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Below are some of my recent Twitter posts or retweets at @jaanpill related to Long Branch and Mimco: Wesley Mimico June 24, 2013 community update June 24, 2013, 7:30 pm community update re: Wesley Mimico United Church http://shar.es/xKNCh via @sharethis Laurel Broten resigns as Etobicoke-Lakeshore MPP as of July 2, 2013 Resignation announcement: Laurel Broten MPP […]
In their article about church reconversions in Toronto, Jason Hackwork and Erin Gullikson (2013) describe the Bethel Green Seniors Residence as a church conversion involving mixed function and form. In such a form of church redevelopment, a building is constructed around all of part of a congregation’s initial place of worship, and a new church, or […]
The most recent Wesley Mimico United Church community forum took place on April 8, 2013. The next one is on June 24, 2013. Background about the Wesley Mimico redevelopment project – and related topics, of which there are many – can be found at the Wesley Mimico United Church Category. The April 8 report is […]
A May 25, 2013 article by Randy Boswell of Postmedia News, which David Juliusson has informed me about, begins with the following opening paragraphs: A huge cache of Canadian history, stored for 200 years in three wooden chests held at a British estate, is set to be auctioned next month in London — a possible […]
The title and opening paragraphs of a May 18, 2013 Globe and Mail article by Eric Veilette about the value of historical societies read as follows: Remembering Toronto’s history, with the help of the web The building at the west-end intersection of Dupont, Dundas and Annette streets was the site of an 1837 stagecoach robbery […]
Following message, which I strong support as a Toronto resident, is from Geoff Kettel (whose work on behalf of the Toronto community I have known about for some time) & Peter Baker: FoNTRA Others: On April 29, the following letter (also attached as a pdf file) was sent to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and […]
I learned of the severance proposal for 33 Forty First Street just recently. Hearing Date: Thursday, April 25 , 2013 1:00 p.m. Council Chambers – 399 The West Mall, Etobicoke Civic Centre I’ve been focused upon other projects including the upcoming Long Branch Jane’s Walk on May 4 and May 5, 2013, starting on each […]
I’ve noted in a previous blog post that there’s a subtle difference in the colour of the brick exteriors of Wesley Mimico United Church, depending on which part of the building you happen to be looking at. The original building was built starting in 1922. It was, as I understand, completed around 1924. Construction on […]