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M4 Sherman Tank draws crowds at Sept. 28, 2013 Small Arms Doors Open event in Mississauga
/0 Comments/in Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillUpdates An update to this post can be found here: Colleen O’Mara found the Small Arms Doors Open very crowded (great turnout!) Some time after the event I learned that the popular children’s author Eric Walters has written several novels related to history – some dealing with the Second World War – of interest to […]
The 1889 Mimico Creek photo is from the forested confluence of Bonar and Mimico Creeks
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe 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) […]
Blurbs define us and tell us who we are
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillIt’s great to have a Twitter account and a blog, because they offer a person a way to organize her or his thinking and learn from other people. My topic concerns the nature of reality. How do we make sense of reality? We have available to us a wide range of academic, corporate, and political […]
Marie Curtis Park – Bike Skills Park – September 11, 2013 Public Information Meeting
/4 Comments/in Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillInformation about the proposed Bike Skills Park is available here. The text from the latter Canadian Cycling Magazine site reads as follows: City officials are looking for input on the design of a new bike park in the southwest corner of Toronto. Marie Curtis Park is located at the mouth of Etobicoke Creek, where the […]
Message of July 26, 2013 regarding Information Displays related to Marie Curtis Park (including the Sand Beach topic)
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe following message of July 26, 2013 is from Michael Charendoff, Coordinator, Watershed Projects, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority: [It’s taken me until July 30 to post it as I am on a Summer Schedule in my volunteer work at the Preserved Stories website.] Message from Michael Charendoff: Good afternoon, The Region of Peel and […]
Along the Shore: Book Excerpt – Toronto Star, July 19, 2013
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe headline and subhead for a July 19, 2013 Toronto Star excerpt from Along the Shore (2013) reads as follows: Along the Shore: Book Excerpt In Along the Shore, Rediscovering Toronto’s Waterfront Heritage, M. Jane Fairburn explores the area’s history. The following is an edited excerpt. You can access the excerpt here. This is an […]
Fife and Drum newsletter from Friends of Fort York – June 2013
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI much enjoy reading news from or about Fort York. Below is a link to the June 2013 Fife and Drum newsletter, published by Friends of Fort York: fife-and-drum-june-2013 The lead article features Laura Secord. I much enjoyed a heritage walk some time ago, organized in association with Fort York, where participants traced the path […]
Update regarding 28 Daisy Avenue: Notice of passing of bylaw
/2 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillPrevious posts have discussed 28 Daisy Avenue. You can find them by clicking on the link at the previous sentence, or through a Google search for “28 Daisy Avenue Preserved Stories.” I especially like the information that there was a time in the 1910s and later where you could see clear to Lake Ontario from […]
June 7, 2013 update – Councillor Mark Grimes’ Office
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillThe following June 7, 2013 message is from Councillor Grimes’ Office: Please find the full eNewsletter attached as a .pdf June 7, 2013 Humber Bay Shores Farmers Market Last Saturday, June 1st, marked the first day of the Humber Bay Shores farmers market in Humber Bay Park West. Several hundred local residents came out to […]