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The following message is from Councillor Mark Grimes’ Office: Just a reminder that this weekend is the 10th annual Lakeshore Mardi Gras! Singles, couples and families will enjoy the refreshing open-air ambience of the Lakeshore Mardi Gras in a natural park setting in the heart of the beautiful Lakeshore community. Taking place over a four-day […]
Update: A July 19, 2013 Globe and Mail article highlights photos from the July 19, 2013. [End of update] Mammatus clouds are described as “pouch-like cloud structures and a rare example of clouds in sinking air” (see link at the beginning of this sentence). I learned about them at Twitter when many people were posting […]
The following information is from the Peter Milczyn Campaign website: Etobicoke-Lakeshore Advance Poll Information Can’t be here to vote for Peter on August 1st? Vote at the Advance Polls or the Returning Office! From now until Election Day. ADVANCE POLLS NOTE: Please see dates of each of the Advance Poll locations Returning Office 3299 […]
Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey) has many characteristics. The characterization depends upon the observer. I much appreciate a recent message from Colleen O’Marra (see below), which has given rise to this blog post. My friend Sid Olvet of Oakville has remarked that each person who encounters Long Branch encounters it according to the era, […]
Following message is from CCFEW: The final bird walk of the season will be this Saturday, June 15th 9:00am – 11:00am at Colonel Samuel Smith Park. Leader: Glenn Coady Meet in the South parking lot (where the road ends). MAP On our June walk, we will expect to see mainly summer resident species including many that breed in […]
I have attended field trips at Colonel Samuel Smith Park for Grade 4 students organized by Humber Arboretum in 2012 and 2013. I am very highly impressed with, and inspired by, the work that Humber Arboretum is doing. The field trips, in my experience, provide a tremendously valuable form of outdoor education for elementary school […]
As I’ve discussed in previous posts, relatively little is known about Colonel Samuel Smith of Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey) as a historical personality. There hasn’t been much of a mythology built around him. Consequently, our attention isn’t taken up with Colonel Samuel as a brand. He doesn’t have a brand, as many of […]
Pecha Kucha is a presentations format in which 20 slides are screened at the rate of 20 second per slide. I like this format because it keeps presentations brief and to the point. When I began to work on a recent Pecha Kucha presentation for a Jane’s Walk event, I calculated that I’m looking at […]
For a May 23, 2013 Toronto Star guide to May 25 & 26 Open Door events click here. As the guide notes, many great events are taking place across Toronto this weekend! Click on the images on this page to enlarge them. Click again to enlarge them further. Use the ‘Back’ button on your browser […]
The Gems of the Lakeshore is a project that I strongly support. The Gems of the Lakeshore celebration for 2013 takes place on Monday, May 13, 2013 at 8:00 pm at the Assembly Hall located at 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive. The public is cordially invited to attend this event. As noted in a […]