Saturday, July 21, 2018

OLUA::::20170101T000000Z thru 20170331T235959Z

* UTC=20170201T000001Z~~
  __glossy mag
    "HOMES TORONTOI's FINEAST NEW HOMES MAGAZINE
    FEBRUARY 2017"
    __for background on development industry

* UTC=20170211T000001Z~
  __glossy mag "resale HOMES + CONDOS"
    __volume 4, issue 2 (2017-02-11/2017-03-11)
    __for background on development industry
      __will at any rate supplyk context,
        re realtors and the like

* UTC=20170218T000001Z~
  __glossy mag "New Condo Guide",
    vol 12 isue 4 (2017-02-18/2017-03-04)
  __for background on development industry

* UTC=20170218T000002Z~
  __TorStar article, starting on page A1 above the fold
    __first of a 3-part series on OMB
    __headline:
      ((QUOTE))
        The real
        architect behind T.O.'s
        tower struggle
      ((/QUOTE)) 
    __byline:
      ((QUOTE))
        Jennifer Pagliaro
        City Hall Bureau
      ((/QUOTE)) 

* UTC=20170223T155800Z
  __hardcopy of Kmo submission to Commissioner {Shane.Baker},
    re programming at DDO
    __19 pp singlespaced, in 2-sided printing
    __in 3 copies

* UTC=20170301T000001Z~
  __glossy mag "Condo Life", for 2017-03
  __for background on development industry







Friday, July 20, 2018

OLTD:::::20161001T000000Z thru 20161231T235959Z


* UTC+20161001T000001Z~~
  __glossy mag,
    entitled
    ((QUOTE))
      HOMES 31st Annual Yearbook
      Who's Who & Builder Roster
    ((/QUOTE))  `
    with annotations
    ((QUOTE))
     Celebrating our 32nd Year
    ((/QUOTE))
    and
    ((QUOTE))
      OCTOBER 2016
    ((/QUOTE))
    __for background on development industry
* UTC=20161117T010000Z~~
  __one-page single-spaced computer-printer
    submission, addressee not given,
    date not given,
    by GRA activist Jane Beecroft,
    with suggestions for OMB reform
* UTC=20161117T040000Z~
  __one-pape photocopy from TorStar article
    of 2017-11-17,
    with headline
    ((QUOTE))
      Time to rein in OMB
    ((/QUOTE))
    and byline
    ((QUOTE))
      Martin Regg Cohn
    ((/QUOTE))
    __cited in submission of Lindgren (counsel)
      and Poremba (student-at-law),
      dated 2016-12-16,
      entitled
      ((QUOTE))
        Submissions of the Canadian
        Environmental Law Association
        to the
        Ministry of Municipal Affairs and the
        Ministry of the Attorney General
        Regarding the Review of the
        Ontario Municipal Board
        (Environmental Registry
        No. 012-7196)
      ((/QUOTE))
      __this submission can be found on Web, as PDF,
        via Google
* UTC=20161006T235959Z~
  __one-page papermail from Bill Mauro, Minister,
    Ministry of Municipal Affairs [Ontario],
    with its accomapnying emvelope
    (_no date on letter, but envelope franked 2016-10-06)
  __key passages:
    ((QUOTE))
      Thank you for your recent email regarding potential
      impacts of groundwater ((SNIP))
      As the protection of water and water resources
      falls under the purview of the Ministry of the
      Environment and Climate Change, I am sharibng your
      concerns with my colleague, the Honouragle Glen Murray,
      Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, by
      forwarding a copy of this letter.
    ((/QUOTE))
* UTC=20161224T??????Z
  __fullpage advert from TorStar,
    by Conservatory Group,
    showing various projects around GTA
    __with also an attached PostIt note from {Jane.Beecroft}
    __useful for putting Conservatory Group
      development efforts at DDO into a wider context



OLTC::::20160701T000000Z thru 20160930T235959Z


* UTC=20160804T160000Z~

  __Information and Privacy
    Commissioner of Ontario,
    Order MO-3341, Appeal Nr MA15-320,
    requiring REgional Municipality of York
    to send so-far-undisclosed records
    to Kmo by 2016-09-09
    (_Cathy Hamilton, Adjudicator)
    and related papers
  __IMPORTANCE_RANKING=70outof100

