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The Long Form Kiss Goodnight

25 julio 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Social values, Pointless legislation, Federal follies
You'd think, from reading the media reports on Canadians' opposition to the government over the Long Form Census that Stephen Harper's Conservatives were taking governance lessons from Collingwood Council. As in: Governance 101: How to Ignore Public Opinion.

This week,...

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Tags: Canada, Statistics Canada, Steven Harper, Conservatives, privacy 1 Comments


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Get Over It

24 julio 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood's municipal m..., downtown-BIA, Election 2010, Pointless legislation
[color="#000000"][color="#000000"][size="2" ]Get over it. That's what Councillor Labelle wrote to me in an email when I recently suggested council might allow patios to open beside the buildings for the Elvis Festival, to let the restaurants capitalize on the crush of visitors this...

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Tags: Collingwood Municipal Madness, patios, downtown, council 7 Comments


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Another hiccup on the patio front

23 julio 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Pointless legislation, Election 2010, downtown-BIA, Collingwood's municipal m...
Oops. This week council was asked to respond to an email that identified a few significant snags in our new licensing bylaw that affect numerous downtown restaurants and merchants just as they start to set up for the annual Elvis Festival. Seems we had a few more hiccups with out new licensing...

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


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Desperation or genuine concern for the downtown?

20 julio 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Pointless legislation, Election 2010, downtown-BIA, Collingwood's municipal m...
I had to wonder whether some of council's sudden outpouring of concern for the extra costs borne by retaillers and restaurateurs over the new licence fees was really a genuine turn-around show of empathy for them, or just electioneering in face of growing public dissatisfaction over this...

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Tags: BIA, licensing fees, downtown, Collingwood Municipal Madness, council, patios 6 Comments


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Patio liquor licences - 30-day wait - not for Elvis?

17 julio 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood's municipal m..., downtown-BIA, Election 2010, Pointless legislation
I was more than a little surprised on Monday to hear Councillor Jeffrey comment that, if restaurant owners put their application in right away, they were very likely to get liquor licences from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission (AGCO) in time for the Elvis Festival, next weekend. Assuming, that is, they wanted to move, or could afford the curbside...

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Tags: Collingwood Municipal Madness, patios, downtown, buskers, Toronto 5 Comments


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A little civil disobedience

17 julio 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 julio 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 julio 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 julio 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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Licensing bylaw passes, patios to move curbside

29 junio 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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