Monthly Archives: January 2012
Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time
In its deliberations over the past five years, city council has often flouted the rule of unintended consequences. The most egregious of these is the failure to provide adequate downtown parking. You’ll remember Mayor Karen Farbridge’s glowing description of the … Continue reading
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Here are the top topics people are talking about in Guelph
It’s not complicated Why can’t Guelph Transit provide a service that is on-time, safe and convenient? More than $300,000 was spent on a transit consultant in the past year to redefine the route systems, among other service improvements. The outcome … Continue reading
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The Microbe Motel gets stuffed
The city is moving 75 tons of wet waste to the Microbe Motel to save: Ta Dah! The microbes. Seems the temperature dropped below 15 Centigrade in one of the biofilter chambers in the new compost plant, threatening death of … Continue reading
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A funny thing happened on the way to the Super Bowl
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels is pushing a bill to turn Indiana into a right to work state. The bill restricts workers right to organize and bargain among other elements. Many state citizens, members of trade unions and government workers are … Continue reading
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So Newt thinks it is despicable to be asked about his personal behaviour
Having been a reporter, one had to feel uncomfortable the other night as CNN’s John King questioned the Republican Presidential Candidate about his crazy quilt marital affairs. Newt unloaded on the hapless King, adroitly dodging the core questions and blaming … Continue reading
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I get stupidity fatigue reading Macleans’ 99 ways government stupidity spent your money
For viewers who don’t read Macleans, there is not enough space to describe how, across the country, our fog-bound, greedy officials make dumb decisions spending your money willfully supporting the most specious of proposals. One of my favourites was spending … Continue reading
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Microbe Motel will never be free of odours, operators say
Now they tell us. Some $33 million spent on a plant to handle wet waste and it doesn’t work. Add another estimated $15 million for green bins and the automated trucks to empty them, and we’re staring at almost $50 … Continue reading
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Media Watch – January 14, 2011
Sugar and Spice and dolls make Guelph Santa nice Tribune columnist Alan Pickersgill brings readers up to date on Mayor Karen Farbridge’s latest triumph. The Mayor usually gets blamed for everything that goes wrong. She can point to her city … Continue reading
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I can see my house from here!
Wide-eyed rookie councillor, Todd Dennis, accompanied by a Mercury reporter, toured the Loretto convent transformed into a new Civic Museum recently to discover the impressive views of downtown Guelph. The project started out as a reclamation project by the … Continue reading
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Guelphspeaks’ recipe to return competency to municipal government
Most people in the city are aware of the pickled soup that represents our municipal governance. As a public service here is a recipe for getting the soup out of the pickle we are in. Ingredients Take a handful … Continue reading
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