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Fort York hopes music fests and fun events garner love of history – Toronto Star, July 14, 2014
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI enjoy visiting Fort York and learning about its history. Earlier posts about the site include, by way of example: Citizenship Ceremony at Fort York, April 26, 2013 featured sharing of thoughts about what it means to be a Canadian What can we learn about evidence-based practice when we read about Tecumseh? December 2013 Friends […]
The Pan Am Path, Humber River, and Etobicoke West
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe following message is from the Lakeshore Planning Council: “Discover the Pan Am Path” Jane’s Walk will give you a sneak peek at the newest section of the Pan Am Path, which will eventually have over 80 km of continuous trails stretching from the east to the west of Toronto. Saturday, June 21, 2014 Schedule: 10:00 am: Arrival of […]
Is there a reason to boycott fair trade coffee after reading recent research reports? For me, answer is: No
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI’ve been recently asked, as a follow-up to a recent series of posts about fair trade coffee, if I’m now boycotting this brand of coffee. The answer is: No. I continue to drink fair trade coffee. I like the taste. And I support local independent businesses, across Toronto, that have built their brand around fair […]
Brian Liberty further describes Community Garden project in New Toronto
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillIn a video from the May 4, 2014 Jane’s Walk in Long Branch, Brian Liberty elaborates on comments, made at the Jane’s Walk the previous day, concerning a Community Garden project in New Toronto. You can access the video, which is 2 minutes and 43 seconds in length, at this link: Brian Liberty further describes Community […]
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. […]
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 […]
Around where the Long Branch GO Station is now located was a thriving community in the 1950s, as Bill Rawson explains (2-minute video)
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillBefore the May 4, 2014 Jane’s Walk in Long Branch began, I went to Long Branch Furniture on Lake Shore Road West to visit Bill Rawson. I met him in the morning, before the walk, to see if he’d be at his store later in the morning, so that we could visit him, but it […]
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 […]