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I support Peter Milczyn as the Liberal party candidate in Etobicoke-Lakeshore
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI support Peter Milczyn as the Liberal party candidate in Etobicoke-Lakeshore. I agree with his choice of transit infrastructure as the key issue heading to the polls next month. As he noted in May 8, 2014 news article (p. 11) in the print version of the Etobicoke Guardian: “We’ve lost so many decades of not […]
Archival aerial photo of Raimbault Creek (now a lost creek) in Cartierville – Many thanks to Peter Halliday
/0 Comments/in MCHS Stories, Newsletter/by Jaan PillI was delighted to view an archival aerial photo that Peter Halliday has let us know about, in a comment at a previous post about Raimbault Creek in Cartierville. One of the delightful features of the creek was that, at least in some sections, it was left free to meander, as contrasted to being channelized. […]
Laughters Voice Kids Camp update – Interview with Felix Skinner, age 11, on CBC’s Metro Morning Tuesday, May 6, 2014
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillUpdate You can listen to the Metro Morning interview, which took place on May 6, 2014, with Felix Skinner and his dad by clicking here. Our earlier post went as follows: The following message is from Andrew Harding, National Coordinator for the Canadian Stuttering Association: Laughters Voice Kids Camp update Hi everyone, Be sure to listen […]
Map shows location of proposed Bike Skills Park at Marie Curtis Park
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA question that came up during the May 3, 2014 Jane’s Walk in Long Branch concerned the location of the proposed Bike Skills Park at Marie Curtis Park. I’ve posted the map at the end of this post. Background information about the Marie Curtis Park Bike Park proposal can be found at a City of […]
May 4, 2014 Jane’s Walk in Long Branch focused on conversations – with many people sharing anecdotes and comments
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillOur May 4, 2014 Jane’s Walk in Long Branch went beautifully – as has been the case with each of our Jane’s Walks in this neighbourhood in South Etobicoke on the Lake Ontario shoreline starting with the first one on May 6, 2012. This year the conversational element was even more a central feature of […]
Too much sweetness: ‘All sugars aren’t the same’ – Globe and Mail, May 2, 2014
/1 Comment/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA May 2, 2014 Globe and Mail article is entitled: “Too much sweetness: ‘All sugars aren’t the same.’” Below is an excerpt from the article, which I’ve posted as an update related to previous blog posts about sugar: But it turns out that most Canadians don’t actually know what “sugar” refers to – or that […]
Join a Jane’s Walk this weekend in South Etobicoke – April 30, 2014 Etobicoke Guardian
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillAn April 30, 2014 Etobicoke Guardian article highlights the great Jane’s Walks that are taking place – rain of shine – across South Etobicoke this weekend: http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/4491684-join-a-jane-s-walk-this-weekend-in-etobicoke/ A minor correction: The log cabin at the Colonel Samuel Smith homestead site, which was built in 1797, was demolished in 1955. It ceased to be a family […]
The stream that used to run through Cartierville in Montreal was called Raimbault Creek
/8 Comments/in MCHS Stories, Newsletter/by Jaan PillTim Hewlings of Montreal has confirmed that the creek in Cartierville, that I discussed in a previous post, a post that has been widely read, and that has been described as “very evocative” – it’s great to get that kind of feedback – by a recent site visitor, was called Raimbault Creek. You can click […]
Mississauga’s Lakeview Waterfront Connection now has a draft proposal plan ready for viewing by the public
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe following information is from a recent newsletter from Councillor Mark Grimes’ Office: Mississauga Lakeview Waterfront Connection Mississauga’s Lakeview Waterfront Connection now has a draft proposal plan ready for viewing by the public. A Mississauga staff report is also attached and can be viewed online, along with the plan, at: http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/lakeviewreview [End of text from […]