Monday, March 27, 2023

Project Pollinator underway in York Region...

 

Photo by Barry Wallace
The sign pictured above, on Keele Street in King City, declares the township as one of nine, new pollination meadows across York Region. In addition to the first meadow in Richmond Hill, there will be eight other meadows planted in Aurora, Markham, Vaughan, Newmarket, Whitchurch-Stouffville, East Gwillimbury and Georgina.   For more info go to ProjectPollinator/YorkRegion. 
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Barry Wallace


Sunday, March 26, 2023

15th Sideroad between Keele and Dufferin...


Photo by Barry Wallace
One is advised, for several reasons, that any disturbance on the Seneca College property, on the north side of the 15th Sideroad, including 'tree injury or removal', is strictly prohibited on the site.   Behind these signs are several huge piles of wood chips that have appeared after many, many Seneca trees have been cut down and shredded.   No doubt there is a likely explanation for what appears to be a contradiction.
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Barry Wallace

Saturday, March 25, 2023

Dufferin Street - north of King Road

 

Photo by Barry Wallace
One wonders if this upside-down speed-limit sign on Dufferin Street, opposite Country Day School, could be used as a 'Not guilty' plea if one is nabbed for travelling above the speed limit here?
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Barry Wallace

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Holland Marsh - early spring

 

Photos by Barry Wallace
Canal begins to thaw






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Monday, March 13, 2023

Historic Aurora homes to be designated...

                                                                                                                       
The Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora intends to designate 30 individual properties for their Cultural Heritage Value or Interest pursuant to the provisions of Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, which was resolved by the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Aurora on June 21, 2022. 
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Pictured below are five of the thirty properties selected.   All thirty of the designated properties were published in a Town of Aurora advertisement in the Auroran newspaper on Feb. 9, 2023.


73 Wellington Street East
South side of Wellington Street East between Victoria Street and Wells Street.
Early Georgian dwelling constructed c.1885 for Joh Mosley - the original
plan-maker for the southeast Old Aurora community area.
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St. Andrew's College
West side of Yonge Street between Orchards Heights Boulevard
and St. John's Sideroad
One of two properties that are rather singular in this collection is St. Andrew's College, on Yonge Street North in Aurora.   The college was founded 1899 and moved to Aurora in 1926.   The Georgian-style, 126 acre campus has more than 650 boys with 360+ day students and 260 boarders, representing Canada and 30 other countries.
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Happy Woodlawn Pet Cemetery
North Side of Butternut Ridge Trail 
The other exceptional property in this list is located northwest of Butternut Ridge Trail, on the west side of Yonge Street, opposite the Aurora Cemetery.   It was founded by veterinarians Victor Blochin and Ann Wilson  in 1933.   It reported to be Canada's first bonafide pet cemetery with over 800 burial plots and gravestones and monuments.   It is currently private property.
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50 Tyler Street
North side of Tyler Street, west of Mill Street and east of George Street
Queen Anne style dwelling constructed c.1913 and home of 
Albert Conover - a local speculator.   Parcel part of the
original land granted to William Tyler in 1805.
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16 Reuben Street
North side of Reuben Street west of Yonge Street
Victorian dwelling constructed c.1883 
for the Kennedy family - early village settlers.
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Barry Wallace

Friday, March 10, 2023

Changing the Aurora landscape...

 

Photo by Barry Wallace
Development intrusion
Trees, existing residential development and the Oak Ridges Moraine in the background, are strikingly contrasted by yet more construction equipment in south Aurora, a never-ending fact of modern existence.
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Barry Wallace

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Early March on the Delmanor roof-top terrace

 

Photo by Barry Wallace

Snowy roof-top walkway 

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Barry Wallace