* UTC=20160814T160000Z~

  __papers disseminated to the public
    by the organizers of the
    2016-08-14 (SUN)
    Neville-Lake memorial event
    in Vaughan
    __the convict Marco Muzzo
      responsible for the deaths
      in the Neville-Lake family
      has as a paternal uncle
      a Corsica director
      __Corsica is the aspiring
        DDO developer

* UTC=20160814T190000Z

  __pamphlet disseminated to public
    for solemn blessing of
    Marylake Rosary Path
    by His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins
    __this was the event at which
      Kmo hoped, in vain, for
      Cardinal to make sign of
      assistance upon Kmo's kissing
      Cardinal's ring
      __Kmo had beforehand
        briefed Cardinal's office
        re Muzzo family,
        as noted at
        http://toomaskarmo.blogspot.
        posting of
        2016-08-15 or 2016-08-16,
        under headline
        ((QUOTE))
          Failure of 2016-08-14
          Archdiocese-Outreach Effort
          (Pertinent to DDO&P Conservation)
        ((/QUOTE))
    __the convict Marco Muzzo
      responsible for the deaths
      in the Neville-Lake family
      has as a paternal uncle
      a Corsica director
      __Corsica is the aspiring
        DDO developer

* UTC=20160906T160000Z~

  __letter from York Region to Kmo,
    incorrectly dated 2015-09-06
    (_what was surely meant was 2016-09-06),
    and stating in respect of Kmo FOI request 15-059
    ((QUOTE))
      I hereby grant access to the remaining documents
      2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 11 ((SNIP))
    ((/QUOTE))
    __also list of docs, invoice for 18.60 CAD,
      and photocopy of Kmo letter-in-response
      and of Kmo chq for 18.60 CAD
    __one of the contqct persons in the case:
      Ghislaine Boulianne,m Access and Privacy Officer,
      905-830-4444x71322

* UTC=20160916T160000Z~

  __thick sheaf of
    papers from York Region
    in response to Kmo FOI request 15-059
  __main features:
    + extract from some enviro (incl forestry)
      portion of MESP
    + correspondence in which
      bohdan.kawalyk@ontario.ca
      confirms to consultant {Greg.Scheifele}
      that in his opinion the DDO&P butternut trees
      are not protected under the Endangered Species Act
      (_reasons: presumed planted; also DNA testing
        shows one to be a mere hybrid)
    __but the shipment as received is defective!
    __68 sheets are detailed in the inventory,
      and indeed sheets are individually numbered;
      and yet some of the 68 are missing
  __IMPORTANCE_RANKING=95outof100

* UTC=20160919T203000Z

  __thick sheaf of papers
    from Town of Richmond Hill
    Committee of the Whole mtg 2016-09-19 (MON) afternoon
    __on Consolidated Agenda are following
      DDO-relevant delegations:
      + Toomas Karmo,
        re the David Dunlap Observatory Park Master Plan
        (SRPRS.16.064) - Agenda Item No. 3
      + Wilhelm Bleek,
        re the David Dunlap Observatory Park Master Plan
        (SRPRS.16.064) - Agenda Item No. 3
      + Eric Briggs
        ((QUOTE))
          Councillor, RASC Toronto Centre
        ((/QUOTE)),
        re the David Dunlap Observatory Programming
        Negotiations UPdate (SRCS.16.30, Agenda Item No. 2
     __in disseminated correspondcnece the following are DDO-relevant:
       * from Michelle Johns, President, YRAA, incl
         ((QUOTE))
           I wanted to assure Council that during the transitional
           phase, members of YRAA continue to ensure the Great
           Telescope is properly maintained. We have just
           completed a key phase of the annual maintenance cycle,
           shortly after re-aluminizing the 1.88 meter mirror.
         ((/QUOTE))
       * from Cliff Nordal, at 72 Centre St W, complaining
         that report does not adequately reflect contributions
         of RASC

