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Despite widespread opposition, patios get moved to the curbside

20 April 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Social values, downtown-BIA, Collingwood's municipal m...
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Despite all the problems, costs and concerns raised over the past year, the patios are moving to the curbside.*

Council voted 5-4 last night no to defer any changes to the proposed move. Councillors...

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Tags: patios, Collingwood Municipal Madness, downtown, BIA, no consultation, closed for business 13 Comments


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Many cats at the GBAR shelter need loving homes

19 April 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Social values, Animals
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We spent more than two hours, Saturday, in the cat rooms at the new Georgian Bay Animal Rescue shelter, on the Tenth Line in Collingwood. GBAR has an unusual concept - open rooms, not individual cages. That way cats can socialize, play, move about, interact...

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Tags: pets, Georgian Bay Animal Rescue, animal shelter, Collingwood, cats, GBAR 0 Comments


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Litterville

26 March 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



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