books article by John Lanchester is entitled: “Bexit Blues.” The opening paragraphs read: The ‘Overton window’ is a term from political science meaning the acceptable range of political thought in a culture at a given moment. It was the creation of Joseph Overton, a think-tank intellectual based in Michigan, […]
A July 23, 2016 CBC article, which I found very inspiring, is entitled: “Strangers on a train: GO riders unite to help Syrian family get to their destination.” The subhead reads: “Some 50 people came together to ‘do the right thing’ “. The opening paragraphs read: When Valerie Taylor spotted a family of newcomers looking […]
In recent years I’ve written extensively about world military history, a project that began with an interest in the history of police services in the Toronto neighbourhood were I live. Click here for previous posts about world military history > Given my interest in military history, I found a July 21, 2016 Brookings article, entitled […]
A July 18, 2016 Metro News article is entitled: ” ‘You can’t just blame pedestrians and cyclists:’ Safety advocates call for meeting with Toronto police.” The subhead reads: A coalition of cyclist and pedestrian advocates have written a letter to police asking for a meeting to discuss how fatal collisions are reported. The opening paragraphs read: […]
A May 17, 2016 Curbed article, which I read with much interest, is entitled: “Tiffany Chu: The Designer Transforming Transit Planning Through Tech: With the creation of her program Remix, Chu changes the game for transit planners” The opening paragraphs read: Roughly two years ago, San Francisco-based designer Tiffany Chu lived through the dream scenario for […]
We have had an inquiry from Sue Baker regarding Gordon Eckersley. If you know anything about where Gordon Eckersley is these days, please contact me through this website. Sue Baker: I won’t be able to contribute to any of your stories but I hope you are able to assist me (a little selfish). In 1958, after […]
A July 17, 2016 Mississauga News article is entitled: “Peel paramedics issue warning after young cyclists badly injured in Mississauga crashes this weekend.” The opening paragraphs read: Two teenaged boys are in hospital with serious injuries this weekend after separate crashes in north and south Mississauga while they were riding their bicycles. The most recent […]
The first photo on the right is from a post entitled: Conserving Long Branch – July 2016 Update from David Godley The second photo is from a post entitled: How to prepare a 5-minute presentation to the Committee of Adjustment. You may note that in the first photo, the image of the front elevations representing […]
A previous post is entitled: Conserving Long Branch – July 2016 Update from David Godley A July 4, 2016 email July 2016 Update Addendum from David Godley <mhairig@pathcom.com> concerns 9 Meaford Avenue. David Godley refers to an exchange of emails that, David notes, “confirms the Planning Department’s position.” “The main recommendation to defer for community consultation is […]
[The following update is from David Godley. David sent it out to his email list on July 2, 2016 but I have been slow in posting it to my website. This is volunteer work and my slowness comes with the territory.] Message from David Godley: * Formal Review of Ontario Municipal Board (Links below and […]