       * from Dr Ralph Chou, on RASC-TC letterhead, saying inter alia
         + ((QUOTE))
             The involvement of this new group,
             now called the York Region Astronomy Association (YRAA),
             in the meeting of July 20, 2016 was unknown to us
             until we read Commissioner Baker's report.
           ((/QUOTE))
         + a factor in the RASC-TC difficulties is the prospective
           ((QUOTE))
             loss of full-time use of the facility
           ((/QUOTE))
         + a further factor is impending legal costs:
           pro-bono now over,
           ((QUOTE))
             estimate going forward was "easily $10,000" ((/QUOTE))
         + SRPRS.16.064 does not propertly acknowledge
           past contributions of RASC-TC
           (_here Dr CHou recommends some amending language)
       * from Toomas Karmo, addressing
         + SRPRS.16.064
           (_Bolton cost figures discrepant with Town's)
         + SRCS.16.30
           (_linguistic correction needed: "York Region Astronomy
             Association"; recommend principle of non-exclusivity
             in regard to DDO programming; congrats to authors
             in their affirming transparency; Kmo's own (scanty)
             info on YRAA; a key person is Mr Chris Vaughan)
        * from Marianne Yake, making a sequence of comparatively
          anodyne points
        * Kmo handwritten notes from the meeting
        * text of SRPRS.16.064
        * text of SRCS.16.30
  __IMPORTANCE_RANKING=92outof100

* UTC=20160926T233000Z

  __papers from Town of Richmond Hill
    Council meeting of 2017-09-06,
    __Kmo spoke in Public Forum,
      addressing staff reports
      SRPRS.16.064
      SRCS.16.30
      (_these touch on future use of DDO)
    __the bundle contains,
      in addition to IRRelevant paperwork,
      Kmo's rough notes (podium prep)
      and his formal written submsission
      to Town (disseminated at meeting
      by Clerks)
  __IMPORTANCE_RANKING=85outof100


OLTA::::20160101T000000Z thru 20160331T235959Z


* UTC=20160201T170000Z~~~
  __notices from CoffeeTime notice board
    at Bayview and Major Mac,
    as found by Kmo (presumably earlyi in 2016),
    urging public to be on guard against bad lawyers
    (_emphasis is on family law, esp CAS)
    __good and bad lawyers list =
      http://tinyurl.com/nyegm86
    __bad_lawyers_cdn@yahoo.ca
    __www.canadacourtwatch.org
  __a lead for Kmo into researching
    bad conduct at the Bar
  __IMPORANCE_RANKING=85outof100

* UTC=20160209T215006Z
  __papers from investigations
    made by Kmo
    both at Toronto Ref Library
    and at 393 University Ave Suite 200,
    in his efforts to learn about
    governance of Corsica and similar or related companies

* UTC=20160217T170000Z~
  __papers from INfo and Privacy Commissioner
    (_Tanya Kienapple, Mediator),
    including Mediator's Report
    as Appeal Nr 84335,
    in respect of Kmo FOI request for wordcount
    of Town closed docs
    __relevant portion:
      ((QUOTE))
        After a number of exchanges, the town
        issued a revised decision to the appellant
        that provided the word count for the responsive
        meeting minutes as well as the word count
        for the accompanying staff report.
      ((/QUOTE))
     __case now closed [in a way
       meeting the FOI concerns of Kmo]

* UTC=20160217T1701Z~
  __envelope of microfiche from
    Ministrry of Government Services,
    Central Production and Verification Services Branchm,
    393 University Ave Suite 200 Toronto,
    obtained by Kmo
    in his efforts to learn about
    governance of Corsica and similar or related companies
  __IMPORTANCE_RANKING=68outof100

* UTC=20160218T211118Z

  __printouts from 393 University Avenue
    of corporate filings,
    bought by Kmo for 72.00 CAD
    in his efforts to investiage (a) Corsica
    and companies with links to Corsica,
    and perhaps even also (b) developers
    more generally

* UTC=20160222T170000Z
  __report from Informatikon and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario,
    mediator Tanya Kienapple, in respect of Kmo FOI 15-059,
    indicating that mediation is complete
    and some third party (external to Kmo and York Region)
    has started an appeal

