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In a previous blog post I described what Steve Roud (2006) has characterized as a traditional English event occurring in the first Saturday in May. That is a day that corresponds with Saturday, May 4, 2013. In the context of the Sunday, May 5, 2013 Jane’s Walk in South Long Branch, we turn next to what […]
Aviation in Canada: The Pioneer Decades (2008) by Larry Milberry is described as “the first general interest book dedicated to Canada’s beginnings in flight.” I became interested in the book as a result of receiving a JPEG file of a photo (see below) by Bob Lansdale of a photo of the “Y” Squadron air crew, Long Branch. […]
Updates: The Global Cities at Risk website is focused upon a topic addressed in this blog post. A July 30, 2013 Atlantic Cities article notes that rising sea levels could submerge substantial parts of 1,700 U.S. Cities. An August 20, 2013 Globe and Mail article highlights the predicted effects of rising sea levels as does […]
The following message is from Elizabeth Quance of Friends of Fort York: This message is to let you know about a special event taking place at the Fort on Saturday, February 23: the 6th annual Mad for Marmalade, Crazy for Citrus. If you live in the Greater Toronto Area and you have a passion for marmalade, you […]
Update A Dec. 6, 2016 Toronto Star article is entitled: “College of teachers finds Chris Spence guilty of professional misconduct: Former TDSB education director, accused of plagiarism, will now face penalty hearing.” [end] Definitions According to the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second edition, to plagiarize is 1 to take and use (the thoughts, writings, inventions, etc. […]
I enjoyed reading a Jan. 6, 2013 article in The Guardian. The article (see link in previous sentence) by Elizabeth Day about her storytelling in an art gallery in central London begins with the following heading and text: “Storytelling: how reading aloud is back in fashion “At a weekly book club, Elizabeth Day has found […]
The current newsletter of Built Heritage News can be found at this website. The newsletter includes information about the Gore Park Streetwall in Hamilton. Some highlights from the newsletter (click on the link at the top of this page to read more): Feature Stories Raise The Hammer: Hamilton – Gore Park Buildings December 5, 175th Anniversary […]
Updates When I say that perception is reality does not apply in the case of climate change I’m saying that reality in this case obtrudes – as contested to many other situations in life, where evidence and facts can readily be ignored in favour of varied preferred ways of seeing things. A book that comes […]