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This blog post describes how I developed an interest in the unfolding story involving the redevelopment of the Wesley Mimico United Church located at 2 Station Road in Mimico. I live in Long Branch, not Mimico. I’m not a member of the United Church. Yet the story of the church is of much interest to […]
Once or twice a week I send out news highlights to my email distribution list, which I set up as part of the Parkview School story, before I set up the Preserved Stories website. The news highlights, in turn, are based on my online Newsletter category. I set up the newsletter – a format that […]
Planning is now under way for at least two Jane’s Walks in Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey). As part of our advance publicity for the events, we arranged for a Jane’s Walk table at the Government and Community Services Fair on Feb. 23, 2013 at Cloverdale Mall. The event offered a great venue for […]
The following message is from Elizabeth Quance of Friends of Fort York: This message is to let you know about a special event taking place at the Fort on Saturday, February 23: the 6th annual Mad for Marmalade, Crazy for Citrus. If you live in the Greater Toronto Area and you have a passion for marmalade, you […]
The next meeting of the Long Branch Historical Society will take place at the Long Branch Library, 3500 Lake Shore Blvd. West, on Tues., Feb. 19, 2013 at 6:30 pm. At this event some of the artifacts from the Long Branch Historical Society archives will be on display. Next steps A General Meeting will follow chaired […]
This is a photo that Barry Kemp, past president of the Long Branch Historical Society, received some time ago from a resident of Long Branch. Update (June 3, 2013): Along with the photo that I received from Barry Kemp was a photocopy of the back of a post card, on which was written the […]
I’m pleased to share with you the following image of construction plans related to the Royal Canadian Legion – 101 Long Branch property at the Long Branch GO Station. The online source source for the image can be accessed here. [You can access the image and the related text at the link in the previous […]
Precautionary ‘hold and secure’ lifted at Etobicoke school Article by Cynthia Reason, Jan. 17, 2013 Etobicoke Guardian. The opening text reads as follows: A man is in custody and a precautionary ‘hold and secure’ at a south Etobicoke elementary school was lifted a little over an hour after it was put in place Thursday, after […]
Following message is from Michael Craig of Sixth Street Dear Friends of Social, Recreational and HUMAN Services in South Etobicoke, Because we love our city and south Etobicoke, we must take action collectively to convince City Council, and Councillor Grimes in particular, NOT to balance the city budget on the backs of our most vulnerable […]