Recent content by stdavidsward

Many thanks for mentioning the Biidaasige Park Urban Forestry Nature Tour. I went today and it was wonderful. There were 40-50 people in attendance, and from what I could see everyone was very happy with what we saw/experienced, including me.

Patches on the bridge. Photos taken July 29.

I already have a response to the 311 report that I made at 5:53pm today. 311 sent an email at 8:34pm: Then at 8:35pm, 311 sent another email. I went out to check, and the bubbles and cracks are still there.

I did :)

I just noticed some bubbling on the surface of the bridge, and in some places the asphalt, or whatever it is, is broken. It is a trip hazard in a few places. I hope these is a warranty on the work! I used 311 to report and sent these photos.

Art has been added to both entrances of the bridge, and at least some of the lighting is in place. When I was there, the bridge was well used by pedestrians, cyclists, folks towing luggage, etc. There was space for everyone, and good site lines. Photos taken Sunday June 29. Looking south. Some...

The City is looking for residents of Church-Wellesley to participate in a Community Advisory Committee for a new park at 15 Wellesley Street East.

The recent frequency and granularity of these updates makes me feel like someone at the City knows this project is being watched 👀 👋 To state the obvious, I think everyone wants this done.

University of Waterloo has an 'adjustment factor' in their admissions process for their Engineering programs: Does Engineering rank schools or account for differences in obtaining high grades across schools? What is the adjustment factor? Waterloo Engineering does apply an adjustment factor...

Shout out to this group (of which I am a member) for focussing the knowledge, energy, and good will of Torontonians of many ages and stages of life.

Progress on the Glen Road walkway, but still no access. I asked the workers, and they said 'a couple more weeks'... Here's the south end, standing on the sidewalk on Bloor Art in tunnel Paving on Bloor North end of bridge

Just strolled past these trees and looks like they have been marked for removal. Hopefully they can be enjoyed for one last Spring...

Re-instating food-preparation focused 'Home Economics' into the elementary provincial curriculum would require retrofitting for food preparation areas in thousands of schools as well as supplementary professional development for tens of thousands of elementary educators depending on the extent...