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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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A tempest in an ashtray

03 June 2011
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Social values, downtown-BIA, Collingwood's municipal m...
Last week, Councillor Keith Hull gave a notice of motion that read, "THAT Council of the Town of Collingwood herein petitions the Province of Ontario, Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to change legislation to permit municipalities across the Province the ability to prohibit smoking in public places that...

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Six months of politics

28 May 2011
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Election 2010, downtown-BIA, Collingwood's municipal m...
I haven't blogged much about local politics over these first six months of this term. That's because:
In general, it's been uneventful;
In general, everyone's been respectful;
In general, we resolve our differences without rancor or animosity;
In general, meetings are short and speeches shorter;
In general, we recover from our...

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User fees approval deferred

22 December 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Social values, downtown-BIA, Collingwood's municipal m...
Big topic on the agenda last Monday: the proposed 2011 schedule of user fees. These are the fees charged by the town for all sorts of services not covered by your taxes, from dog licences to photocopies. The list is 40 pages long. Council got it in the agenda, Friday night, and was expected to pass it, Monday night - and pass it without a full...

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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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The future of parking enforcement?

09 November 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in technology, downtown-BIA, Collingwood's municipal m...
Now while we don't have the budget for this type of equipment right now, it's probably coming sometime in the future for bylaw enforcement. It is worth following up to find out if the improvements in efficiency pay a dividend that helps counter the cost, and how long the pay-back period is.

This story from the Municipal Information...

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The Great Graffiti Paintout today

22 October 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Social values, downtown-BIA, Collingwood life
[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...

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Notice of motion to drop charges against Duncan's

19 October 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood's municipal m..., downtown-BIA, Election 2010, Pointless legislation
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...

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Last gasp polls close at EEU

14 October 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Election 2010, downtown-BIA, Collingwood's municipal m..., Collingwood life
If you haven't seen the results of Scoop's last poll on the 2010 municipal election, you should check the results at the East End Underground (link below).

Overall, I think his poll represents a good snapshot of what I've been hearing, and what I saw as the audience reaction at the Chamber all-candidates' meetings. A lot of...

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My speech at the Chamber AC meeting

27 September 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Admiral Collingwood development, Collingwood's municipal m..., downtown-BIA, Election 2010
A friend recorded this for me and I posted it on YouTube today. The sound is a trifle murky but it's not too bad. The Rogers TV version is a little clearer (it's on TV again at noon, today). My speech is printed in a post below if you care to read it as well.

I note that Rick Lloyd...

Tags: Collingwood's Municipal Madness, election 2010, speech 3 Comments



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