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Étienne Brûlé / First Nations event took place on Sept. 13, 2015 at 222 Riverside Drive
/0 Comments/in MCHS Stories, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillUpdates: An April 15, 2016 Globe and Mail article by Bob Rae is entitled: “Attawapiskat is not alone: Suicide crisis is national problem.” An April 23, 2016 CBC article is entitled: “West-end residents call for traffic light after fatal crash: Neighbour describes ‘mind-bogglingly horrendous bang’ as car hits building near Jane and Bloor.” A Sept. 27, […]
Cloverdale Mall and Sherway Gardens as theme park experiences: MCHS 2015 places to visit (Part 2)
/0 Comments/in MCHS 2015 Reunion, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillUpdates Just to let you know, in case you like to visit new places, a Sept. 21, 2015 Toronto Star article is entitled: Expanded Sherway Gardens opens doors Tuesday: A $550 million expansion includes 50 new stores, more parking and a new food court that can seat more than 1,000 A Sept. 23, 2015 CBC article […]
Women’s roles in Special Operations during the Second World War
/2 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillSome years ago I became interested in the history of police services in the Village of Long Branch. Long-time residents that I’ve interviewed have filled me in on this topic. I enjoy hearing and sharing stories about long-ago police officers who lived and worked in our local neighbourhoods – including one who had a blacksmith shop on […]
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 […]
Great day for planting perennials at Small Arms Building in Mississauga
/1 Comment/in Jane's Walk, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillIn recent years I’ve written several blog posts about the history dating back to the 1940s, that is connected with the Small Arms Building, located at 1352 Lakeshore Road East at the foot of Dixie Road. Click here to access Heritage Mississauga overview of Small Arms Ltd. story > Originally dedicated to the inspection of […]