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The following text (and forwarded email from the City of Toronto) is from Long Branch resident David Godley, which I share for your interest: This letter and attached has been sent to the Premier, Municipal Affairs and Attorney General. Feel free to circulate, post or comment. To support send emails to to premier@ontario.ca; attorneygeneral@ontario.ca; minister.mah@ontario.ca; […]
I was interested to learn that a recent police report related to Rob Ford’s activities mentions Colonel Samuel Smith (misspelled in the report as “Colonial Samuel’s”) Park. The report notes (p. 22 in the PDF file, which is p. 51 of the original document) that the mayor fabricated a story in which he claimed to have […]
[Updates related to a recent Ontario Auditor General report regarding OPG are available at the final section of this post.] I was very pleased to have the opportunity to attend the Nov. 27, 2013 information update in Mississauga regarding Inspiration Lakeview. A Nov. 27, 2013 article at Mississauga.com, entitled “Infrastructure Ontario joins Inspiration Lakeview,” […]
I’ve recently been in touch with a walker from the ROM who’s keen to expand the walkers’ knowledge about the lost rivers and streams of Toronto. Where can a person or group find information about resources in this area? A contact at the Etobicoke Historical Society has noted that good resources include Lost Rivers http://www.lostrivers.ca/ and Toronto Field […]
In previous posts we have discussed the Sherway Trail Extension. The following update of Sept. 12, 2013 is from Councillor Peter Milczyn’s Office to David Switzer: I contacted the TRCA on your behalf, and have the following update from the Project Manager | Etobicoke & Mimico Creek Watersheds. The Councillor will be putting out a […]
Occasionally a statement can be found on the Internet erroneously indicating that the house of Colonel Samuel Smith at Forty First Street and Lake Shore Blvd. West in South Etobicoke was torn down in 1952. In fact, as Denise Harris of the Etobicoke Historical Society has recently pointed out, the Toronto Star of Feb. 19, 1955, […]
The photo discussed in a previous post appears indeed to be from the mouth of Mimico Creek. Michael Harrison includes a high resolution version of the photo (showing more detail than is available in the version of the photo, on the left, that I’ve included at the current blog post) in a chapter (p. 157) […]
I enjoy keeping track of initiatives related to bicycles. I also enjoy keeping track of information – to the extent that time permits and in the context of my limited access (something that I always keep in mind) to it – related to South Etobicoke and South Mississauga. My major focus, however, is getting up […]
The following Candidate Profile for Peter Milczyn is from the July 25, 2013 All Candidates Debate (or Discussion, if you prefer that term) in Mimico organized by the Mimico Residents Association. Peter Milczyn: Peter is the Liberal candidate. He was born and raised in South Etobicoke and currently lives in the Sunnylea neighbourhood of Etobicoke-Lakeshore […]
Following news release is from the Peter Milczyn Campaign: (Etobicoke) Since Doug Holyday’s first all-candidate’s debate where he yelled at a reporter whose story he didn’t like, the Holyday campaign has had a rough number of days: • Candidate proposed more parking spots as a solution to GTA’s transit woes. • Circulated a voting record […]