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15 Stanley Ave. application in Mimico was refused, in Sept. 14, 2018 TLAB decision
/0 Comments/in Committee of Adjustment, Toronto Local Appeal Body, Local Planning Appeals Tribunal, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA Sept. 14, 2018 TLAB decision regarding 15 Stanley Ave. in Mimico warrants attention. The application was refused. You can read the decision at the link at the previous sentence. This is a decision that warrants a close read. As a retired elementary school teacher, I will (when I get around to it; I’m currently […]
‘Of course, bold socialists intent on destroying rather than reforming capitalism have brought about some rather unpleasant historical outcomes’ – Aug. 2, 2018 Atlantic Monthly article
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan PillAn Aug. 2, 2018 Atlantic Monthly article is entitled: “The Hunger for a Bold Socialism: The political preferences of two college professors, writing in a prominent leftist journal, are informed by the belief that ‘making people’s lives materially better isn’t enough.’” An excerpt from the article reads: “Of course, bold socialists intent on destroying rather […]
Message from Graeme Decarie: “Well, you can tell Peggy that If I had known then what I know now, my course would been been very different”
/0 Comments/in MCHS 2015 Reunion, Newsletter/by Jaan PillThe MCHS luncheons that we’ve been organizing about once a month for some time continue to take on momentum. On Wednesday, July 25, 2018 we had a turnout, at the Mandarin Restaurant on the Queensway east of Kipling in Toronto, of seven people. Our featured guests included Peggy (Cornforth) Robinson (MCHS 1965) who reports that Graeme […]
Launch of SO THIS IS TEACHING – July 12, 2018, 6-8pm at 2 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive at Lake Shore and Kipling
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI am pleased to share the following early-morning July 12, 2018 tweet from Lakeshore Grounds @LakeshoreGrnds: TONIGHT! Join us for the launch of SO THIS IS TEACHING. Step back into the 1960s-1970s and explore a revolution in teaching through the Lakeshore Teachers’ College. Launch runs 6-8pm at 2 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive #LakeshoreGrounds #EtobicokeLakeshore […]
Change in culture of decision making not easy but can be achieved
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA March 1966 Harvard Business Review article by Chris Argyris is entitled: “Interpersonal Barriers to Decision Making.” This long-ago article highlights a fact that has not changed over the years. Change in the culture of decision making is not easy, but it can be achieved – provided that specified steps are followed. Commentary Given that the document was […]
Comments from Arleen Chenoll and Cheryl Nicholls. As well, Duncan Campbell of Long Branch remembers Graeme Decarie from high school days in Montreal.
/10 Comments/in Long Branch, MCHS Stories, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillWe’ve had some very fine comments recently added to a previous post entitled: Many changes have occurred in Cartierville where Malcolm Campbell High School was located from 1960s to late 1980s In order to bring attention to some of them, I’m pleased to share the following recent comments, from the above-noted post. Please note that […]
I have begun to view We Were Soldiers (2002), while pausing to read The Water Will Come (2017)
/0 Comments/in Commentary, Newsletter/by Jaan PillI have begun to view a DVD, borrowed from the Toronto Public Library, entitled We Were Soldiers (2002). I have previously discussed the DVD at a post entitled: We Were Soldiers (2002) is pretty accurate, notes Robert Mueller, who seldom mentioned his Marine service. According to the Toronto Public Library, the DVD was produced in […]