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Six Points Interchange – Kipling Avenue to reopen, Monday March 11, 2019, 5:00 pm
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI’m pleased to post a recent email from the City of Toronto concerning next steps for the Six Points Interchange. View this email in your browser The text of the message reads: At 5 p.m., Monday March 11, Kipling Avenue between Dundas St W and Bloor St W will reopen to vehicular traffic, one lane […]
Aldous Huxley concludes The Devils of Loudun (1952) with bibliography of previous accounts of “diabolic drama” at which Loudun pastor was burned at stake
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan PillIn the last few pages of The Devils of Loudun (1952), Aldous Huxley shares thoughts regarding optimal ways to work toward advancement of human consciousness, within the context of spiritual pursuits. He also lists the sources he used in writing his overview of the “diabolic drama,” as Huxley terms it, in which a pastor of […]
Second Units at the City of Toronto: Message from David Godley of Long Branch
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillFollowing message is from David Godley, a retired planner who lives in Long Branch (I have broken longer texts into shorter paragraphs, for ease in online reading): SECOND UNITS, TORONTO DRAFT OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT (ATTACHED) * INTRODUCTION Hello Jeremy and Sharon, I attended the Etobicoke meeting of City of Toronto session on May 9 2018. […]
Iris Evelina Giggs (1929-2017) excelled as a ballet teacher in Toronto and Mississauga
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI met Jonathan Giggs, son of Iris Evelina Giggs, at a recent Ward 6 Local History event, outlined at a previous post: Highly valuable local history project has been initiated by Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes Jonathan mentioned that his mother, who had a ballet school during the time the family lived at Humber Bay Shores […]
MCHS 2015 ’60s Reunion: Who’s Attending?
/0 Comments/in MCHS 2015 Reunion, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillGraeme Decarie Graeme Decarie will not be able to make it to the reunion, because of family responsibilities that he must attend to. However, we will share an address that he has prepared, which will be read out at the reunion. As well, any student who wishes to get in touch with Graeme can write […]