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Question for Graeme Decarie: Can you explain the Wrong-Way Driving phenomenon in New Brunswick?
/3 Comments/in MCHS Stories, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI recently (June 6, 2015) came across a CBC article entitled: “Ont. driver says truck going wrong direction in N.B. nearly caused accident: RCMP say vehicles travelling in the wrong direction is a common problem on New Brunswick highways.” Some of the quotations include: “Vehicles travelling in the wrong direction is a common problem on New […]
Candid Camera pages at MCHS 1962-63 yearbook
/1 Comment/in MCHS Stories, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillBretheren, I say to you! Regarding the photo on the right, Graeme Decarie wrote on December 28, 2014: I’ve been going through the MCHS yearbook once a day to dredge up memories that connect names to faces. With some, like Peter McAllister and Gordon Flowers and Dianne Fagg and you, I made the connection immediately. […]
Demolition proceeds at historic Small Arms building in Mississauga
/2 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Mississauga, Newsletter/by Jaan PillA crew of volunteers from Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga completed the task in mid-April 2015. The non-load bearing walls at the south end of the Small Arms building in Mississauga have recently been demolished. A crew of volunteers from Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga completed the task in mid-April 2015. April 10, 2015 visit to Small Arms I most recently […]
The year 2015 marks the 400th anniversary of Étienne Brûlé’s expedition from Orillia to Lake Ontario in 1615
/2 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillUpdates: Please note: Next planning meeting is at 12 Division at 10:00 am on March 23, 2015. By way of other updates related to the year 1615 and thereabouts: A March 12, 2015 Slate article is entitled: “Humanity Is a Geologic Force “as Earth-Changing as a Meteorite Strike”. The article notes: “The study’s first proposed […]
Combat Stress in the 20th Century: The Commonwealth Perspective (2010)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI’ve recently borrowed many books from the Toronto Public Library about the First World War. The fact the war started 100 years ago has prompted my interest in the topic. It follows naturally that I’ve also been borrowing many books from the Toronto library dealing with the Second World War. Borrowing many books in a […]
Military history mural at Small Arms Ltd. building in Mississauga
/1 Comment/in Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI much enjoy viewing the mural, related to military history, located at Dixie Road and Lakeshore Road East in Mississauga. This is an impressive and engaging work of art, presented in what I like to characterize as an open-air art gallery. This post focuses on some of the details featured in the mural. You can click […]
Small Point-Adams Cove Photo History – January 2014
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillI’m a member of a Facebook site that deals with a photo history of Small Point-Adams Cove in Newfoundland, which I learned about from Jeff Hollett and Karen Hollett in Yellowknife. My interest is based upon what I’ve learned about Fogo Island, Newfoundland. Below for your interest are a few photos related to Small Point-Adams Cove. The […]