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The Second All-Candidates' Meeting and the Debenture

10 October 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Election 2010, Collingwood's municipal m...
Wednesday night the second of the all-candidates' meetings was held, this time hosted by the Collingwood Connection, again held at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 63.

The format was quite different from the Chamber meeting (or properly meetings, since it was split into two parts to accommodate the large number of council candidates). There...

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More communities use social media during elections

05 October 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood's municipal m..., Election 2010, Social values, technology
Two recent articles from the Municipal Information Network tell about the increasing use of social media by municipalities to engage voters. Some worthwhile ideas to consider for Collingwood are in these stories:
[quote][b]Cambridge Uses Social Media Tools to Help Increase Turn Out at the Polls
"The Rant – Youth Vote" Wins Video...

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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...

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My 2010 all-candidates' speech

25 September 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Election 2010, Collingwood's municipal m...
[i]I was asked recently what I said in my speech at the AC meeting this week, by someone who was unable to attend. While I know the meeting will be broadcast on Rogers TV this weekend and several other times before the election, I am posting my speech here for any one to read and comment on. I will also be posting my responses to some media...

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Survived the first all-candidates' meeting

23 September 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Election 2010, downtown-BIA, Collingwood's municipal m..., Admiral Collingwood development
I survived the first big public meeting for council candidates, yesterday afternoon. It's a misnomer, of course, to call it an all-candidates' meeting when only a portion of the candidates are present. Yesterday afternoon, it was only the council candidates - 20 of us (John Kitchen bowed out last moment over a family emergency out of...

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Voter education and social networking

16 September 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Election 2010, Collingwood's municipal m...
I was reading an interesting piece on the Municipal Information Network this morning. Today, the City of Markham will unveil its "innovative 2010 elections Voter Awareness Campaign."

Markham offers residents the choice of voting online or in person. As you may recall, this council would not consider alternate voting methods, or a ward...

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Chamber changes all-candidates' meeting

10 September 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood's municipal m..., Election 2010
A significant change was made today to the Chamber's all-candidates' meeting, Sept. 22: council candidates have been bumped to 3:30 p.m., instead of the evening.

This will make it difficult for working people in this community to attend, including candidates themselves. Very unfortunate arrangement or council candidates, who also have to...

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All-Candidates' meeting, Sept 22

08 September 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Election 2010
Just a reminder: the municipal all-candidates' meeting will be held Sept. 22 at the Royal Canadian Legion, Ontario Street, starting at 7 p.m. Expect at least two hours. Televised.

Info at the Chamber of Commerce site.

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Images of our downtown pond

23 August 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood life, Admiral Collingwood development, Collingwood's municipal m..., downtown-BIA, Election 2010
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Just a reminder, in case anyone had not seen it recently, about the...

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My Election 2010 Web site launched

16 August 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Election 2010, Collingwood's municipal m...
I just uploaded my first version of my Election 2010 Web site. It's a rewrite of my 2006 site, with updated content and issues. A bit of a quick job, but adequate, I think, and a chance to learn the new Expression Web 4 software I recently got.

It still needs some new photos, which I hope to get this weekend. Perhaps I could get one of me at...

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