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Would there have been 21 candidates for mayor instead?

01 November 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Election 2010, Collingwood's municipal m...
"If I had run again, would there have been six people running for mayor? Who knows?"

That's what Mayor Carrier told The Enterprise Bulletin, last week, when asked to comment on the results of the municipal election that saw five incumbent councillors lose their seat, all of who had been his supporters during most of his term,...

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Ever gracious and respectful in defeat....

28 October 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood's municipal m..., Election 2010
Where most unseated incumbents took their defeat in stride and wished the successful candidates well, not so Sonny Foley.

In an article in this week's Collingwood Connection, Foley lambastes the public, the mayor-elect, Councillor Edwards, and me. He calls we three returning incumbents, "the three worst councillors," and comments on...

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Tags: Collingwood's Municipal Madness, election 2010, Sonny Foley 6 Comments


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Student vote shows different results

27 October 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Election 2010, Collingwood's municipal m..., Collingwood life
I found a link to the student vote for the municipal elections posted on Facebook today, and the results are interesting - a little disappointing to me, too. Gave me something to think about, too, and about my own name recognition among students and youth.

These results are from the local elementary schools, not the high schools, so there may be...

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A big change in Collingwood!

26 October 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Election 2010, Collingwood's municipal m...
What a night. What a change! The pundits were right in their predictions that a wave of change was coming, but I don't think many realized it would be this big. Collingwood came out in tsunami-strength force to vote - a record-breaking number just shy of 50 per cent turnout - and firmly repudiated the current administration in favour of...

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Tags: mayor, council, Collingwood's Municipal Madness, election 2010 9 Comments


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Twelve hours left to the regime change

25 October 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood's municipal m..., Election 2010
Only twelve hours left before the polls close in Collingwood and we see how the council changes for 2010-1014. I know the media are predicting a significant sea change - up to five new members of council elected say some. Others in town suggest a complete change of council, a sort of baby-out-with-the-bathwater election that sees seven new members...

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


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Some thoughts on teams and teamwork at the table

24 October 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Election 2010, Social values, Collingwood's municipal m...
[font="Verdana"][size="2"]In a municipal election, you don't elect a team. You elect individuals. Teams and teamwork may come later, and will coalesce around the mayor - if, of course, the mayor sets the appropriate tone. The mayor needs to set the example that encourages and nurtures a culture of teamwork. That didn't...

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Tags: mayor, election 2010, teamwork, team, Collingwood's Municipal Madness 4 Comments


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The count is growing as ballots come in

19 October 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Election 2010, Collingwood's municipal m...
As of 15:47 yesterday, the number of ballots at town hall received was 5,132. Of these, only 33 were discarded because they were lacking a declaration, a signature or a ballot.

That 5,132 is, according to the town's count of eligible voters (16,408), 31.28% of the total that could come in if everyone voted. Last election, the total was just...

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The Connection endorses municipal candidates

18 October 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Election 2010, Collingwood's municipal m..., Uncategorized
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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My responses to the Connection's questions

16 October 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Election 2010, Collingwood's municipal m...
The following is the email I replied to The Collingwood Connection in response to its "Questions for candidates for Collingwood council" sent to all candidates for inclusion in its election coverage. Some of the answers were published in the paper, over two issues but here is what I wrote to them all in one:

[b]1) If elected, would...

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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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Tags: election 2010, Collingwood's Municipal Madness 4 Comments



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