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Construction now under way on Hanlan Feedermain Project in Mississauga
/0 Comments/in Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI’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 […]
Narrative helps us understand Germany in the 1930s (Richard J. Evans, 2004)
/1 Comment/in Newsletter/by Jaan PillIn his first work in a trilogy about Nazi Germany, Richard J. Evans discusses the role of narrative in the writing of the history of Germany in the 1930s. Peter Burke, in History and Social Theory, Second Edition (2005), notes that narrative has regained prestige as a way of understanding the world. In the preface to […]
Wall on south side of Lakeshore Road near Dixie Road is for the Hanlan Feedermain shaft
/0 Comments/in Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillUpdate – Dec. 23, 2013 message from Mississauga Ward 1 Councillor Jim Tovey’s Office: Good morning Jaan The fencing around the site is for the Hanlan Feedermain shaft. Once the shaft is dug a boring machine will be lowered into it to tunnel up Dixie Rd. There is another location being setup at South Service […]
Long Branch was a great place to be an adolescent, Alistair Thomson reports
/6 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillAlistair Thomson has posted some great comments regarding Long Branch (Toronto not New Jersey) at the following post: A Long Branch resident passed along to Barry Kemp this photo of the Eastwood Park Hotel To access his observations, go to the Comments at the end of the above-noted link. In a subsequent email Alistair Thomson […]
1905 survey map shows buildings at Colonel Samuel Smith homestead site
/4 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillI recently spoke with two former Long Branch residents, Jim Bray and his daughter Sandy Bray, who have filled me in on details, that I was not aware of, related to the barns at the Colonel Samuel Smith homestead site. Jim Bray has also shared some comments at a couple of recent blog posts related […]
The Technique of Film Editing (1968) is a classic text for film students
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe 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 […]
Eric Walters has published several Second World War novels for young readers
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Mississauga, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillWith regard to the Small Arms Doors Open, I was delighted to learn recently that Eric Walters has written several books for young readers dealing with Canada’s role in the Second World War. I’ve known of Eric Walters for some time. He made one or more presentations at Munden Park Public School in Mississauga during […]
History of film editing – Reisz and Millar (1968)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe Technique of Film Editing, Second Edition (1968) is a classic text by Karel Reisz and Gavin Millar that is read even now by film students. It’s a useful resource for anybody interested in how stories are put together, and how life is viewed and experienced, then and now. Because I’m currently taking a film editing […]