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Tequila and More, Toronto, December 3

05 November 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Tequila, mezcal and Mexico, Social values
I've been asked to lead a 'tutored tasting' at Toronto's first tequila expo, next month. This will be an opportunity to introduce people to both the world of tequila, and to Mexican culture. For many Canadians, tequila is still a relatively unknown and misunderstood spirit. That's about to change. And it's about time.

Some...

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Tags: tequila, Toronto, Mexico 0 Comments


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Doors closed on patio issue, says EB

31 July 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Pointless legislation, Election 2010, downtown-BIA, Collingwood's municipal m..., Collingwood life
"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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Tags: Toronto, Collingwood Municipal Madness, downtown, patios, buskers 8 Comments


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Jammin' at the Dominion Pub

31 July 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Music and ukuleles
Susan and I spent a couple of days in Toronto this week, reversing the trend of coming north during the summer. We stayed downtown for a couple of nights and walked for several miles throughout the city - Kensington, Spadina, Queen Street West, Chinatown and more - enjoying the sights and sounds of a busy, multicultural city. There were two...

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Tags: music, ukuleles, Toronto, jam 2 Comments


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

17 July 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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Toronto: patios, buskers and an animated downtown

30 May 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Social values, Pointless legislation, Election 2010, downtown-BIA, Collingwood's municipal m..., Collingwood life
I just returned from a few days in Toronto, attending the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) annual convention. Picked up a lot of good ideas (especially around open government and open data) and information, which I'll post at a later point. What I wanted to write about here is how the host city handles its downtown and its patios,...

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Tags: buskers, downtown, patios, Toronto, Collingwood Municipal Madness 0 Comments


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