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When Britain burned the White House
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI have an interest in military history including the history of the British empire. My interest in the latter empire stems from the fact that Colonel Samuel Smith, who fought on the British side in the American Revolutionary War, in 1797 built a log cabin a one-minute walk from where I live in Long Branch (Toronto […]
I now buy Doi Chaang coffee at FreshCo and brew it at home
/0 Comments/in MCHS Stories, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI continue to be much interested in Fair Trade coffee as brand and back story. As you will note from the link in the previous sentence, a most interesting back story is associated with the Fair Trade concept. I was pleased to recently receive a link, by email from a Malcolm Campbell High School contact, to […]
Fundamentals of Geobiology (2012) offers an overview of plants and animals as geobiological agents
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillIn its opening chapter, Fundamentals of Geobiology (2012) outlines what geobiology is and describes its growth as a discipline. The chapter, which provides a valuable introduction, is authored by Andrew H. Knoll, Donald E. Canfield, and Kurt O. Konhauser, who also serve as editors of the range of overviews, by many authors, that comprise the book. […]
What do you do to save the trees in Long Branch (Toronto) and elsewhere? Here’s what to do.
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillTrees are a topic that strongly interests me. My father, who was born in 1915, was a forester in Estonia. Before we arrived in Halifax in 1951, my father followed this line of work in Sweden for some years. Before that, our extended family had escaped as wartime refugees to Sweden from Estonia in 1944 […]
Only 35,000 of Detroit’s 88,000 streetlights actually work, so some owners are buying and installing their own
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillDeindustrialization and the metaphor of the Machine in the Garden have been the topics of previous posts, as has been the urban planning history of Chicago. I’ve also discussed the contrast between waterfront development in Mississauga and Toronto: Anecdotes Shared by Fellow Walkers – May 5, 2014 post by Jaan Pill at Jane’s Walk website […]
Trouble at the Ontario Municipal Board – article by David Godley of Long Branch (Toronto)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillAn April 2014 report, among others ones by David Godley at this website, can be accessed here. The following article has been written by David Godley. I have added the headings, to ensure ease of reading in the online environment. Trouble at the Ontario Municipal Board According to Toronto Councillor Mary Margaret McMahon O M […]
Buying into Fair Trade (2013) seeks to understand the ways conscientious consumers make sense of things
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe concept of fair-trade coffee is among the most intellectually challenging and enjoyable-to-ponder concepts that I have come across in recent years. I’ve addressed this topic in previous posts including the following ones, among others: Truthiness, stage magic, and fair trade coffee Is there a reason to boycott fair trade coffee after reading recent research […]
Many means are available for study of fair trade coffee
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillAmong the academic lenses available for study of fair trade coffee is ethnographic research. Ethnography is similar to the work of a reporter or documentary maker but within a prescribed academic framework. The level of detail, however, and the amount of immersion into everyday life, appears greater than what a reporter would deal with. Ethnographic […]