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Condominium development in Port Dalhousie heritage conservation district
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillI subscribe to an e-mail newsletter from the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario. You can subscribe at the ACO website, which you can access through the link in the previous sentence. From time to time I like to post excerpts from such publications. The most recent edition of the ACO newsletter features the news items posted below. […]
Supplementary questions from Ruth Grier, as follow-up to Peter Riedel’s quiz question regarding Humber Bay Shores
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillUpdate A July 7, 2016 post is entitled: On July 12, 2016 Toronto City Council Agenda: Investigation Report Regarding Conduct of Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes [End of update] As follow-up to the quiz question regarding Humber Bay Shores posed by Peter Riedel, Ruth Grier has added the following questions. Supplementary questions: How did […]
Summary by David Switzer of Nov. 15, 2012 Goldhawk Live program focusing on Mr. Christie’s Bakery
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillDavid Switzer has shared the following summary concerning the recent Goldhawk Live show dedicated to the Mr. Christie’s story. Broader issue Information was provided on the re-zoning of industrial land to residential and the resulting loss of jobs of which the Christie Plant closer is an example. Speakers were John Cartwright of Toronto and York […]
South Parkdale is the community you encounter when you travel past Mimico’s eastern neighbourhood boundary
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan Pill[Update: East of the eastern boundary of Mimico is Parkdale, as I understand. End of Update] Elsewhere I’ve discussed conversations about where Mimico’s eastern boundary is located. The following information is from the Social Research & Analysis Unit (SPAR), Social Development Finance & Administration Division, City of Toronto: Information regarding Toronto’s neighbourhoods can be found on […]
Anna Lafoyiannis comments on the closing of Mr. Christie’s
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Toronto/by Jaan PillAnna Lafoyiannis comments as follows: When I first heard about the imminent closure of the Mr. Christie’s Bakery, I was shocked. The bakery has existed for so long and is a personal landmark of the community. I have fond memories of seeing the water tower from the GO train as I would commute to Toronto. […]
Macfie’s overview (2002) of orientalism highlights the forces of individualism
/2 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillIn Orientalism (2002), Alexander Lyon Macfie analyzes the ongoing debate regarding orientalism. This blog post will highlight Macfie’s definition of and his concluding comments regarding orientalism. His comments in the book’s concluding chapter highlight the role of individualism, a topic that appears to be of relevance in relation to the emergence of postmodernity and postmodernism. Definitions […]
Manliness and militarism: Educating young boys in Ontario for war (2001)
/0 Comments/in Long Branch/by Jaan PillIn Manliness and militarism: Educating young boys in Ontario for war (2001), Mark Moss speaks of a tradition of comparing hunting to warfare. Since antiquity, according to Moss, hunting has been viewed as a war game which served the purpose of preparing young boys for combat. In the author’s view, hunting was seen, in the period between 1867 […]