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Comment regarding Wesley Mimico redevelopment project (EYCC meeting, Oct. 17, 2013)

By way of offering comment regarding the Wesley Mimico redevelopment project at 2 Station Road, in connection with the Oct. 17, 2013 Etobicoke York Community Council meeting, I’ve sent the following email (see below) to the following councillors: councillor_grimes@toronto.ca councillor_digiorgio@toronto.ca councillor_doucette@toronto.ca councillor_palacio@toronto.ca councillor_dford@toronto.ca councillor_lindsay_luby@toronto.ca councillor_milczyn@toronto.ca councillor_mammoliti@toronto.ca councillor_leon@toronto.ca Comment regarding 2 Station Road I support efforts to […]

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September 12, 2013 public meeting at Mimico Centennial Library regarding Wesley Mimico redevelopment proposal

The following message is from Harry Oussoren of the Wesley Mimico United Church: [Background regarding the project can be found at the Wesley Mimico United Church Category at this website.] Friends: For five years, the Wesley Faith & Hope Team has been exploring the future of the congregation and church building.   For the past two […]

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Wesley Mimico redevelopment project launches new website

For your interest, the Wesley Mimico United Church has launched a new website focusing on the church’s proposed redevelopment: http://wesleymimico.org/ I’ve been following the Wesley redevelopment story since February 2012 when a Mimico resident sent me an email about the initial redevelopment proposal for the church. It’s a fascinating story and I’m pleased that in recent […]

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The outcome of the Wesley Mimico redevelopment story will depend upon negotiations related to the Ontario Heritage Act

Update A June 4, 2018 CBC article is entitled: “This pastor closed his church: Graham Singh is saving a Montreal church by first closing the doors, then opening them wider than ever.” [End]   The outcome of the Wesley Mimico redevelopment story will depend upon negotiations and discussions related to the Ontario Heritage Act and […]

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June 24, 2013 news updates related to Long Branch and Mimico

Below are some of my recent Twitter posts or retweets at @jaanpill related to Long Branch and Mimco: Wesley Mimico June 24, 2013 community update June 24, 2013, 7:30 pm community update re: Wesley Mimico United Church http://shar.es/xKNCh  via @sharethis Laurel Broten resigns as Etobicoke-Lakeshore MPP as of July 2, 2013 Resignation announcement: Laurel Broten MPP […]

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Bethel Green Seniors Residence, 645 Millwood Road, Toronto is a church conversion featuring mixed form and function

In their article about church reconversions in Toronto, Jason Hackwork and Erin Gullikson (2013) describe the Bethel Green Seniors Residence as a church conversion involving mixed function and form. In such a form of church redevelopment, a building is constructed around all of part of a congregation’s initial place of worship, and a new church, or […]

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Public meeting on May 15, 2013 at 7:00 pm organized by Mimico Residents Association regarding Wesley Mimico redevelopment project

A public meeting regarding the Wesley Mimico United Church redevelopment will be held on May 15, 2013. Here are the details: Where: Mimico Baptist Church (80 Hillside Ave) When: Wednesday May 15 at 7:00 pm Additional details can be found here. [Click on link in previous sentence to access additional details.] Before I turned my attention […]

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A church-to-condo project is under way at 243 Perth Avenue in Toronto

In a previous blog post I’ve shared information about a church-to-condo conversion at 152 Annette Street in Toronto. In this blog post, part of a series of posts connected with the Wesley Mimico church-to-seniors-residence proposal, I will focus on a church-to-condo conversion highlighted in a March 28, 2013 Toronto Star article. [To access the article, click on the […]

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Transparency is be a useful design attribute, as a church renovation at 194 Park Lawn Road illustrates

As mentioned in an earlier blog post, a church on property south of the Humber Bay Public Library intrigues me because a recent addition includes a focus on the attribute of transparency. Additional information about the design features of the church can be found here. An entry at the Raw design architecture studio website provides […]