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A Nov. 28, 2013 post regarding the Smilin’ Buddha Cabaret in Vancouver begins as follows: The Smilin’ Buddha Cabaret at 109 East Hastings Street was at the centre of Vancouver’s changing entertainment scene for decades. The venue adapted to the evolving tastes of Vancouverites, hosting a variety of musical acts, from big band to psychedelic rock to punk and […]
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 […]
The following message is from Wesley Mimico Place: Heritage Designation of Wesley Mimico United Church passes City Council, and Planning Negotiations Proceed On November 13, 2013, Toronto City Council approved the heritage designation of Wesley Mimico United Church. This approvalconfirmed the decision of Etobicoke York Community Council last month. Now the church and the City Planning department have […]
The following message, forwarded by David Juliusson, is from Sean Fraser of the Ontario Heritage Trust: Friends and colleagues, You are invited to attend the exciting speakers series event, “War on the Homefront; Women and the War of 1812,” presented by Dr. Jane Errington at Parliament interpretive centre on Thursday, November 14, 2013. Please see […]
Following message of Nov. 13, 2013 is from Michael Harrison regarding Wesley Mimico United Church: Today Toronto City Council adopted the amended recommendation from Etobicoke-York Community to declare its intent to designate Wesley Mimico United Church under the Ontario Heritage Act. The next step is for the city to notify the owner, and issue a […]
You can access the page here. [Click on link in previous sentence to access the Objections and Response page.] Comment Background about the story, as it has been unfolding, can be accessed at the Wesley Mimico United Church category at the Preserved Stories website. The one blog post that sums up my own understanding of […]
By way of offering comment regarding the Wesley Mimico redevelopment project at 2 Station Road, in connection with the Oct. 17, 2013 Etobicoke York Community Council meeting, I’ve sent the following email (see below) to the following councillors: councillor_grimes@toronto.ca councillor_digiorgio@toronto.ca councillor_doucette@toronto.ca councillor_palacio@toronto.ca councillor_dford@toronto.ca councillor_lindsay_luby@toronto.ca councillor_milczyn@toronto.ca councillor_mammoliti@toronto.ca councillor_leon@toronto.ca Comment regarding 2 Station Road I support efforts to […]
The following text is based upon a previous post entitled Drug Wars (2013) updates. It focuses and enlarges upon themes related to editing, contextualization, and management of attention and emotional response in accordance with principles of instrumental reason in a machine in the garden era. Film history We are dealing with history, and its conceptualization. Heritage […]
Following message is from Wesley Mimico Place – The Renewal of Wesley Mimico United Church LIVING with Heritage & Hope Welcome to the first Wesley Mimico Place Bulletin, sent by the FAITH & HOPE renewal team of Wesley Mimico United Church. We will be writing about key steps in the project, and linking you to […]
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 […]