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I’ve been following with interest, and for some time, the construction details of the work on the Hanlan Feedermain Project, which I have discussed in previous blog posts in relation to the Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project. I’ve been following the process, regularly taking photographs and short videos, since before the time that a temporary […]
You can access the Nov. 8, 2013 Globe article here. A Nov. 21, 2013 Globe and Mail article on a related topic is of interest: “The one-room classroom could make a comeback in Hamilton.” The problems that we face can benefit, I believe, from “flexible, creative and student-directed forms of learning.” That said, I do wonder […]
Updates An update to this post can be found here: Colleen O’Mara found the Small Arms Doors Open very crowded (great turnout!) Some time after the event I learned that the popular children’s author Eric Walters has written several novels related to history – some dealing with the Second World War – of interest to […]
Colleen O’Marra writes: Not sure if you have viewed a documentary film called A TRIP THROUGH SMALL ARMS. It’s in seven parts on YOUTUBE, a rather shaky old reel but a fascinating local piece filmed by one of the employees. Fun to see American actor, Ralph Bellamy, giving a short talk to the Small Arms […]
From the Councillor’s Office: Please find the full eNewsletter attached as a .pdf May 31, 2013 Eight of Toronto’s beaches will open on Saturday Eight of Toronto’s beaches will open on Saturday Eight of Toronto’s 11 swimming beaches will be officially open this weekend. Lifeguards will be in place at all but three beaches on […]
The subhead for a May 21, 2013 Toronto Star article about teacher hiring practices article reads: “Ontario school boards say they’re being forced to interview all qualified applicants for long-term supply jobs, not just the ones they want to.” As a retired teacher, I find the story of interest. I’ve discussed an earlier version of […]
It’s taken me some years – decades, or more precisely over half a century – to learn to finish every project that I start. I’ve become better at this task with the passage of the years and as a retired teacher I have the opportunity to finish many unfinished projects. I now try to work […]
I have an interest in learning about multimedia applications as they relate to Jane’s Walks and to my website. Because I know that much of what I can learn about such topics can be acquired by speaking to people fifty years younger than I am, I’ve been reading about media arts resources in my local […]
C. O’Marra writes: Did you ever find out what happened to the Colonel Smith homestead artifacts found almost thirty years ago? I read an incredibly detailed description of the dig. The only maddening thing. Not ONE blessed word of artifacts found, not one. Why all the secrecy? Was this a private company project ? (C. […]