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A Call for Walk Leaders + First Walkshop! (Message from Jane’s Walk Toronto)
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Jane's Walk, Newsletter, TorontoThe following is an excerpt from an email message from Jane’s Walk Toronto: “No one can find what will work for our cities by looking at…suburban garden cities, manipulating scale models, or inventing dream cities, you’ve got to get out and walk,” – Jane Jacobs, Downtown is for People (1957) We’re nearly a month away […]
Arnold’s Restaurant was a well known Long Branch landmark for many years
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, TorontoI am working, at my leisure, on a history of Long Branch. An early draft of my project can be accessed at a previous post, entitled: A History of Long Branch (Toronto) – DRAFT 4 The enthusiasm of site visitors, in response to the above-noted post, underlines for me that there is, indeed, a lot […]
Many great opportunities to compare notes & have a good time, at events bringing together young people who stutter from across Europe
/0 Comments/in Commentary, NewsletterA previous post is entitled: My Story as a Stutterer: Handout from talk at Nordic Seminar, Tallinn, Sept. 1, 2018 At the current post, I’d like to share a few notes about the international scene as it relates to the lives and experiences of people who stutter. In years past, pretty well all of my […]
How to proceed with a media interview, related to a lot-splitting/overbuilding application, if you are not experienced at this task
/0 Comments/in Committee of Adjustment, Toronto Local Appeal Body, Local Planning Appeals Tribunal, Newsletter, TorontoI’ve been involved with media interviews for over 30 years, as part of my volunteer work. I’ve appeared in local, regional, and national media interviews. I’ve helped many people prepare for such interviews, as well. By media, I refer to radio, television, and print news reports and features. How I became involved in this area is […]
I have learned much of value since 2012, when after a long planning process, I launched the Preserved Stories website
/2 Comments/in NewsletterTo an extent, the Preserved Stories serves as a communications hub, where people can share information about topics of mutual interest – including information related to committees of adjustment and local appeal boards (in the case of Toronto, I refer to the Toronto Local Appeal Body). A key concept, regarding all land-use planning issues, is […]