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I’m pleased to share with you the headlines and opening paragraphs or other excerpts from several articles. 1. From Britain, here’s to your health (André Picard) From the middle of the article, two paragraphs: Dr. Berwick’s report begins with some general but important observations: Patient safety problems exist, to varying degrees, in every health system […]
Following message is from Michael Harrison regarding the Mimico Estates: Good Afternoon: Today, Toronto City Council adopted the recommendation from Etoicoke-York Community Council to designate the “Mimico Estates” – Ormsby/Franceschini Estate under the Ontario Heritage Act. The recommendation is that the city declare its intent to designate the property under the Act. The next step […]
The past week we’ve been dealing with the effects of water damage in connection with the weather event of July 8, 2013. Our work is moving along well. In my case over the years I’ve collected many bits of paper, some of which are important and much of which is good to get rid of. […]
What is worth preserving? Our attitudes toward ruins and historically significant buildings and cultural landscapes have a relationship to a wider conversation about what matters. After the Second World War, destruction of heritage properties and landscapes was the norm in much of the world, a practice which in some cases continues today. Jane Jacobs among […]
You can access the Burra Charter here. The full text of the document is of relevance. The following excerpts offer selected highlights. Preamble The document notes (p.1): Places of cultural significance enrich people’s lives, often providing a deep and inspirational sense of connection to community and landscape, to the past and to lived experiences. It […]
We have some great photos taken by Gay Chisholm from the May 4, 2013 Jane’s Walk to share with you. For a start, below are three of them. For your interest, Gay Chisholm has a Facebook page, Living in Long Branch, which you can access here. An earlier blog post refers to changes that have […]
Update: An August 6, 2013 post, among others in the Etobicoke Creek Category at this website, provides an update to this post. [End of update] In previous blog posts, I’ve described plans discussed in the context of the Mississauga Waterfront Connection Environmental Assessment Project regarding the sand beach at Marie Curtis Park between Etobicoke Creek […]
Following message, which I strong support as a Toronto resident, is from Geoff Kettel (whose work on behalf of the Toronto community I have known about for some time) & Peter Baker: FoNTRA Others: On April 29, the following letter (also attached as a pdf file) was sent to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and […]