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In a previous blog post I described what Steve Roud (2006) has characterized as a traditional English event occurring in the first Saturday in May. That is a day that corresponds with Saturday, May 4, 2013. In the context of the Sunday, May 5, 2013 Jane’s Walk in South Long Branch, we turn next to what […]
Update: This topic is also discussed in another blog post. It’s also discussed at this blog post highlighting comments from David Switzer of Long Branch. I didn’t have the opportunity to attend the recent consultation about the Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project Environmental Assessment in Mississauga. It’s my understanding, however, that one of the options would involve […]
C. O’Marra writes: Did you ever find out what happened to the Colonel Smith homestead artifacts found almost thirty years ago? I read an incredibly detailed description of the dig. The only maddening thing. Not ONE blessed word of artifacts found, not one. Why all the secrecy? Was this a private company project ? (C. […]
Aviation in Canada: The Pioneer Decades (2008) by Larry Milberry is described as “the first general interest book dedicated to Canada’s beginnings in flight.” I became interested in the book as a result of receiving a JPEG file of a photo (see below) by Bob Lansdale of a photo of the “Y” Squadron air crew, Long Branch. […]
A real estate article by Carolyn Ireland published in the March 29, 2013 print edition of The Globe and Mail, and appearing a day earlier on The Globe’s website, is entitled “How to find the home you never thought you wanted.” [To access the article, click on the link in the previous sentence.] A sidebar […]
To view the series of blog posts related to 32 Ninth Street, click on the Construction category at this website. Cheryl and Adrian deRooy have shared the following text, which they have submitted regarding the March 28, 2013, 1:00 pm Committee of Adjustment meeting regarding 32 Ninth Street, as described in an earlier blog post. Please note […]
To view the series of blog posts related to 32 Ninth Street, click on the Construction category at this website. Adrian deRooy – Derooy@pathcom.com – (416-201-0518) of Ninth Street, New Toronto and Joanne Macrae – jmacrae@eol.ca – (416 251 1700) also of Ninth Street have shared with me information about a plan to sever an existing lot at […]
The most recent Wesley Mimico United Church community forum took place on Jan. 28, 2013. The church is located at 2 Station Road at the corner of Mimico Avenue and Station Road in Mimico. I became interested in the Wesley Mimico redevelopment project as a result of my involvement with the Parkview School project starting […]
The following messages, which I read with much interest, are from Murray Smith, a visitor to this website He’s given me permission to quote him. Long Branch Memories March 15, 2013 Jaan: It’s fascinating to see the brief correspondence about the old hometown that you’ve collected. On occasion I will search different areas I remember […]
I have a particular interest in the Great Lakes in the preparations for the May 4 and May 5, 2013 Jane’s Walks in Long Branch that Mike James and I will be leading near the shoreline of Lake Ontario. The following headline, photo, and opening sentences are from a March 15, 2013 CBC News report […]