* UTC=20160223T003000Z
  __Town of Richmond Hill Council meeting,
    of interest in three respecs:
    *1____Councillor West motion
          favouring OMB reform
          __correspondence:
            + Michael and Sonia Iaizzo,
              130 Spruce Ave, Richmond Hill [no postal code given]
              __brief letter backing Cnclr West
            + Magdalena Strzelcka [no address given; cites Baif case]
              __one-page letter backing Cnclr West
            + Rose Dodgson, 20 Harding Blvd W,
              Richmond Hill L4C 9S4
             __letter a bit longer than 1 page,
               backing Cnclr West
               __extract:
                 ((QUOTE))
                  I participated in the recent OMB hearings
                   challenging the RHOP by Baif developers
                   in regards to the Yonge St and Major
                   Mackenzie block. Karen Cilevitz so ably
                   assisted Dynasty residents with the OMB hearing
                   prior to becoming a Councillor.
                 ((/QUOTE))
            + Howard A. Dooghty
              __long letter, backing West
                __no address
                __vocabulary is a bit out of the ordinary,
                  suggesting background in teaching professions
                  or law
            + Toomas Karmo, in support of appearance as Delegation,
              listing in an itemized style four deficiencies
              in OMB DDO&P casework
              (_includes detailed citations for misrepresentation
                of Bolton testimony)
          __Kmo handwritten material as podium prep
    *2____Amberley Gavel report on a complaint against Cnclr Beros
    *3____SRPRS.16.046, recommending against the
          by-law amendment applicn of
          ((QUOTE))
            Yvonne W. WOrden and the estate of William H. Worden
          ((/QUOTE))
          in respect of 1393 Bethesda Sideroad
  __IMPORTANCE_RANKING=85outof100

* UTC=20160301T000001Z~~~~
  __three handwritten sheeets out of a set of four
    (_one is missing for somre reason)
    in which Kmo took notes from a phone call
    he recvd from Cnclr Tom Muench
    __Kmo had written to online _Liberal_
      urging conservation at Yonge near Centre St
      (_a case quite separate from DDO&P),
      and Cnclr Muench thereupon seemed to think
      that Kmo was up to something untoward,
      and took the precaution of explaining his
      Yonge-and-Centre conservation-or-not-conservation
      posn to Kmo, at length

* UTC=20160306T170000Z~
  __papers from Info and Privacy Commissioner
    (_Cathy Hamilton, Adjudicator)
    indicating that appeal MA15-320
    in respect of Kmo FOI request 15-059
    [_this was to York Region, for DDO archaeology and tree-felling?]
    is now at inqjuiry stage

* UTC=20160308T003000Z
  __papers from Council mtg 2016-03-07 evening
    __includes lttr headed
      "Submission to Town of Richmond Hill Council
      Meetintg of 2016-03-07, by Toomas Karmo ((SNIP))"
      __probably in support of Public Forum remarks,
        rather than Delegaion remarks
      __lttr has headings:
        + ((QUOTE))
            1. Clerks' Response to my FOI (2015-05-04,
            closed COW minutes) is Ethically Correct,
            and Helps in Development of Ontario FOI
            Best-Practice Norms
          ((/QUOTE))
        + ((QUOTE))
            2. Council Decision of 2016-02-22
            on DDO Buildings is Ethically Correct
          ((/QUOTE))
        + ((QUOTE))
            3. Council Should Note Private Ethics
            Discussion with Corsica is Impending
          ((/QUOTE))
        + ((QUOTE))
            4. Council Should Note Private, Legally Compliant,
            Information-without-Obstruction Legal Picket
            of Corscia Sales Centre is Impending
          ((/QUOTE))
        + ((QUOTE))
            5. Recapitulation and Conclusion
          ((/QUOTE))
     __also handwritten material, serving as Kmo podium prep
   __also noteworthy from this Council mtg:
     Cnclr Karen Cilevitz support for FCM Resolution - Federal
     Bill of Environmental Rights

* UTC=20160318T050001Z~
  __clippings from TorStar and Globe of 2017-03-18,
    reporting arrest of Nathalie Normandeau

