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Pamela Gough first became involved in political life in the 1980s, after moving to new home in South Etobicoke
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillIn two previous posts, I feature brief video clips in which Pamela Gough describes how she first became involved, in the 1980s, in political life: Pamela Gough describes her start in politics. She won her first election by 20 votes! Pamela Gough (Ward 3 Councillor Candidate) describes her start in politics (Part 2) Here is a […]
Update from Graeme Decarie, retired MCHS and Concordia history teacher: Three children in school, one at McGill, two at Concordia
/3 Comments/in Commentary, MCHS Stories, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI recently told Graeme Decarie that I would put together an update based on a recent email exchange with him. The update follows below. On Jan. 9, 2018, Graeme Decarie wrote: One of my boys, Nicholas, has been studying at university in Fredericton, and will graduate this year. Today, he got accepted for a master’s […]
Richard J. Evans’s trilogy and related 2015 text offers a valuable historical overview of Nazi Germany
/0 Comments/in Language usage, Newsletter/by Jaan PillRichard J. Evans’s Nazi Germany trilogy along with The Third Reich in History and Memory (2015) is strongly evidence-based, and is presented within a framework that is well-reasoned and well-informed by the available historiography. A Jan. 4, 2016 review by Christopher E. Mauriello, Salem State University, of The Third Reich in History and Memory (2015), […]
Hansard excerpt (3): TRCA presentation at Oct. 17, 2017 OMB Reform hearing
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThis post features an excerpt from the Hansard transcript of the Oct. 17, 2017 hearing at Queen’s Park regarding Bill 139. My notes of the above-noted hearing are featured at a previous post entitled: Oakville mayor, Mississauga deputy city solicitor, and former Toronto chief planner speak out at Oct. 17, 2017 OMB Review hearing In the […]
Upcoming events at Lambton House
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillAttached files: Slow Trains Still 3 Nov 17 John Beram Heritage Talk WWI 9 Nov 17 Documentary Revell and City Hall-3 26 Nov 17 Membership Renewal Form 7 Jun 17 The following message is from Heritage York at Lambton House: * Upcoming Events * Heritage York Celebrates Canada/Ontario/Toronto 150 Heritage York has held several […]
Oakville mayor, Mississauga deputy city solicitor, and former Toronto chief planner speak out at Oct. 17, 2017 OMB Review hearing
/0 Comments/in Language usage, Long Branch, Long Branch Neighbourhood Association, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillUpdate A recent post is entitled: Hansard transcript of Oct. 17, 2017 hearing at Queen’s Park regarding OMB Reform is now available [End] I was very pleased to have the opportunity to attend a committee hearing at Queen’s Park on Oct. 17, 2017 regarding the Provincial government’s proposed OMB Reform legislation. I have sent in my own […]
Modern genetics has revolutionized the story anthropologists tell about how humans spread out across the Earth: Oct. 3, 2017 Atlantic article
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillA tweet from Dr Adam Rutherford – that is, @AdamRutherford – reads: Here’s an extract from the new US chapter, on the Americas, dodgy DNA tests, and scientific racism, in @TheAtlantic [End] The Oct. 3, 2017 Atlantic article, referenced in the tweet, is entitled: “A New History of the First Peoples in the Americas: The miracle of modern […]
Heritage York’s SPECIAL and Up-coming Events at Lambton House
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe following message is from Lambton House, whose volunteer work in celebration of local history (including local history, in the past largely neglected, and/or vastly distorted, in settler-society accounts) related to the First Nations peoples of Canada) I strongly support: Attached file: Geraldine Moodie vignette 30 Sep 17 SATURDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER – Geraldine Moodie Vignette […]
Humber College Lakeshore Aboriginal Movie Café – Two Spirit (Pride Month Special) – June 15, 2017 at 1:30-3:30 pm
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillClick here for previous posts about the Aboriginal Movie Cafe > The following details are from the Humber College (Lakeshore Campus) Aboriginal Resource Centre: This month’s Aboriginal Movie Café will feature the film Two Spirits. The film is on June 15, 2017 at 1:30 – 3:30 pm. The screening will take place on the second floor […]