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Lakeview Waterfront Connection Project – Sept. 17, 2013 Informational Open House
/0 Comments/in Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe following announcement is from CCFEW: Neighbouring Councillors Jim Tovey, Mississauga Ward 1, and Mark Grimes, Toronto Ward 6, are co-hosting an informational open house to present the plans and highlight the benefits of the LWC Project for our local communities. Tuesday September 17, 2013 7:00 pm Royal Canadian Legion Branch 101 3850 Lake Shore […]
The Colonel Samuel Smith house was demolished in 1955 not 1952
/6 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillOccasionally a statement can be found on the Internet erroneously indicating that the house of Colonel Samuel Smith at Forty First Street and Lake Shore Blvd. West in South Etobicoke was torn down in 1952. In fact, as Denise Harris of the Etobicoke Historical Society has recently pointed out, the Toronto Star of Feb. 19, 1955, […]
Comment from C. O’Marra regarding Colonel Smith’s artifacts
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI’m pleased to share with you the following comment from C. O’Marra: The Museum For Human Rights in Manitoba now sits on top of a treasure trove of ancient native artifacts.Construction went ahead in spite of these early finds.Thousands of items have been located around the site and photographed for the public. One can only […]
Blurbs define us and tell us who we are
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillIt’s great to have a Twitter account and a blog, because they offer a person a way to organize her or his thinking and learn from other people. My topic concerns the nature of reality. How do we make sense of reality? We have available to us a wide range of academic, corporate, and political […]
Assembly Hall a great location for the Advance Poll for Etobicoke-Lakeshore byelection
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillYou can access information about Advance Polls for the Etobicoke-Lakeshore byelection here. You can access information about election procedures from the Elections Ontario website. The Assembly Hall is among the Advance Polls from July 20 to 25. The building, which is an exemplary illustration of the adaptive reuse of a century-old heritage building, is located […]
What is worth preserving?
/2 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillWhat is worth preserving? Our attitudes toward ruins and historically significant buildings and cultural landscapes have a relationship to a wider conversation about what matters. After the Second World War, destruction of heritage properties and landscapes was the norm in much of the world, a practice which in some cases continues today. Jane Jacobs among […]
June 28, 2013 update from TDSB Trustee Pamela Gough’s Office
/1 Comment/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillThe following text is from Pamela Gough’s Office: Sent on behalf of Trustee Pamela Gough: Ward 3 Trustee Pamela Gough’s Canada Day Update June 28, 2013 Happy Canada Day! This will be my final newsletter for the academic year. I wish all readers a wonderful Canada Day and a safe and happy summer! Schools will […]
Positive thinking: Pro and con
/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillIn a book entitled The antidote: Happiness for people who can’t stand positive thinking (2012), Oliver Burkeman argues that positive thinking has its limitations. Another book along the same lines is The power of negative thinking: Using “defensive pessimism” to manage anxiety and perform at your peak (2001) by Julie K. Norem. Among books that […]