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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 […]
Cottage Country years of Etobicoke Creek and Long Branch Park came to an end
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillBelow are bullet points for a brief talk I gave on June 13, 2015. I share them for your interest. I just chose a few things to focus on, during the actual talk. I didn’t much refer to my notes. The talk went well. We had a good sound system. We just showed one or […]
History of Colonel Samuel Smith
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThis post is concerned with one of the topics at the June 13, 2015 Long Branch Fest Community Storytelling Panel that will be taking place starting at 8:00 pm at the corner of Twenty Ninth Street and Lake Shore Blvd. West. Colonel Samuel Smith Below are Speaking Notes for the presentation about the History of Colonel […]
Draft Issues – May 4th Long Branch Community Meeting – Your input: Message from David Godley
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe following information is from David Godley of Long Branch. He has given me permission to post it. Today, like many days, is a busy day for me. I am stopping all of my other work for half an hour in order to post this information. Message from David Godley Greetings to those interested in […]
Jane Jacobs contributed strongly to 1960s and 1970s intellectual currents
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, MCHS Stories, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI recently came across a book, The Urban Wisdom of Jane Jacobs (2012), that positions Jane Jacobs as among the most influential thinkers who contributed to the intellectual currents of the 1960s and 1970s – “along,” as the book notes (p.2), “with Thomas Kuhn, Ian McHarg, Rachel Carson, Betty Friedan, John Rawls, to name a […]
Letter from David Godley to John Livey, Deputy City Manager, and Jennifer Keesmaat, Chief Planner, City of Toronto
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillDear John and Jennifer, Long Branch has a hearing in its historic centre. There are 8 listed buildings on the street. Two alien detached houses on 8m frontage lots are proposed. Previously Etobicoke Local Planners have used a study area to determine character. They have overlooked the “nearby massing” (density, setbacks, placement) in the OP. […]
David Godley on overdevelopment in Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey)
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI am pleased to share with you the following message from David Godley: Long Branch in 2014 Some gains and some losses in the fight to control overdevelopment but there is light on the horizon 1. Community Meeting Conserving Long Branch character is complex and difficult to follow. I was delighted to receive an […]