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The following message is from David Godley of Long Branch: Community Meetings A number of people have asked what is the difference between MPP Milczyn’s planning meeting and Councillor Grimes’ planning meeting. The Provincial meeting is about changes to the Planning Act including limiting appeals to the OMB (Ontario Municipal Board) which do not really […]
Many Jane’s Walks are planned for cities around the world during the first weekend in May, in celebration of the legacy of urbanist Jane Jacobs. For more information please check out the Jane’s Walk website. The Preserved Stories website also has information, in particular about the events mentioned below. Four events that I’m pleased to highlight are […]
In a previous post, I’ve noted that by July 1, 1895, a radial railway extended all the way from Toronto to Etobicoke Creek in what is now south Etobicoke. The arrival of the railway had a significant impact on the population growth of Long Branch, New Toronto, and Mimico. The human story of the area began about 10,000 […]
We are pleased to share the following message from Janette Harvey: Good afternoon, The Marie Curtis Bike Park Concept Plan is finally ready, and will be presented at a public meeting on Monday May 12 at 7pm. The meeting notice will be circulated shortly. Location: Assembly Hall, East Room 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Dr. […]
Local air quality of a topic of ongoing community interest, as an earlier blog post regarding a May 2013 Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) presentation notes. For details about the Jan. 15, 2014 City of Toronto event, click here. The following text is from the City of Toronto link in the previous sentence. The PDF file […]
Following message is from Toronto Environmental Alliance: [I’ve done some minor copy editing for purposes of posting it to the Preserved Stories website.] South Etobicoke Local Air Quality Study Public Meeting January 15, 2014 The City of Toronto has completed the local air quality study for South Etobicoke, and the next step is to hold […]
I was interested to learn that a recent police report related to Rob Ford’s activities mentions Colonel Samuel Smith (misspelled in the report as “Colonial Samuel’s”) Park. The report notes (p. 22 in the PDF file, which is p. 51 of the original document) that the mayor fabricated a story in which he claimed to have […]
Below is a text of a recent news update from Councillor Grimes office (along with a link to the version accessible from your browser): To view the text, with accompanying links, in your browser, click here. eNews for November 15, 2013 ‘Tis the Season Children’s Art Show and Community Open House: presented by the Assembly Hall, […]
Information about the proposed Bike Skills Park is available here. The text from the latter Canadian Cycling Magazine site reads as follows: City officials are looking for input on the design of a new bike park in the southwest corner of Toronto. Marie Curtis Park is located at the mouth of Etobicoke Creek, where the […]
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 following text is a re-posting (with minor editing) of an item originally posted on April 5, 2013: I’ve prepared a […]