SAVE THE DDO - In The Press

A good article by David about the internal struggles in the fight for the DDO. It highlights the need for all those that want to see this priceless bit of nature, history and science to work together. I especially like the last line by Prof.Bolton

Monday, March 30th/31st, 2008 - VARIOUS

"Richmond Hill: A heritage of Stargazing" - TORONTO STAR

LINK: http://www.thestar.com/article/407306

"Hundreds Celebrate Earth Hour at the Dunlap" - YORKREGION.COM

LINK: http://yorkregion.com/News/Richmond%20Hill/article/72292

"A Symbolic Gathering" - TORONTO STAR (LETTER)

LINK: http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/407677

"Withold your Donations over U of T's Handling of the Dunlap" - YORKREGION.COM (LETTER)

LINK:http://www.yorkregion.com/Opinion/Letters%20to%20the%20Editor/article/72228

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 - Treehugger.com

"Ban Demolition, Especially by greedy universities"

LINK: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/03/ban_demolition-by-greedy-universities.php

U of T: Selling Heritage one property at a time!!

Thursday, March 20th, 2008 - Yorkregion.com

"'Sad' Arena May be Lost, Stojko Says"

LINK:http://yorkregion.com/News/Richmond%20Hill/article/71523

Another great article by David that ties together the rejection of the town on Parcel B and the danger it poses to Parcel A where the observatory and Park are.

Thursday, March 20th, 2008 - Toronto Star

"Lights Out for Pollution"

LINK:http://www.thestar.com/article/348071

Contains a short blurb about the earth hour event at the DDO and some quotes from Tom B.

Monday, March 17th, 2008 - Toronto Observer

"Residents rally to save observatory"

LINK: http://www.torontoobserver.ca/2008/03/17/residents-rally-to-save-observatory/

A good story from Centennial College journalism student Ayoub Ansari.

Saturday, March 15th, 2008 - YorkRegion.com

"Dunlap Defenders Host Earth Hour Event"

LINK: http://yorkregion.com/News/Richmond%20Hill/article/71295

An Article by David F. about the Earth Hour event being held at the DDO. Check out our Events Page for more details.

Friday, March 7th, 2008 - York Region.com

"University Rejects Town's bid for Arena Land"

LINK: http://www.yorkregion.com/article/70613

A sad day and a sad story - when will the province step in and stop this madness? Is the University of Toronto going to build "The Stojko Institue for the Skating Arts" in some basement at St.George Campus?

Friday, March 2nd, 2008 - Yorkregion.com

"Selling observatory lands all about the mighty dollar"

LINK:http://www.theliberal.com/Opinion/Letters%20to%20the%20Editor/article/70346

A great letter to the editor by former town Councillor Lois Hancey.

February 2008 - Post City Magazine

"Star War" (Cover Story)

LINK:http://postcitymagazines.com/2008-02/story_200802_StarWar.php

COVER: http://www.flickr.com/photos/downtowndan/2280475932/?addedcomment=1#comment72157603950981186

Great cover stroy by Peter Kuitenbrouwer that gives a good overview of the situation. It also has a subtle message for all those developers out there, "Buyer Beware".

Friday, February 15, 2008 - Toronto Star

"Sky Falling at once-proud University of Toronto"

LINK:http://www.thestar.com/GTA/Columnist/article/303890

Great column by Christopher Hume, it takes aim at an underlying problem that has been lacking somewhat from this debate..

Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - Yorkregion.com

"Town moves to save half of Observatory Lands"

LINK:http://www.yorkregion.com/article/69139

David Fleischer also appears on a Yorkregion.com podcast about the events surrounding the DDO. To listen please follow the link below.

LINK:http://www.yorkregion.com/article/67925

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 - Toronto Star

"Findings a set back in fight to save Dunlap Observatory"

LINK: http://www.thestar.com/article/302680

A set back? yes, but the fight is far from over!

Monday, February 11, 2008 - Yorkregion.com

"Council to vote on heels of observatory protest"

LINK: http://www.yorkregion.com/article/69033

Great job David!

Sunday, February 10, 2008 - Toronto Star

"Observatory Protest goes Sky High"

LINK: http://www.thestar.com/article/302158

Good article, but I am sick of seeing the regurgitation of U of T's misleading statements about the usefulness of the observatory. The reason U of T is selling the property can be summmed up in one word - "Money".

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - Toronto Star

"Fight to save the Dunlap coming down to the wire"

LINK:http://www.thestar.com/article/298648

A good article, glad to see that the light pollution myth was countered in this article. Also, I am glad to see that attention was draw to Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne's comments.

Sunday, January 27, 2008 - Toronto Star

"What is the big deal about old observatory?"

LINK: http://www.thestar.com/article/297786

Not a bad article which has some good reasons why the observatory should be saved - but it does contain another reference to the "light-pollution" myth. With the upgrades to the telescope that have been made over the years and the ground-breaking light pollution by-law that exists in Richmond Hill, light-pollution is actually not a big factor when it comes to the work the telescope does. The fact is, the telescope sees better now than when it did in 1935 when the DDO was surrounded by farmland.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - Various Media Outlets

Here is some of the media coverage of our sucessful Rally outside of Queen's Park.

"Rally to Save the David Dunlap Observatory and Park" - Newstalk 1010 CFRB

LINK: http://www.cfrb.com/news/565/650852/rally+to+save+the+david+dunlap+observatory+and+park

"DDO Protestors stand up for 'Amazing Place'" - Yorkregion.com

LINK: http://www.yorkregion.com/News/Richmond%20Hill/article/66865

Friday, January 11, 2008 - Yorkregion.com

"School Went to Court to Overrule Heir"

LINK: http://www.yorkregion.com/news/FeaturedNewsSeries2/article/66695

Another telling article regarding how far U of T would go to get their hands on DDO lands.

Monday, January 7, 2008 - National Post

"Donor Dilemma"

LINK: http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=220172

Another article by Peter Kuitenbrouwer which includes a interviews with the Dunlap Heirs on both sides of their internal dispute. The comments made by Mr.Dunlap speak to his profound ignorance of the DDO and the issue in general. I would recommend some letters to the editor on this one.

Friday, January 4, 2008 - Yorkregion.com

"Wilfert working to prevent the observatory from being sold off"

LINK: http://www.yorkregion.com/news/FeaturedNewsSeries2/article/66163

An article outlining the efforts of Brian Wilfert, MP-Richmond Hill, at the Federal level. It also speaks to the efforts of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

Thursday, January 3, 2008 - Toronto Star

"A loss to community of Cosmic Proportions"

LINK: http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/290054

Here is a "letter to the editor" written by Karen Cilevitz of Thornhill, proof that writing a personal letter CAN make a difference! Way to Go Karen!

Friday, December 14, 2007 - Yorkregion.com

"Observatory Efforts In Overdrive"

LINK: http://www.yorkregion.com/article/65250

Another great article by David Fleischer. The end of the article provides a ray of hope.

Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - Yorkregion.com

"Dunlap Fight Reaches Floor of Queen's Park"

LINK: http://www.yorkregion.com/News/Richmond%20Hill/article/65005

A great article by David Fleischer about Dr. Moridi speaking on behalf of the DDO at Queen's Park. Includes and audio link.