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
Around here, older houses are being demolished all the time, usually to make way for the biggest possible homes builders can get away with erecting. Down the road in Mimico, both a demolition application and a heritage status application were made for a home on… Read More
This is what was formerly 4 Twenty Seventh Street, the house we knew as Ottie’s place. It is being torn down today to make way for a pair of the kind of “soldier houses” which provide the builders with the greatest possible profit, and which… Read More
A neighbour from up the street dropped by the other day with a lawn sign and asked if I’d like to have one on my front lawn. I’ve never had a lawn sign for anything, not for or against anything, not in support of a… Read More
We received the following notice from Councillor Grimes yesterday, outlining some very positive steps in managing development in our community. For those who have not seen it, I’ve pasted it below. Kudos to Councillor Grimes – this will help even the playing field. After discussions… Read More
Several healthy mature trees at 2 Twenty Seventh St, rendered unsafe during excavation on the property, were removed yesterday. Initially, tops were cut off them to mitigate immediate hazard. Now they are all gone. The developer applied to remove these trees prior to excavation but… Read More
The Toronto Botanical Garden is hosting a three day symposium called Spreading Roots, celebrating the UN International Year of Forests, and exploring critical issues affecting urban trees. I won’t be able to attend this but I thought I’d spread the word because it looks very… Read More
We’re having a municipal election in Toronto in October. So far in my ward, Ward 6, 3 candidates have declared. The current Councillor, Mark Grimes, has not declared as yet. The three are: Jem Cain, Michael Laxer and Pastor Wendell Brereton. Tonight, I sent an… Read More
Look what was posted over at the leash-free area at the R.L. Clark Filtration plant today. I assume this stuff was posted by the person who was there expressing her opinion last evening. A gate would certainly solve the problem of the dog area cutting… Read More
The City has been building a fence at our local leash-free park at the R.L.Clark Filtration Plant. Some readers may recall the post I made on this subject some time ago on this blog. My position has been that the dog park is poorly located… Read More
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