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Steve Assaff replies to the mayor's web site comments

08 abril 2010

Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood's municipal m...

I received a nine-page letter today from Steve Assaff, today, responding to comments on the mayor's website about the Admiral Collingwood project.

Steve, as many of you know, is the would-be developer of the downtown Admiral Collingwood project. That was supposed to be the jewel of the downtown - commercial and residential infill growth,...

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Tags: Collingwood Municipal Madness, development, Admiral Collingwood, Assaff 1 Comments

More wasted tax dollars

01 abril 2010

Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood's municipal m...

Back in December, Councillors Jeffrey and McNabb took offence at the mayor ruling in a procedural matter in the patio discussion. I wrote about it in a blog piece back then, noting:
[quote]The discussion spun its wheels in...

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Tags: Collingwood Municipal Madness, budget, tax dollars, waste, lawyers, legal fees 0 Comments

Litterville

26 marzo 2010

Posted by Ian Chadwick in Social values, Collingwood's municipal m...

Is it just me, or is this town dirtier this spring than it's ever been? There's litter everywhere. And are there more people than ever not picking up after their dogs? Sure seems that way.

I know spring is usually a messy time, when the snow melts and exposes the debris that's been buried. And the gusts of spring often make the litter...

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Tags: manners, Collingwood, dog dirt, litter, garbage 0 Comments

So the mayor's now a blogger...

23 marzo 2010

Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood's municipal m..., Uncategorized

After three years of enduring frequent, snide and insulting comments from our mayor about local bloggers (me included), our mayor has decided to join us. That's right - the mayor has a blog.

Is his imitation the sincerest form of flattery? I doubt it.

As Scoop comments on...

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