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I had the opportunity to catch the opening of this show and to meet key people involved with the organizing of it. This is a truly engaging and superbly well-organized event; if you have the opportunity to catch this photo exhibit – and to visit a great industrial site – I recommend it highly. Just the […]
The following May 11, 2018 email message is from the Jane’s Walk Steering Committee; my own Commentary follows below. Title of email: Jane’s Walk’s future is bright. A clarifying statement from the Steering Committee. * A word from the Jane’s Walk Steering Committee Dear Toronto, Yesterday we sent out an email that requires clarification. Most […]
I’ve prepared the following text for a story submitted to the Jane’s Walk website; I much enjoy working on such brief overviews of events. If we seek to get anything across, sometimes we have to focus on brevity: Our Walk drew upon input from many people, who designed the Walk route and chose key points […]
Click here for previous posts about Jane’s Walk > I much enjoyed a recent heritage ride entitled “Long Branch: A Jane’s Walk Bike Tour,” led by David Juliusson with the support, and backing, of the Etobicoke South Cycling Committee and the Long Branch Neighbourhood Association. The event took place on May 6, 2018 starting at […]
To view the e-News Update in your browser Click here The following text is an excerpt from the beginning of MPP Peter Milczyn’s May 8, 2018 e-News Update: Dear Neighbours, As the 41st Parliament of the Province of Ontario winds down and we head into an election campaign I want to thank the people of […]
The May 5, 2018 “Evolution of Long Branch Park (Starting 1884)” Jane’s Walk was an outstanding success on every level. MPP Peter Milczyn, who led the walk, found our Speaking Notes highly valuable, in providing an outline for each Stop along the way. As well, he added details, related to the evolution of Long Branch Park – including […]
We have learned from Bill Rawson, who for many years ran a used furniture store on Lake Shore Blvd. West, that a tennis court was located where a parking lot for an apartment building on Thirty Third St. is now located. The tennis court was a feature of Long Branch Park for many years. From […]
From this park, looking west we can see the Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project in Mississauga, to be renamed the Jim Tovey Waterfront Connection project. The latter project involves use of landfill to extend the Lakeview waterfront some ways into Lake Ontario, with rebuilding of area wetlands proceeding at the same time. Once completed, the entire […]
This post is a work in progress. 62 and 68 Long Branch Avenue and 28 Marina Avenue The first thing that strikes the eye is the construction site at the corner of Marina Ave. and Long Branch Ave. at 62 and 68 Long Branch Avr. A Jan. 22, 2018 Etobicoke Guardian article, entitled “Councillors approved […]
A May 2, 2018 Etobicoke Guardian article, highlighting a key feature of the Third Stop, is entitled: “Long Branch’s towering red oak designated a Heritage Tree: Heritage Trees are protected by one-of-a-kind bylaw in Ontario.” A ceremony was held on April 30, 2018, as the article notes, at which a 200-year-old red oak tree, at […]