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The Connection endorses municipal candidates

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...



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Wifi motion the mayor's Waterloo?

Mayor Carrier announced a week earlier that he intended to make a motion about discontinuing municipal wi-fi services in the town of Collingwood, starting with the Library. That caught everyone off-guard because not only had it never been raised as a municipal issue this term, but he never discussed it with either town staff or his colleagues...



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Questions about the voters' lists

I've had a few calls this week from, and had one on-street conversation with, people who worried they were not on the voters' list. I was also surprised that several people I spoke with this past week didn't understand that this was another mail-in ballot. Some of them didn't know anything about mail-in ballots at all.

One woman...



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The mayoralty race kicked off by Sandra Cooper

The mayoralty race got started today (Sunday) when Deputy Mayor Sandra Cooper held a meet-and-greet at the Legion. And if that meeting was an indication of the trend among local voters, I'd suggest Sandra already has a lengthy lead against her competition.

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Got some election signs out today

Dug out some of my old election signs from 2006 today, and Susan and I cleaned them and put about 25 together. Got a dozen or so on a few of the boulevards. Not the full complement of what I'm allowed - 50 - just a teaser. Anyone want a lawn sign? Email me if you do.

I saw signs for Cooper, Lloyd (Kevin), Lloyd (Rick) and Jeffrey out already....



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Retaining our urban forest, for a little while anyway

The mayor, who has in the past professed to be environmentally conscientious, was one of the very few who voted to clear-cut a 42-acre section of land in the west end, Monday. That recommendation was defeated, but it deserves comment.

How wiping out a large area of our already-stressed urban forest, destroying an environment used by urban...



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Local food: it seemed like a motherhood issue, but...

In his book, The Local Food Revolution, Canadian author Gordon Hume wrote, "Food is a key part of community's reputation, image, the buzz created, and the local flavours and textures of the region... Food will continue to feed and shape our creative communities. It is also a crucial component that ties together the creative economy and...



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What's with the BIA?

What's up with the BIA these days? As a previously ardent supporter of the BIA, the organization's latest moves have both confounded and bothered me. I'm still a supporter of the downtown merchants, but my respect for the executive has dropped a few notches of late....



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Wal Mart looks to expand

A month after council was told by a consultant doing a community economic overview that Collingwood had too much retail space for its size, Wal Mart is pitching to expand.

In fact, the analysis said the region already has four...



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Doors closed on patio issue, says EB

"Councillors closed the door on the patio issue, Wednesday, allowing downtown businesses another couple of weeks with temporary fencing for curbside patios." Enterprise-Bulletin, July 30, 2010.

Unfortunately, I was not able to attend the special...




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