A step away from Municipal affairs for this post…. Â the featured image is from this 2012 canada.com article on Robocalls. So a ‘funny’ thing just happened…. but first a little background. Â On August 4, 2015 (a couple days after the Federal Election was called), I was called by an organization called the “Voter Outreach Centre”. …
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Less Fires in the City, More Water in Dry Creeks (where and when it’s supposed to be), and in Dunk Tanks!
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 …
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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