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Guelph’s befuddling $32 million compost experiment

The smells emanating from the new compost plant on Watson Road have oozed into the hallowed halls of city hall. The odour of voodoo financial management pervades as the city released a question and answer (Q and A) statement about … Continue reading

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How Guelph fumbled the compost plant debacle

Tribune columnist Alan Pickersgill whose views may be charitably described as left of centre in the political spectrum, sees the $32 million compost plant calamity as an opportunity. Alan, I have to hand it to you, you are one blue-sky … Continue reading

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Guelph’s new compost plant failure revealed

Mayor Farbridge’s green dream is in trouble after two months of opening the new compost plant. The first effort took ten years to decay. This plant sets a new standard in fiscal irresponsibility At a meeting held Tuesday night, November … Continue reading

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Compost Karen Farbridge’s Crown Jewel

Compost: Karen’s crown jewel So a report in the Mercury thinks that the operating cost of the waste management plant is “inappropriate and irrelevant”. The article continued with using a comparison of moving from a basement apartment to a detached … Continue reading

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