Bad weather probably deterred a few prospective players, and Collingwood's Adult Chess Club had a modest attendance, Tuesday night, for its inaugural meeting. Six people showed up to play - or rather six had shown up before I left, an hour-and-a-half later. I hope more will show up over the next few weeks as we continue. It would be nice to...
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What a night. What a change! The pundits were right in their predictions that a wave of change was coming, but I don't think many realized it would be this big. Collingwood came out in tsunami-strength force to vote - a record-breaking number just shy of 50 per cent turnout - and firmly repudiated the current administration in favour of...
Only twelve hours left before the polls close in Collingwood and we see how the council changes for 2010-1014. I know the media are predicting a significant sea change - up to five new members of council elected say some. Others in town suggest a complete change of council, a sort of baby-out-with-the-bathwater election that sees seven new members...
[font="Verdana"][size="2"]In a municipal election, you don't elect a team. You elect individuals. Teams and teamwork may come later, and will coalesce around the mayor - if, of course, the mayor sets the appropriate tone. The mayor needs to set the example that encourages and nurtures a culture of teamwork. That didn't...
The latest contest for the top spot in the chess world is underway right now. While we fret over municipal elections, the chess world's top players are battling it out in China in a series of ten double-round-robin games that runs from October 18 to 30th.
This is the third in the 'Pearl Spring Masters' Competition, held in Nanjing,...
This is the third in the 'Pearl Spring Masters' Competition, held in Nanjing,...
[color="#000000"]Are you tired of that ugly tagging and graffiti defacing our beautiful, downtown heritage buildings? You can help get rid of it, and at the same time send a message that this sort of vandalism and visual pollution won't be tolerated here any more.
Paula Lehr has organized the Great Graffiti Paintout for today, from...
Paula Lehr has organized the Great Graffiti Paintout for today, from...
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I made a notice of motion, at last night's council meeting, to drop the charges recently laid against Duncan's Restaurant for erecting an illegal patio on the Hurontario Street sidewalk. It was, of course, beside the building, not curbside.
Since a new council will likely change this bylaw very soon after getting inaugurated, it seems...
Since a new council will likely change this bylaw very soon after getting inaugurated, it seems...
As of 15:47 yesterday, the number of ballots at town hall received was 5,132. Of these, only 33 were discarded because they were lacking a declaration, a signature or a ballot.
That 5,132 is, according to the town's count of eligible voters (16,408), 31.28% of the total that could come in if everyone voted. Last election, the total was just...
That 5,132 is, according to the town's count of eligible voters (16,408), 31.28% of the total that could come in if everyone voted. Last election, the total was just...
I was one of the candidates endorsed for council by the Collingwood Connection, this week. Some people - including some candidates - think media endorsement is the mark of credibility. Others think of it as the kiss of death.
Of course, since the endorsement comes this late, it is unlikely that it will affect a lot of votes (most of the mail-in...
Of course, since the endorsement comes this late, it is unlikely that it will affect a lot of votes (most of the mail-in...
Earlier this year, we got a DVD copy of Creation, the film about Charles Darwin and his family life as he struggled to come to grips with his ideas about evolution. It's a touching, emotional film about the man inexorably linked with the theory of evolution (played brilliantly by Paul Bettany) as he wrestled with competing issues of faith and...
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