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A little civil disobedience

17 July 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Social values, Pointless legislation, Election 2010, downtown-BIA, Collingwood's municipal m..., Collingwood life
Scoop and I enjoyed a little act of civil disobedience, Saturday morning, as we drank a hot beverage at a table on the main street sidewalk that was clearly not within either the strictly approved and restricted sidewalk patio or sidewalk café zones.
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Hasta...

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Tags: sidewalks, merchants, patios, Collingwood Municipal Madness, downtown, BIA 4 Comments


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The empty downtown

10 July 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Pointless legislation, Election 2010, downtown-BIA, Collingwood's municipal m..., Collingwood life
I was accused of taking my last pictures of an empty downtown on a weekday, when, of course, it would be quiet. So here are two photos taken Saturday, July 10, a few mintues after noon (just as the farmers' market was starting to wind down). Note the lack of patios and the lack of pedestrians - which means the lack of customers. The...

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Tags: downtown, patios, Collingwood's Municipal Madness, BIA 5 Comments


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A pointed message for the election

08 July 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood life, Collingwood's municipal m..., downtown-BIA, Election 2010, Pointless legislation
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Sean, of Duncan's Cafe in Cllingwood, sent me this ad he plans to run in the local newspapers. He gave me permission to post it here.

I don't think I need to comment - the ad says it all.

Tags: Collingwood's Municipal Madness, downtown, patios, council, election 3 Comments


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What's wrong with these pictures?

05 July 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Pointless legislation, Election 2010, downtown-BIA, Collingwood's municipal m...
Test your skill! Look at the three pictures below and tell me what's wrong in each one:
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Let's see. People enjoying themselves. Lots of room for...

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Tags: Collingwood's Municipal Madness, buskers, downtown, patios, council 4 Comments


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Should Mayor Carrier seek a second term?

29 June 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood's municipal m..., Election 2010
Vote on the Peak FM's poll here: thepeakfm.com/home/default.aspx

No surprise, but I voted no. Last time I checked (late Tuesday night), it was 85% against.

Tags: Collingwood's Municipal Madness, mayor, election 2010 2 Comments


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Licensing bylaw passes, patios to move curbside

29 June 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Pointless legislation, Election 2010, downtown-BIA, Collingwood's municipal m..., Collingwood life
Efforts to amend and defer the licensing bylaw failed, last night. Councillors Jeffrey, McNabb, Labelle, Foley and Sandberg voted to make sure patios must move to the curbside. The letters, the e-mails, the petition, the presentations all opposing the move were for naught.

Three attempts were made to defer it during our six-hour marathon meeting...

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Tags: Collingwood's Municipal Madness, downtown, patios, council, The Five 5 Comments


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How much did your taxes increase in 2010?

28 June 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Election 2010, Collingwood's municipal m...
I was at Town Hall last week changing how my taxes are paid, and got te latest figures on my 2010 taxes. The total increased more than $200 over 2009 That's almost 6%. That's a big increase. Our taxes are now more than $3,600 a year on a small house that's on a half-size town lot. Pretty steep.

Has anyone else got their tax...

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Tags: Collingwood's Municipal Madness, tax increase, property taxes 1 Comments


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The West End Secondary Plan, Deferred

22 June 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Social values, Election 2010, Collingwood's municipal m..., Collingwood life
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of getting your head around it, it was the age of reminiscing over past glories, it was the epoch of the rubber hitting the road, it was the epoch of meat and potatoes of the matter, it was the season of moving forward, it was the season of closed door meetings, it was the spring...

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Tags: planning, development, West End, zoning, Collingwood's Municipal Madness 0 Comments


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Duncan's pushes back on patios

21 June 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Pointless legislation, Election 2010, downtown-BIA, Collingwood's municipal m...
Duncan's Cafe has launched a series of colour newspaper ads in response to the unpopular but determined efforts for five members of council to force restaurants to move their patios to the curbside. Here are three so...

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Tags: Collingwood's Municipal Madness, downtown, patios, council 2 Comments


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Licensing bylaw gets its second reading, sent back for changes

17 June 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Pointless legislation, Election 2010, downtown-BIA, Collingwood's municipal m...
The proposed "comprehensive licensing bylaw" was the main - and oft contentious - topic of debate at council, Monday night. We had been given a draft version to consider and discuss with our constituents, 10 days earlier. But the version we got in the agenda package, Friday, was very much altered from the previous draft (which in turn...

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Tags: bylaws, patios, buskers, council, Collingwood's Municipal Madness 4 Comments



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