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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From ![]() A Lonely Campaign against SprawlFrom: How We Changed Toronto |
1970s. I saw my role as tackling controversial issues and providing leadership for change, even if common wisdom tended in a different direction, and that was probably most evident in the work I … | John Sewell | 17 | 2015 | $1.70 Add |
From ![]() A Reform City CouncilFrom: How We Changed Toronto |
the 1972 election brought new blood to the city council and Sewell discusses how Larger decision-making bodies often hamper debate, but our council was of a manageable size. The openness and the … | John Sewell | 26 | 2015 | $2.60 Add |
From ![]() A Tale of Two – or Three – CitiesGentrification and Community Consultations From: Subdivided |
The author examines the increasing polarization of Toronto’s neighbourhoods, both spatially and socially, and urges new urban planners to find ways to ensure people are not further … | Mariana Valverde | 10 | 2016 | $1.00 Add |
From ![]() Accessing EducationAn Immigrant's Story From: Subdivided |
The story of Linda Yarde, a Jamaican immigrant, and her difficulty accessing education in 1970s Toronto. | Nicholas Davis | 15 | 2016 | $1.50 Add |
From ![]() AcknowledgementsFrom: Subdivided |
Acknowledgements | Jay Pitter; John Lorinc | 1 | 2016 | $0.10 Add |
From ![]() Acknowledgments and Floor PlansFrom: Casa Loma |
Bill Freeman; Vincenzo Pietropaolo | 3 | 2016 | $0.30 Add | |
From ![]() Acting Creatively to Solve ProblemsFrom: How We Changed Toronto |
1970s. Finding creative ways to assist communities and groups was a large part of the way I saw being a successful mayor. The challenge was to search for positive outcomes using the obvious … | John Sewell | 26 | 2015 | $2.60 Add |
From ![]() AfterwordFrom: How We Changed Toronto |
John Sewell | 2 | 2015 | $0.20 Add | |
![]() NEW! Afterword |
Christopher J. Williams; John Sewell | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add | |
From ![]() An Overburdened PromiseArts Funding for Social Development From: Subdivided |
The four authors each discuss Toronto-based arts initiatives designed geared towards marginalized youth. | Ian Kamau; John Lorinc; Paul Nguyen; Ryan Paterson | 12 | 2016 | $1.20 Add |
From ![]() Brampton, a.k.a. BrowntownFrom: Subdivided |
The chapter explores the benefits of mixed communities and the pros/cons of ghettoism. | Noreen Ahmed-Ullah | 12 | 2016 | $1.20 Add |
From ![]() Broadening the Reform AgendaFrom: How We Changed Toronto |
1970s. Further reform plans are outlined. Saving heritage buildings, transit etc | John Sewell | 20 | 2015 | $2.00 Add |
![]() Casa LomaCanada'’s Fairy-Tale Castle and Its Owner, Sir Henry Pellatt |
In this fifth edition, with new photography showing Casa Loma in its newly restored state, Bill Freeman takes readers on a tour of every significant room in this dramatic hillside castle, … | Bill Freeman; Vincenzo Pietropaolo | 96 | 2016 | View |
From ![]() Cast of CharactersFrom: How We Changed Toronto |
Short biographies about the people consistently mentioned throughout the book. | John Sewell | 7 | 2015 | $0.70 Add |
From ![]() Changing Toronto’s Mind about DiversityFrom: How We Changed Toronto |
1978-1980. As mayor, I was able to use my larger podium to speak up, bring attention to and encourage public discussion of important issues. This chapter recounts a number of such instances. … | John Sewell | 23 | 2015 | $2.30 Add |
From ![]() Altona Forest |
Naturalist Jason Ramsay-Brown describes Altona Forest, an ecologically-rich natural area in the Petticoat Creek watershed on the border of Pickering and Toronto. He uses Altona to reflect upon … | Jason Ramsay-Brown | 5 | 2020 | $0.50 Add |