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In recent years I’ve been following with interest the QEW Improvements from Evans Avenue to Cawthra Road project. I originally learned of the project from David Juliusson of Long Branch. I’ve written several blog posts about the QEW project, including: I recently attended the Public Information Centre # 2 in connection with the QEW Improvements from […]
The following message is from Bram Zeidenberg, Co-Chair SAFE: To whom it may concern: On Thursday, June 26th Etobicoke-Lakeshore will be holding its own WorldPride affiliate festival for the whole family called Follow The Yellow Brick Road. We believe this landmark event in Etobicoke will be of great interest to your audience. Please find attached […]
This post is a follow-up to an earlier post about Cartierville School. A useful reference, regarding topics in the post, is A Meeting of the People: School Boards and Protestant Communities in Quebec, 1801-1998 (2004). You can access the study online at Google Books. You can do a search for “Cartierville” at the link in the previous sentence. […]
Below is a text of a recent news update from Councillor Grimes office (along with a link to the version accessible from your browser): To view the text, with accompanying links, in your browser, click here. eNews for November 15, 2013 ‘Tis the Season Children’s Art Show and Community Open House: presented by the Assembly Hall, […]
On 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 […]
The following Candidate Profile for Peter Milczyn is from the July 25, 2013 All Candidates Debate (or Discussion, if you prefer that term) in Mimico organized by the Mimico Residents Association. Peter Milczyn: Peter is the Liberal candidate. He was born and raised in South Etobicoke and currently lives in the Sunnylea neighbourhood of Etobicoke-Lakeshore […]
What is worth preserving? Our attitudes toward ruins and historically significant buildings and cultural landscapes have a relationship to a wider conversation about what matters. After the Second World War, destruction of heritage properties and landscapes was the norm in much of the world, a practice which in some cases continues today. Jane Jacobs among […]
I have an interest in Unionville following a visit to the town a year of two ago. I was interested to learn of its history, and what has been done to preserve heritage buildings. After that visit, I subscribed to an email newsletter from the Unionville BIA. The following information is from the newsletter. I […]
A PDF outline of Brenna Keatinge’s talk can be found here: The City and its People: Civic Engagement Strategies for Residents I am pleased to share the following report from David Switzer of Long Branch: On April 18th, 2013 I attended a lecture at the Munk Centre Entitled “The City and Its People: Civic Engagement […]
The story of the Asbury and West United Church redevelopment appears very straightforward to me. I can readily follow the story because I lived on Saranac Blvd. from 1983 until 1991 and know the area well. The church is at the southwest corner of Saranac Blvd. and Bathurst Street. A Google Map of the area […]