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Mary L. MacDonald

@MaryPlanningMac

Managing heritage in city planning. Opinions on other subjects are all my own. The rest shouldn’t embarrass my employer. I hope.

 Toronto, Canada
Joined November 2013
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Toronto marks Pride weekend start with plaque honouring transgender soul singer Jackie Shane cp24.com/lifestyle/toronto-m…
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Udder genius.
Adam Bunch (@TODreamsProject) profile pictureAdam Bunch@TODreamsProject15 Jun 2023
Tomorrow night! We'll walk in the hoofsteps of an escaped cow who rampaged through downtown Toronto exactly 110 years ago. Jamie Bradburn (@jbcurio) & I are teaming up for this weird historical walking tour!
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Dr. Melissa N. Shaw@MelissaNShaw7 Apr 2023
Perhaps the city of @St_Catharines could value Black history, Black lives and deaths enough to fund Rochelle Bush's critical project. Why these historians are restoring the graves of former slaves tvo.org/article/why-these-hi…

ARCHIVE: Why these historians are restoring the graves of former slaves

As part of the Salem Chapel Underground Railroad Cemetery Project, Rochelle Bush and Adam Montgomery are shedding new light on St. Catharines’ past

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Tanya Talaga@TanyaTalaga12 Jan 2023
All of Canada needs to stop what they are doing, spare a thought for the child whose jawbone was found on the grounds of the Qu’Appelle Indian Residential School in Lebret, Saskatchewan. Bone is about 125 years old, Sask coroner says. Child was btwn 4 to 6 years. @fsinations
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The history of #Auschwitz is a warning of where human hatred may lead to. It is a call for moral responsibility & action. Today & in the future. In social media, we depend on your support. Use your voices to amplify ours. Please help us preserve the memory & never forget.
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Can’t get enough.
Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon (@GurdeepPandher) profile pictureGurdeep Pandher of the Yukon
@GurdeepPandher26 Dec 2022
It snows about 7-8 months a year in the north. I have to do this about 6-7 times in 24 hours when it snows. Now you can calculate how many times I remove snow from my deck every year. Good exercise, eh? Besides the winter workout, I'm sending you warmth, joy, hope and positivity.
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Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter illuminated the Motherland-Mother monument in Kyiv ✨ Photo: Oleksandr Tkachenko
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@UNESCO18 Dec 2022
Ensuring better protection of significant #IntangibleHeritage worldwide is at the ❤️ of @UNESCO's mission. These elements are often closely connected to nature and our #biodiversity 🌱. It is vital to preserve and amplify these unique ways of living!
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Jay Pitter@Jay_Pitter13 Dec 2022
Plans for increasing multi-family #housing in cities like #Toronto should explicitly include the provision of public spaces—parks, intergenerational community hubs, complete streets—to achieve good density & social cohesion.
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SAVE the Century & Consumers Buildings! STOP the $52M Demolition! - Sign the Petition! chng.it/XJqbxdZ7 via @CdnChange
Sign the Petition

Sign the Petition

SAVE the Century & Consumers Buildings! STOP the $52M Demolition!

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My American mother told me I was against God. She observed that they (they?) need a parade to legitimate themselves. She was sorry that I would never have commitment in my life (20 years and counting…💕). Today I say: who doesn’t love a good parade? 🏳️‍🌈 washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Robert Benzie@robertbenzie6 Dec 2022
Geneviève Bergeron Hélène Colgan Nathalie Croteau Barbara Daigneault Anne-Marie Edward Maud Haviernick Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz Maryse Laganière Maryse Leclair Anne-Marie Lemay Sonia Pelletier Michèle Richard Annie St-Arneault Annie Turcotte – at Toronto, Ontario
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Brilliant answer, but what I really want to know is: what did they wear? 😜
Goodable (@Goodable) profile pictureGoodable
@Goodable30 Nov 2022
A journalist asked NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern if she was meeting Finland's PM Sanna Marin because they were both "similar in age and got a lot of common stuff." Her response is everything. 🇳🇿 🇫🇮
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@CityLab29 Nov 2022
The defense of Ukrainian cultural sites has taken many forms. Here are some of those stories trib.al/XjBEMzY
Ukrainians Are Fighting to Save Their Cultural Heritage From Putin’s Invasion

Ukrainians Are Fighting to Save Their Cultural Heritage From Putin’s Invasion

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has targeted locations and objects of cultural importance. Explore the defense of the nation’s culture and history through maps, photographs, and audio interviews.

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Please follow @AuschwitzMuseum and help lift them above 1,5 million followers. It’s as important now as ever.
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Only 41k+ left to reach the goal of 1,5 million followers in 2022. We are so close! We ask for your support Your RT matters. The truth matters, and putting us onto any list is going to change this.
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Brightening up the darkness. In the boreal forest around my cabin, I created joy, hope and positivity during the long and snowy night of the Yukon. Now, I am sharing it with the world. *** Fiddle Addition: Maria Cherwick of St. John's, NL *** YouTube: youtu.be/bRvhn-Uu15Q
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Canadian Architect@CdnArch25 Nov 2022
Canadian Architect at the @ToSoArch's #TSABASH22 - touring the John Street Roundhouse w/ @TORailwayMuseum – including a ride on the roundhouse’s restored turntable, as well as a walk with architect Donald J. Loucks, speaking here, who led the revitalization efforts @cityoftoronto
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In praise of libraries.. "when I was writing my first book, I found myself in the main branch of New York City’s public library ... because the space itself seemed most aligned with the task of writing. It was like going to church to pray" nytimes.com/2022/11/23/opini…

Opinion | Thankful for Libraries (Published 2022)

It was in these quiet spaces that I found myself, not only physically but spiritually.

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Canadian Architect@CdnArch25 Nov 2022
Canadian Architect is at @ToSoArch's #TSABASH22 at the John Street Roundhouse - a building that bridges the City of Toronto’s past & future. Watch @TORailwayMuseum’s video – John Street Roundhouse: Revitalization & Heritage: youtu.be/QGcm52TYEug #architecture @cityoftoronto – at Toronto, Ontario
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Apple reveals Foster + Partners-designed offices at Battersea Power Station dezeen.com/2022/10/19/apple-… via @dezeen
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