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Links of relevance to Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery can be found at this blog post
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI was very pleased to have the opportunity to take part in the Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery Project spring visit and clean-up that took place on May 11, 2013. I rode to the event on my bicycle. The cemetery is a beautiful place. It’s an example of relatively undisturbed history in this part of the city. I strongly […]
Enjoyable and wide-ranging Jane’s Walk in Long Branch on May 4, 2013
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThis year Mike James and I have organized two Jane’s Walk events in Long Branch, one for May 4 and the second one on May 5. The May 5 walk focuses on Marie Curtis Park and the Colonel Samuel Smith homestead. That walk will end at the Fair Grounds Organic Cafe and Roastery at Fortieth […]
Christopher Hume April 26, 2013 Urban Issues article in favour of respect for and adaptation of a shared architectural heritage
/2 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillI’m pleased to share the following article: Please note: The original article includes links which, to save time in the posting of the text, I have omitted. Please refer to the original article if you wish to see the links. Geoff Kettel has shared the article with a number of people; David Juliusson has forwarded […]
Long Branch Jane’s Walk takes place May 4 and May 5, 2013 starting 10:30 am Marie Curtis Park each day
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Long Branch, Newsletter/by Jaan PillWe’ve posted information at the Jane’s Walk website regarding two Long Branch Jane’s Walks that Mike James and Jaan Pill will lead on the first weekend of May 2013. The first walk, on Saturday, May 4, 2013, is from Etobicoke Creek to the Lakeshore Hospital Grounds. The walk starts at 10:30 am at the East […]
Asbury and West United Church 1958 sanctuary was designated following a July 2010 city planning division report
/1 Comment/in Jane's Walk, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe story of the Asbury and West United Church redevelopment appears very straightforward to me. I can readily follow the story because I lived on Saranac Blvd. from 1983 until 1991 and know the area well. The church is at the southwest corner of Saranac Blvd. and Bathurst Street. A Google Map of the area […]
May 25th and 26th weekend – Doors Open is a major event with South Etobicoke playing an important part
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe Doors Open weekend on May 25th and 26th has become a major event in Toronto and this year South Etobicoke will be playing an important part in its success. [Click on link in previous sentence to access the Doors Open 2013 website.] Nine faith congregations will be opening their doors as will Humber College […]
Historically significant places of worship are usually closely linked with their faith communities, according to the Ontario Heritage Act
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillThis post concerns the relationship between places of worship and the faith communities that are associated with them. According to an Ontario Heritage Toolkit document, “place of worship” is an inclusive term that encompasses: churches mosques synagogues temples chapels such as within convents or seminaries shrines, meeting houses, or other places of assembly for religious […]
News update – Councillor Mark Grimes’ Office – March 21, 2013
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillFollowing text is from Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes’ Office: Please find the full newsletter attached in .pdf form: March 22, 2013 Earth Hour 2013 – Time to Turn off the Lights Earth Hour: Saturday March 23, 2013, 8:30 – 9:30 pm More than 5,200 cities and towns in 135 countries worldwide switched off their […]
Jane Jacobs was not an academic
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Newsletter/by Jaan PillI heard Jane Jacobs speak in Toronto around the early 1980s when I lived for a brief period on Toronto Island. In those years the Toronto Island community on Ward Island and Algonquin Island was facing eviction at the hands of the Metropolitan Toronto government whose political leadership had a strong desire to turn the […]