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Jane’s Walk and the City WalkShops – informal, interactive workshops on walking
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI’m pleased to share with you information about some great free events related to Jane’s Walk that you can access at andthecity.eventbrite.ca Connect, share, and learn The purpose of these informal, interactive workshops is to develop Jane’s Walks on eight themes that matter in Toronto. I learned about these events just recently, when I attended […]
A note concerning a federal government lawsuit involving a city hall aide
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThis post concerns a March 7, 2014 metronews.ca article entitled: “Toronto city hall aide faces federal lawsuit seeking $330,000.” That’s an engaging story. It helps a person to understand, at least to some extent, some things that might otherwise not be understood. The person in question appeared to me to have a good grasp of […]
A Meeting of the People: School Boards and Protestant Communities in Quebec, 1801-1998 (2004)
/0 Comments/in MCHS Stories, Newsletter/by Jaan PillThis post is a follow-up to an earlier post about Cartierville School. A useful reference, regarding topics in the post, is A Meeting of the People: School Boards and Protestant Communities in Quebec, 1801-1998 (2004). You can access the study online at Google Books. You can do a search for “Cartierville” at the link in the previous sentence. […]
Wesley Mimico update – a second submission for the rezoning application
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI’ve been following with interest the Wesley Mimico United Church redevelopment story since February 2012. From what I can gather, the heritage attributes of the Wesley Mimico United Church building, as identified by City of Toronto heritage preservation staff, will determine the narrative arc of the redevelopment. I learned about the project when I was […]
Supreme Court halts use of expert opinions (Feb. 20, 2014 Globe and Mail)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillAs a person with an interest in evidence-based practice, in all fields of endeavour, I was interested to read a Feb. 20, 2014 Globe and Mail article entitled: “Supreme Court halts use of expert opinions.” The opening paragraphs read: The Supreme Court of Canada has told the country’s prosecutors that expert witnesses, including police officers, […]
Revue Cinema free screening: “Public Hearing” – 9:15 pm, Feb. 27, 2014
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe following text is from a CORRA email: CORRA Update REVUE CINEMA – “PUBLIC HEARING” February 20, 2014 To CORRA Members, Resident and Ratepayer Executives: Passing along a cinema event “Public Hearing” by James N. Kienitz Wilkins (2012) that may be of interest to you and your RA members. It makes its Canadian premiere in […]
Inaugural Jean Augustine Legacy Award Dinner on Saturday February 22 at Lakeshore Commons at Humber College
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe Inaugural Jean Augustine Legacy Award Dinner will be held on Saturday February 22, 2014 at Lakeshore Commons at Humber College. The following text is based on an email from TDSB Trustee Pamela Gough: Among the many distinguished attendees is TDSB Director Donna Quan and City of Toronto Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly. The proceeds of […]