I would like to follow up on a recent post at the Long Branch Neighbourhood Watch Facebook group. At the above-noted Facebook group, I have described instances where plants at the back, front, and sides of a house on the west side of Long Branch Avenue – between Dominion Road and Muskoka Avenue – have been […]
The Watershed Checkup website outlines the Benefits of Health Watersheds. The opening paragraphs read: Our natural ecosystems are made up of forests, wetlands, water sources, plants and animals, and provide multiple goods and services that contribute to a healthy economy, environment and people. Every day, we rely on ecosystem goods and services – they connect us […]
A previous post is entitled: Archeologists dig in south Mississauga before QEW Credit River Bridge twinning – May 13, 2016 Mississauga News article The Comments conversation at the above-noted post reads: Wally Russell: Thank you for this article. This was our Family home, built by my Father,John Russell around 1948-1949. Jaan Pill: That’s a beautiful house. […]
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 […]