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A Sept. 12, 2018 CBC article is entitled: “‘Nothing short of remarkable’: Study finds parents’ chats with their toddlers pay off 10 years later: Doctors in the U.S. and Canada encouraged to promote early literacy to families.” I began my teaching career in 1975 (I retired from the Peel District School Board in 2006) by […]
Some years ago, after I was contacted by a Phil Gray, Second World War veteran and writer, I began to write posts about scams and scamming. I never met Phil Gray in person, but got to know him through our email conversations. He was an early supporter of the work that I was doing at […]
An Aug. 2, 2018 CBC article is entitled: “Homeowner fights to save 100-year-old trees, set to be torn down by developer: Regional Group originally promised to save the trees.” The opening paragraphs read: A homeowner in Old Ottawa East is fighting to save century-old trees from being torn down by a developer who originally promised […]
A June 28, 2018 CBC Radio article is entitled: “Canada’s slavery secret: The whitewashing of 200 years of enslavement.” An excerpt reads: Canada’s towns, parks and universities abound with statues and street signs that have immortalized our “founding fathers.” But there is no sign of the men, women and children that some of these powerful […]
A May 21, 2018 CBC article is entitled: “Montreal WW II hero, largely unknown at home, honoured as Dutch town’s saviour: One-eyed soldier Léo Major single-handedly chased the Nazis from Zwolle in 1945.” An excerpt reads: Arsenault was killed early on in the mission, and in his grief and rage, Major decided to do something […]
An April 14, 2018 article by CBC’s John Lancaster, investigative reporter, is entitled: “City council approves controversial development that comes with noise warning to buyers: Buyers will be told to keep ‘windows and exterior doors’ closed to cut down on noise from Metrolinx yard.” The article notes: Even before Dunpar submitted the most recent changes, […]
A Dec. 8, 2017 CBC article by John Lancaster is entitled: “OPP reviewing allegations involving Councillor Justin Di Ciano, sources say: Di Ciano denies wrongdoing, claims he is the victim of ‘a criminal act’”. A pull-quote in the article notes: Councillor Di Ciano has a long and close relationship with Dunpar. It has been a relationship that has been both financially […]
Click here to access previous posts about Air Traffic Noise > A Sept. 28, 2017 CBC article is entitled: “GTAA to consider new strategies to cut down on aircraft noise at Pearson: The GTAA will examine 30 recommendations based on practices at similar airports around the world.” I attended the meeting by the airport where […]
A July 26, 2017 Toronto Star article is entitled: “Court dismisses company’s libel lawsuit against teacher over Facebook postings.” The subhead reads: “When Katie Mohammed turned to Facebook to air concerns about her community — as millions of people do every day — she didn’t think she’d ever be sued for libel, and become the […]
The following item is from a recent newsletter, available at this link, of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario: CBC Radio’s Day Six examines how remnants of Canada’s first Parliament Buildings were found underneath a Toronto car wash The car wash and dealership at King and Parliament Streets has long been known as the site where […]