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Colonel Samuel Smith owned a lot of land but was not a wealthy man
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillAt the same event as mentioned at a previous post, I also spoke briefly on June 13, 2015, about Colonel Samuel Smith, with the following Speaking Notes as a guide. I highlighted a few points, and left out the rest. I enjoy organizing such talk, working in coordination with other people. The event was the […]
Long Branch Fest Community Storytelling Panel – 8:00 pm, June 13, 2015, corner Twenty Ninth and Lake Shore
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillLong Branch Fest Community Storytelling Panel June 13, 2015 8pm onward Music will be provided by Hayley Ryerson and Anthony Savidge between talks. Currently finishing her Bachelor of Music at Humber College, Hayley Ryerson is a fiddler and violinist who lives in Etobicoke. Her home studio, One Tune At A Time, is now accepting students […]
Significance of the late 1880s for New Toronto and the First Nations of western Canada
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillIn a previous post, I’ve noted that by July 1, 1895, a radial railway extended all the way from Toronto to Etobicoke Creek in what is now south Etobicoke. The arrival of the railway had a significant impact on the population growth of Long Branch, New Toronto, and Mimico. The human story of the area began about 10,000 […]
How much arsenic is in your rice? Consumer Reports’ new data and guidelines.
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA November 2014 Consumer Reports article is entitled: “How much arsenic is in your rice? Consumer Reports’ new data and guidelines are important for everyone but especially for gluten avoiders.” An excerpt from the article reads: Nicer rices Our latest tests determined that the inorganic arsenic content of rice varies greatly depending on the type […]
George Takach is the candidate who can win back Etobicoke-Lakeshore for the Liberals in 2015
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillYou can access a Nov. 26, 2014 message from George Takach here. Below is a text of a Nov. 26, 2014 message from George Takach: Have our elections been reduced to little more than popularity contests – filled with sound bites, attack ads and slogans? Or, do issues and big ideas still matter when you […]
Mindfulness stands in contrast to mindlessness
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillAn Oct. 22, 2014 New York Times article is entitled: “What if age is nothing but a mind-set?” The article describes an experiment in which a group of subjects in their senior years, who had graduated from high school many decades earlier, were provided an intensive array of sensory cues – such as music from the 1950s, […]