* UTC=20160319T000001Z~
  __clipping from TorStar of 2017-03-19,
    with headline
    ((QUOTE))
      Quebec arrests may be tip of corrup iceberg
    ((/QUOTE))
    __extract:
      ((QUOTE))
        Are there more bigfish abgout to be caught ((SNIP))?
        That's the question on everyone's minds in eht wake
        of Thursday's arrest of former provincial deputy
        premier Nathalie Normandeau on multiple
        corruption charges.
      ((/QUOTE))
      __article also points out Ontario
        Wynne money-for-access problem


Thursday, July 19, 2018

OLSD::::20151001T000000Z thru 20151231T235959Z


* UTC=20151210T121314Z~~~~~
  __CD or DVD with old (1980s?) photos of DDO,
    given to Kmo by former DDO staffer Yakov Voronkov

* UTC=20151215T170000Z
  __lttr from Ghislaine Boulianne, Access and Privacy Officer,
    for Chris Raynor, Deputy Regional Clerk (York Region),
    saying Kmo FOI request 15-059 is partially granted
    (_docs 1, 3, 9, 10), and that
    docs will be shipped upon payment of invoice (45.00 CAD)


OLSB::::20150401T000000Z thru 20150630T235959Z

* UTC=20150624T180000Z
  __papers from an action which Kmo failed to take to completion
    (_he failed to deliver the papers to Town Offices
      as planned):
    + cover letter, to Mayor and Councillors,
      with cc to Premier et al,
      re 
      (a) Cttee-of-the-Whole 2015-05-04 (DDO) (illegally closed?)
      (b) Mohawks journalism (DDO)
      __in just 1 copy, for future reference by Kmo
    + Mohawks journalism
      (_multiple copies, each consisting of 2 items:
        - DannyBeaton article
        - JohnBacher article



Wednesday, July 18, 2018

OLRD::::20141001T000000Z thru 20141231T235959Z

* UTC=20141001T000001Z~~
  __glossy mag,
    entitled
    ((QUOTE))
      HOMES 29th Annual Yearbook
      Who's Who & Builder Roster
    ((/QUOTE))  `
    with annotations
    ((QUOTE))
     Celebrating our 30th Year
    ((/QUOTE)) 
    and
    ((QUOTE)) 
      OCTOBER 2014
    ((/QUOTE)) 

    __for background on development industry

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

OLQD::::20131001T000000Z thru 20131231T235959Z


* UTC=20131004T120000Z
  __joint factum of Corsica and Town of Richmond Hill, to Divisional Court

* UTC=20131026T010203Z
  __BILD full-page ad, TorStar 2013-10-26, page GT5
    __praises OMB

* UTC=20131028T233000Z
  __TRH Council papers, including handwritten notes

* UTC=20131101T210000Z
  __printout of SRPRS 13.198, including
    * proposed condns of approval for draft subdivision
    * draft bylaw (as a next legislative step at DDO
      after bylaw 100-09) 

* UTC=20131104T213000Z
  __TRH Council of the Whole (COW), including
    + correspondence, including letter submitted by Kmo
      just before UTC=20131104T1700Z (= 2013-11-04 (MON) 12:00 EST)
    + handwritten paper for camera table, as used during Kmo delegn
    + handwritten notes
    + printout of by-law 63-95 (on light pollution)
    + printout of by-law 100-09 (DDO as Cultural Heritage Landscape
      within the meaning of the Ontario Heritage Act)
    __this was the COW that discussed SRPRS 13.198

* UTC=20131112T003000Z
  __TRH Council papers
    __Kmo spoke
      +a____in Public Forum,
            with reference to now-rectified minutes
            from my previous COW[?] work on by-laws 63-95 and 100-09,
            and with reference to RASC possibly-unauthorized
            mods to 0.4-metre Admin Bldg south-dome telescope
            (_the R.K. Young circa-1929 scope)
      +b____as Delegation,
            with reference to by-laws 63-95 and 100-09,
            introducing now FURTHER argt showing inadequacy
            of SPRS 13.198

* UTC=20131128T000001Z~
  __Liberal print-edition inaugural opinion
    column from Mayor Dave Barrow, headed
    "High-density growth must pay for greenspace"
    __oes not direcly mention DDO&P
    __mere background, mere context, for the DDO&P conservation case

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