A few interesting things happening in City Business. Big changes to Fires in the City Over the past couple weeks the City has gone through a bit of a sea change on the fire prevention front and it all comes down to improving Air Quaity. #1: Backyard Burning banned yearround starting April 16, 2016. This will not affect …
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The Double Edged Sword of the Politics of Fear
In the past two weeks we have had two very separate but similar instances where fear has played a large role in decision making. Â I’m going to start with the most recent one. Fear wins over contracts and trust At the just completed council meeting on Monday July 13th (Agenda) Councillor Minions and I brought …
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Gardens, Greenery…. and Gall. The Power of Community to Overcome Greed.
Grow a Garden, It’s Important. 🙂 This past Sunday I had the honour and privilege to cut the ribbon (it was even red!) at the Official opening for the Community Garden built by the Young Professionals of the Alberni Valley at 4th and Napier. It is a wonderful space and it has been put together by a …
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