Recent content by Arob

What does the community's think about WYSE Meters and hydro sub-metering in general? I'm certainly not an expert, and I find myself wondering if the consumer has ever had choice in this market? I read here that Ontario PC's Bill 66 further limits the OEB's power to regulate these utility...

New lots available for sale - Warkworth Heights

Friends - I'm looking for any information about Lyman Bros Chemical Works, esp pictures of their laboratory on 'Palace St' (Front St), as I continue to feed my obsession with the history of 177 Front St E, the Time and Space condos site. See here in Goad's 1880 Fire Insurance Map of Toronto - i...

Everyday they get closer . . . and louder Soon they're going to block my view of the skyline. . .

The first singles golf lessons and mixer happened and was a success, despite the rain. Here's the story on Enhance Brampton Magazine, http://www.enrichmagonline.ca/first-annual-singles-golf-lessons-and-mixer-at-lionhead/

Singles Golf Lessons & Mixer at Lionhead Golf Course When men and women meet each on a golf course, friendship happens. The Single in the City inspired Singles Golf Lessons & Mixer event at Lionhead on 25th August 2016 is unique in its partnership with the Bradlee Ryall golf lessons corporate...

Between June 6th and June 12th 2016, fifteen different BBQ restaurants all over the city of Toronto are offering a premium meal deal for only fifteen bucks; your BBQ dish will be paired with Samuel Adams Boston Lager. AAA Public House Barque Butcher Bar Beer Bistro Broncos Boots & Bourbon...

Cafe Diplomatico, patio in Little Italy is Toronto's international soccer headquarters, and most refreshing / culturally rich fan center. Why? 1) They have an iconic patio on a prime corner of Little Italy in Toronto 2) They have a big-screen video wall to watch games on the patio (they often...

I just spent a whole day with Derick McChesney of SWAT wildlife doing raccoon removal all over Toronto. I took a lot of pictures and wrote a day-in-the-life of a raccoon removal expert story for Life as a Human magazine. And I cannot describe the stench in the air on our last call. I will...

An interesting blog post from a Toronto sign maker who is contracted by YRT to make move and adjust the affected businesses' signage during construction, Portable Business Signs Along Hwy7 During Metrolinx Construction To Become Permanent Pylon Signs Upon Completion , not as boring as it sounds...

Here's video I made of a lengthy ride west along Queen St that Raymi Toronto preserved as a blog post this week. She leads the camera from Queen and Augusta all the way to Roncesvalles Ave., and then down to Summerside pavilion. The media has a certain zen... although I remember it being a...

I would go paddleboarding or canoeing if you're scared - its the best date. second is to rent bicycles

here are pics of rosehips here is what Wikipedia offers up as Rose hips here is what NWID Native Plants for Health shows as rose hips, Do you think its possible that some crafty genetic engineer has 'created' these trees by crossbreeding and combining cherry trees and rose hip bushes ?

Not Far From the Tree is a Toronto-based urban fruit-harvesting group that roams the city in search of windfalls—unwanted fruit and even the sap that runs through the city’s maples. In 2010, a group of 700 volunteers and four staff picked over 19,695 pounds of cherries, service berries...

Forward Condo Excavator Finds Century Old Soda Bottles at Fort York Blvd and Queen's Wharf The excavation site of the Forward and Newton condominiums, on the S.E. corner of Bathurst and Fort York Blvd. in downtown Toronto, has exposed the site of what was once the Through Freight & Passenger...