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‘There’s no major city like it’: Toronto’s unique ravine system under threat – Dec. 21, 2018 Guardian report

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I learned of the following article from a Jan. 10, 2018 Heritage Toronto email. The Dec. 21, 2018 Guardian article, that I learned about, is entitled: “‘There’s no major city like it’: Toronto’s unique ravine system under threat: Without urgent action against environmental degradation, the forest ravines covering 20% of the city could be reduced […]

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Fifth Stop – Long Branch Park Gazebo: May 5, 2018 “Evolution of Long Branch Park” Jane’s Walk

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From this park, looking west we can see the Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project in Mississauga, to be renamed the Jim Tovey Waterfront Connection project. The latter project involves use of landfill to extend the Lakeview waterfront some ways into Lake Ontario, with rebuilding of area wetlands proceeding at the same time. Once completed, the entire […]

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Third Stop – Heritage Tree at Park Blvd. & Long Branch Ave.: May 5, 2018 Jane’s Walk

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A May 2, 2018 Etobicoke Guardian article, highlighting a key feature of the Third Stop, is entitled: “Long Branch’s towering red oak designated a Heritage Tree: Heritage Trees are protected by one-of-a-kind bylaw in Ontario.” A ceremony was held on April 30, 2018, as the article notes, at which a 200-year-old red oak tree, at […]

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Conserving Long Branch, January 2018 – Message from esteemed citizen-activist, David Godley

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David Godley sent out the following message on Jan. 2, 2018. I am slow in posting it. I have not formatted the message. I trust you will, nonetheless, find the content of interest. Message from David Godley Happy 1439,2018,5778… 1) Long Branch Urban Design Guidelines The Long Branch Character Guidelines clarify the intent of Official […]

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Smoke Signals (1998) is adapted from a short story in The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (1994)

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I have an interest in learning about the First Nations history of Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey). The human story of the area, where I have lived for 20 years, began about 10,000 years ago when Palaeo-Indian nomadic hunters first arrived in Southern Ontario at the end of the last Ice Age. After the arrival […]

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Benefits of healthy watersheds: Impressive infographic at Watershed Checkup website

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The Watershed Checkup website outlines the Benefits of Health Watersheds. The opening paragraphs read: Our natural ecosystems are made up of forests, wetlands, water sources, plants and animals, and provide multiple goods and services that contribute to a healthy economy, environment and people. Every day, we rely on ecosystem goods and services – they connect us […]