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New blog coming soon

29 October 2011
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood life, technology
Update: new blog has been started here: www.ianchadwick.com/blog.

I've been tinkering with Wordpress as a new blog platform for the past week, trying out its features and layout options. very nice. Flexible, powerful and a lot more social media strength than my current package. I have watched...

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The honeymoon is over...

07 June 2011
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Social values, downtown-BIA, Collingwood's municipal m..., Collingwood life
It seems Council's honeymoon ended last night with the defeat of Councillor Hull's motion. Four members of council* opposed what should have been an easy motion to accept. But - because we had only eight members at the table - it was defeated by being tied. And I think the defeat will have much greater implications for council in the...

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Things that go bump in the bank account

25 May 2011
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Social values, Science, Collingwood life
There's a front page story in this week's Enterprise Bulletin about self-professed ghost hunters looking for a "haunted" house in Collingwood to feature on a new TV series called "Paranormal House Inspection." That really bothered me because it reads like an advertorial on the front page (and equally that the Discovery...

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Tags: psychics, claptrap, superstition, haunted houses, gullibility 3 Comments


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Changing our policy towards pets

05 April 2011
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood life, Social values, Collingwood's municipal m...
How many cats and dogs are there in Collingwood? No one knows. In Canada, such statistics are not kept by Stats Can. But we can make an educated guess.

A recent survey done by Colin Siren of Ipsos Reid estimated there are 7.9 million cats and 5.9 million dogs in Canada. The survey also shows that 35% of Canadian households have a dog, while 38%...

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Number 94. The good news: we're not New Glasgow

04 April 2011
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood life, Social values, Collingwood's municipal m...
Five years ago, Collingwood was listed as the 11th best place in Canada to live. The ten top spots were all taken by cities, making Collingwood the number one town in Canada to live.

Today, in 2011, Moneysense magazine ranks us 94th out of 180 towns and cities, not even in the top half. And some of our ratings are even lower than that: affordable...

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Dear Conservative...

24 March 2011
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood's municipal m..., Collingwood life
Dear Conservative. That's how the recent email messages from candidate and former mayor Chris Carrier begin, as they launch into the fine art of self-promotion, a craft that skillfully blends - and bends - truth and fiction. To date I've been the recipient of four of these epistles, somewhat surprising because I must surely rank among the...

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Community, culture and Collingwood's future

30 January 2011
Posted by Ian Chadwick in art, culture and reviews, Music and ukuleles, Collingwood life, Collingwood's municipal m...
There's an old joke that goes, "What's the difference between (insert a city name here) and a cup of yogurt?" The answer is, of course, that a cup of yogurt has culture. I first heard this with Calgary as the city, back when I lived in Banff. Not very flattering, of course.

Collingwood, on the other hand, has oodles of culture....

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Tags: events, Collingw, Collingwood's Municipal Madness, art, culture 3 Comments


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Amazing accomplishments

21 January 2011
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Federal follies, Collingwood's municipal m..., Collingwood life
ALTHOUGH I'VE BEEN A WRITER all my adult life, I have never been very good at writing fiction. I've tried. I've tried many times. I've read and studied fiction, taken courses, joined writing associations. I just don't seem to have the knack.

The writer of...

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Order of Collingwood recipients announced

24 December 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood life, Collingwood's municipal m..., Social values
The list of recipients for the Order of Collingwood, to be awarded on January 9, 2011, has been released. It includes:
  • Wilma Davies
  • Doug Garbutt
  • Gerry LaChance
  • Donna Mansfield
  • Marie Campbell Raithby
  • Barbara Sneyd
  • Gail Synnott
  • Kent Walton
  • Norman Wingrove

The recipients for the Companion to the Order of...

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Cambridge’s Anti-Idling By-law Enforcement Begins December 1st

24 November 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood life, Collingwood's municipal m..., downtown-BIA
From the Municipal Information Network. While we have an anti-idling bylaw, I have yet to find out how many (if any) tickets have been given out. I'll ask again next term.

Cambridge, November 23, 2010 - Starting next month, Parking Enforcement Officers at the City of Cambridge will issue $40 tickets related to the new Anti-idling By-law...

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Tags: Collingwood's Municipal Madness, parking, idling 0 Comments



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