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Map shows location of proposed Bike Skills Park at Marie Curtis Park
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA question that came up during the May 3, 2014 Jane’s Walk in Long Branch concerned the location of the proposed Bike Skills Park at Marie Curtis Park. I’ve posted the map at the end of this post. Background information about the Marie Curtis Park Bike Park proposal can be found at a City of […]
David Webster, who grew up in Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey), has a great recollection of local history dating back to the 1940s
/18 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillUpdates: Colleen O’Marra – see Comments at the end of this post – has added details about Police Chief Smythe that I read with much interest. For additional comments about Toronto-area postwar emergency housing, click here > [End] I had the good fortune to spend a couple of hours on the morning of Dec. […]
Eric Walters has published several Second World War novels for young readers
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillWith regard to the Small Arms Doors Open, I was delighted to learn recently that Eric Walters has written several books for young readers dealing with Canada’s role in the Second World War. I’ve known of Eric Walters for some time. He made one or more presentations at Munden Park Public School in Mississauga during […]
Colleen O’Marra found the Small Arms Doors Open very crowded (great turnout!)
/5 Comments/in Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillRecent message from Colleen O’Marra (I’ve corrected my spelling of her name in previous blogs): Thanks for the corrections on my name. I enlarged that wonderful 1949 aerial photo of Long Branch by the way. It really gives you a better perspective of the Colonel’s farm especially and I can pinpoint our home above LakeProm […]
Doors Open event at Small Arms on Sept. 28, 2013 will feature an estimated 3,000 attendees
/2 Comments/in Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillOn Aug. 17, 2013, I spoke with Bob Cutmore, a key organizer of the Sept. 28, 2013 Doors Open event at the historic Small Arms Ltd.building in Mississauga. Mississauga Ward 1 Councillor Jim Tovey has described the Doors Open event at an earlier blog post. Among other things, I’m looking forward to this year’s Doors Open because […]
Blurbs define us and tell us who we are
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillIt’s great to have a Twitter account and a blog, because they offer a person a way to organize her or his thinking and learn from other people. My topic concerns the nature of reality. How do we make sense of reality? We have available to us a wide range of academic, corporate, and political […]
The Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project will connect the eastern pier of the Ontario Power Generation property with new parklands
/0 Comments/in Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillIn a previous post, I described content from the first half of the July 2013 supplementary newsletter of the Lakeview Waterfront Connection Environmental Assessment project. The newsletter is laid out in a two-column format, which enhances readability. You can view the newsletter here. I had picked up a copy of the newsletter at an August […]
July 2013 newsletter features an update regarding the Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe following text is based upon a July 2013 supplementary newsletter of the Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project, which I picked up on an August 5, 2013 visit to an Information Display about the project. Community consultations I’ve followed many stories involving community consultation in recent years. One can think of a continuum. At one end […]
August 5, 2013 Lakeview Waterfront Connection Information Displays at Marie Curtis Park focused on community engagement
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI have been following the Lakeview Waterfront Connection Environmental Assessment project for some time. Many other people are more involved with the details and more knowledgeable about the project than I am. My role, as a volunteer, is primarily to offer one means, among many others, for residents to learn more about the project. Communications […]