See the article in Toronto.com. The city wants to make a new sidewalk on Dwight Ave and plans to destroy a stand of mature trees to get it done, in the face of a petition from 1400 residents asking them not to do it. What… Read More
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Whimbrel Point
In May of each year, birders gather at Whimbrel Point to count the migrating whimbrels. Some years, upwards of 10,000 of these birds are counted. I’ve read that in some years a quarter of the entire eastern North America population of these birds makes its… Read More
What’s up with the strange Tweets from City Councillor Mark Grimes?
A few days ago, I received a message from a former neighbour alerting me to some strange Twitter activity from my City Councillor, Mark Grimes and an article on Toronto.com by David Nickle, also published in the current Etobicoke Guardian. The article notes that late… Read More
What are they digging out there?
I walked along the Lake in Marie Curtis Park. For months there have been diggers over to the west moving fill, gravel and rocks around. There is a sign up now. It turns out a new conservation area is being created. They even have a… Read More
A Strange Landmark
If you have ever bicycled along the Waterfront Trail, west of Etobicoke Creek, you may have noticed a number of strange wooden structures. This area is known as The Arsenal Lands. This was the sight of a WWII small arms factory and rifle testing range.… Read More
Tree for Me
I trundled out in the rain this morning to pick up my free trees, courtesy of the Long Branch Neighbourhood Association and the Tree for Me program. Kudos to the LBNA for picking up on Tree for Me and providing free trees to the community.… Read More
Late afternoon in the park
It was such a beautiful afternoon, we decided to take The Partners for a good walk in the park. Earlier in the day when I was there, there was a snowy owl sitting on a plastic storage box on one of the yacht club docks.… Read More
A walk in the park
We’re so fortunate to live a 5 minute walk from Colonel Sam Smith Park, a Toronto treasure. It’s so beautiful this time of year, with plenty to draw your interest. The park boasts a huge variety of plant life, loads of birds – it’s one… Read More
(Sort of) All Candidates Meeting
There’s a municipal election happening here in Toronto, made all the more complex by Ontario premier King Doug’s decree that Toronto shall cut the number of Councillors by about half, down to 25. Tonight was the only all-candidates meeting for the new Ward 3. I… Read More
A long walk in Sam Smith Park
I took The Partners out for a long walk in Sam Smith Park today. We sure are fortunate to have a treasure like this a few minutes walk away. It’s a grey day, cool but comfortable, with a wind coming off the lake. We walked… Read More
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