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MPP Peter Milczyn Oct. 7, 2016 e-News Update – Including: “Possible Changes to OMB”
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillClick here for previous posts regarding Etobicoke-Lakeshore MPP Peter Milczyn > [The following message is from MPP Peter Milczyn’s Constituency Office. I have not posted the images that are included with the message except for a few. However, a majority of the links are included; the ones not included can be found through a browser […]
Diversity is for white people: The big lie behind a well-intended word – Oct. 26, 2015 Salon article
/2 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillAn Oct. 26, 2015 Salon article is entitled: “Diversity is for white people: The big lie behind a well-intended word: ‘Diversity’ sounds polite and hopeful. It’s how we talk when we can’t talk about race, or when whites get nervous.” The opening paragraphs read: Our country is convulsing over the issues of diversity and race. Police […]
Peopling the North American City: Montreal 1840-1900 (2011)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillIn a previous post I’ve highlighted several books from the Toronto Public Library that I’ve borrowed after viewing a 1993 documentary entitled The Rise and Fall of English Montreal (1993). Another book about Montreal history that I’ve written a recent Comment about, and that I want to highlight in a separate post, is entitled: Peopling […]
New Board of Directors at Small Arms Society features skills in archival research, event planning, cultural planning, marketing, and project management
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI’ve discussed the Small Arms Society at a recent post, and will talk about the society in more detail later in the current post. Click here to access the Facebook Page of the Small Arms Society > On a related topic, I’ve recently had the occasion to think about leadership succession and other key ingredients for […]
December 2015 newsletter from TDSB Trustee Pamela Gough
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe following newsletter is from TDSB Trustee Pamela Gough, who along with the local MPP at the time, Laurel Broten, some years ago played a key role, which is much appreciated by the local residents, in enabling the former Parkview School to remain in public hands. My own interest in local matters dates from the time […]
Sometimes, I could not get out any words at all; that was a long time ago
/1 Comment/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillFor many years, I was involved in community self-organizing on behalf of people who stutter. Years ago I formed a Toronto-based self-help group for people who stutter; our first meeting took place in September 1988 at the North York Central Library. That meeting, for which I had made plans for several months beforehand, led in […]
August 2015 Update from David Godley – Keeping Long Branch Long Branch
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe following text is from David Godley: Greetings Long Branch Residents Incremental progress is being made in stemming the destruction of Long Branch character. Please feel free to ask for clarification or additional information. Urban Design Study As noted previously, Long Branch is to be an urban design pilot study by consultants. Once completed it can […]