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New Toronto – Then and Now – Jane’s Walk starting at 1:30 pm at Assembly Hall, Saturday, May 2, 2015
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillWe begin at the Assembly Hall at 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Drive at the foot of Kipling Ave. at Lake Shore Blvd West. We travel along the north side of Lake Shore to Fifth Street, passing the old Goodyear Plant along the way. From there we travel north to Birmingham St., stopping at the old […]
Versions One and Two of Janet’s great post at our portal to the history of Cartierville School
/1 Comment/in MCHS Stories, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillAt a previous post, we’ve shared some posts from Janet regarding Cartierville School. In order to bring attention to the post, and to have both versions of her post in one place, I’ve written the post that you are now reading. After Janet had sent her first post, she sent a second one because it […]
Bob Carswell shares a back story regarding Saraguay, Quebec as a Nature Park
/3 Comments/in MCHS 2015 Reunion, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThree Facebook Groups related to Malcolm Campbell High School feature messages about the MCHS ’60s Reunion and Celebration of the Sixties taking place in Toronto on Oct. 17, 2015, a date that is coming up very quickly. To find out about how to register for the reunion, please click here. You can find out about […]
Switching from one task to another
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillIn previous posts I’ve discussed the topic of how we learn: The research defies what we’ve been told: How We Learn (2014) and The Handbook of Language Socialization (2014) Mindfulness stands in contrast to mindlessness Memories are malleable – capable of being stretched or bent into different shapes Teaching I retired as an elementary teacher […]
We support community-driven urban planning at the City of Toronto
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillWe support community-driven urban planning at the City of Toronto. We support urban planning that accords with the Official Plan for the City of Toronto. We do not support the concept that developers are qualified to serve as de facto urban planners in neighbourhoods across the City of Toronto. There is value in community self-organizing. […]
The year 2015 marks the 400th anniversary of Étienne Brûlé’s expedition from Orillia to Lake Ontario in 1615
/2 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillUpdates: Please note: Next planning meeting is at 12 Division at 10:00 am on March 23, 2015. By way of other updates related to the year 1615 and thereabouts: A March 12, 2015 Slate article is entitled: “Humanity Is a Geologic Force “as Earth-Changing as a Meteorite Strike”. The article notes: “The study’s first proposed […]
Oct 17, 2015 (Pre-Reunion)
/by Jaan PillEarlier, we had planned to have a walk along the Humber River on Saturday, October 17, 2015 prior to the 6:00 pm start of the reunion. However, we decided that many people would be busy getting ready for the reunion, and that it would be better to stage the walk on October 17, 2015 at […]