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Canadians and Their Pasts (2013). Digital Film-making (2014).
/0 Comments/in MCHS Stories, Newsletter/by Jaan PillFinding myself back in class after an absence of many years, I’m pleased to see that the SQ3R method of study is still around. An overview at the link in the previous sentence provides a definition of what SQ3R entails: The SQ3R strategy is a widely recognized study system that is easily adapted to reading […]
A History of Subways on Bloor and Queen Streets (toronto.transit.on.ca)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillDavid Juliusson has shared with us the text of a blog post at toronto.transit.on.ca entitled: “A History of Subways on Bloor and Queen streets.” [Click on the link in the previous sentence to access the post.] The opening paragraphs read: The Initial Proposals (see also Early History) As the city of Toronto developed, it took […]
Weston’s mayoral chain of office goes missing – 46 years after it was last worn (Metro News, Dec. 26, 2013)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe opening paragraphs of the article read: Though it hasn’t graced the chest of a chief magistrate in close to half a century, history buffs in Weston are aghast that their former town’s mayoral chain of office is missing. The alarm was raised on Dec. 4, when staff at the neighbourhood’s library – historic in […]
Comment from Norm Kennedy regarding request for Etobicoke Creek “Flats” photos. Norm Kennedy also enjoyed David Webster article.
/2 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI’m pleased to share with you the following message from Norm Kennedy, which has been posted as a Comment at a recent blog post: Hello Jaan; It was very interesting to read your article about my old friend David Webster. This led me to reading a number of other posts. I lived on 41st street […]
Colonel Samuel Smith Ice Skating Trail opens Nov. 23, 2013
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillYou can read about the Ice Skating Trail here. You can read about Colonel Samuel Smith here.
Fair trade coffee: Backpacking trip to Nicaragua changes course of entrepreneur’s life (Nov. 14, 2013 Globe and Mail)
/1 Comment/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe story, which you can access here, introduces Tracey Clark, managing director of Bridgehead Coffee, a small fair trade coffeehouse chain which now has fifteen outlets in Ottawa. Here is the opening Q & A in the article: 1. Let’s start with the basics. Can you briefly describe your business, including when it was founded, […]
David Byrne, author of How Music Works (2013): “Real in-depth reporting isn’t just a cache of data”
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillDavid Byrne is author of How Music Works (2012). You can access an Oct. 18, 2013 CBC interview with him here. You can access his journal, entitled the David Byrne Journal, here. The opening of his most recent journal entry reads: 11.04.13: Fair and Balanced About a week ago, there was a discussion between former […]
Several orders of frames of reference drive perceptions of Toronto’s mayor
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe frame of reference that is brought to a given observation, and the quality of the evidence that is available to us, are key variables determining our perceptions. The concept that one can think of orders of frames of reference is of interest. Frames of reference can be the subject of systematic study; such study is of […]