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Report by David Godley: Community Consultation, Development Permit System

I’ve recently posted a report by Steve Nazar regarding a PDS (Development Planning System) meeting that he attended. The following text is by David Godley; it concerns community consultation in the City of Toronto, and the Development Permit System:   Introduction Congratulations to the Planning Department on taking the initiative in presenting the Development Permit […]

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“Reset TO” – March 18, 2014 Open House and Public Meeting at Etobicoke Civic Centre. Also that day: Lakeview Waterfront Community Workshop

Text from City of Toronto website The following text, featuring information about upcoming Open Houses, is from the Reset TO page at the City of Toronto website (the page also includes a a Reset TO toolkit in PDF format): To “reset” means to begin again with the same basic principles or context while following a […]

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Toronto council sends Ontario’s Greenbelt a big birthday present – Toronto Environmental Alliance news release

The following Feb. 21, 2014 news release (aka press release) is from the Toronto Environmental Alliance: Toronto council sends Ontario’s Greenbelt a big birthday present Toronto, ON – A week before the Greenbelt turns 9, Toronto city council sent the Greenbelt a big birthday present yesterday by taking a big step towards growing Ontario’s Greenbelt […]

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Air pollution in south Etobicoke is part of a regional problem; City official recommends public transit advocacy

As a person who loves to drive, I was thoroughly intrigued to learn about the recent study of air pollution in south Etobicoke.     Cars and trucks: What can be done? With regard to cars and trucks, some of the text from Tamara Shephard’s Jan. 16, 2014 Etobicoke Guardian article, discussed in a recent post, stays […]

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Tony Churchill has retired after an impressive career with the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board

I’m looking forward to making a two-minute presentation at the retirement party for Tony Churchill that will be held on Jan. 16, 2014 at the Catholic Education Centre (CEC) in Mississauga. I’ve discussed Tony’s work at an online video posted some years ago at Vimeo; speaking notes for the latter talk are available here. Speaking […]

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David Webster, who grew up in Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey), has a great recollection of local history dating back to the 1940s

Updates: Colleen O’Marra – see Comments at the end of this post – has added details about Police Chief Smythe that I read with much interest. For additional comments about Toronto-area postwar emergency housing, click here > [End]   I had the good fortune to spend a couple of hours on the morning of Dec. […]

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Nov. 27, 2013 community information meeting shares Inspiration Lakeview updates (I’ve added updates based on the Auditor General’s report regarding OPG)

[Updates related to a recent Ontario Auditor General report regarding OPG are available at the final section of this post.]   I was very pleased to have the opportunity to attend the Nov. 27, 2013 information update in Mississauga regarding Inspiration Lakeview. A Nov. 27, 2013 article at Mississauga.com, entitled “Infrastructure Ontario joins Inspiration Lakeview,” […]