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What To Do This Weekend
British Columbia - Langley
Written by Jordan Bateman   
Friday, 16 May 2008
Tourism Langley's weekly Fresh Sheet of activities is available here.

Read more at: Langley Politics Dotcom

 
Mayor Welcomes Plan for BC Place & Art Gallery
British Columbia - Vancouver
Written by Mayor Sam Sullivan   
Friday, 16 May 2008

Read more at: Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan

 
Area Rating
Ontario - Hamilton
Written by Terry   
Friday, 16 May 2008
In theory, Area Rating is a system which determines different tax costs for different wards within the City of Hamilton based on service levels. In 2001, Council selected a number of services which were suitable for Area Rating and calculated...

Read more at: Councillor Terry Whitehead

 
Super Board for Health, Will it Affect GP?
Alberta - Grand Prairie
Written by Bill Given   
Friday, 16 May 2008
The province has decided to do do away with Alberta's 9 health regions and amalgamate them in to one, governed by a "super board". That means that as of yesterday Peace Country Health doesn't exist.

I'm sure the DHT will have something...

Read more at: Bill Given

 
Managing budgets
Ontario - Guelph
Written by kfarbridge   
Friday, 16 May 2008
Normally,  Council finds out what the potential budget impact will be either at or just before having to make a decision on the budget.  Historically, this has not left a lot of time for Council to responsibly or constructively discuss ways...

Read more at: Mayor Karen Farbridge's Blog

 
Local Chinese Community rallies together to raise funds for China Earthquake Relief
Ontario - Hamilton
Written by Mayor Fred Eisenberger   
Friday, 16 May 2008

Read more at: Mayor Fred Eisenberger

 
Celebrating National Public Works Week: The Future is NOW!
Ontario - Hamilton
Written by Mayor Fred Eisenberger   
Friday, 16 May 2008
How does clean water flow from your tap? What happens to the stuff you put into your Green Cart? Find the answers to these and other questions during National Public Works Week.... (

Read more at: Mayor Fred Eisenberger

 
Just Shut Up BC Now Allows Free Speech
British Columbia - Langley
Written by Jordan Bateman   
Friday, 16 May 2008
Despite the passionate defence of some Dotcommenters in this thread, the Just Shut Up BC folks have changed their e-mail...

Read more at: Langley Politics Dotcom

 
Falcon On Light Rail
British Columbia - Langley
Written by Jordan Bateman   
Friday, 16 May 2008
Clearly, Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon has seen the press attention being given to light rail south of the Fraser. In a letter to the local papers (see the Times version Read more at: Langley Politics Dotcom
 
Tourism Langley Officially Launched
British Columbia - Langley
Written by Jordan Bateman   
Friday, 16 May 2008
There was a big wing-ding at the Canadian Museum of Flight this week to officially launch Tourism Langley and its new logo. More than a hundred people were there.

Both Read more at: Langley Politics Dotcom
 
Vision Vancouver Memberships Are In
British Columbia - Langley
Written by Jordan Bateman   
Friday, 16 May 2008
Vancouver Sun blogger Frances Bula reports that the Vision Vancouver membership count has...

Read more at: Langley Politics Dotcom

 
Seniors Centre Finds Temporary Home
British Columbia - Langley
Written by Jordan Bateman   
Friday, 16 May 2008
The Langley Times reports that the Langley Seniors Resource Centre will be housed at the former Apex Secondary/Langley Prairie school site at 20060 Fraser Highway,...

Read more at: Langley Politics Dotcom

 
Recreation Facilities Opened
British Columbia - Langley
Written by Jordan Bateman   
Friday, 16 May 2008
The Times reports on the opening of the first phase of a new perimeter trail at Campbell Valley Regional Park.

Read more at: Langley Politics Dotcom
 
Lower Mainland Local Government Association 2008 Conference Report
British Columbia - Langley
Written by Jordan Bateman   
Thursday, 15 May 2008
I believe councillors should provide written reports to the rest of Council when we attend a municipal conference. The following memo, written by me, was distributed to Township Council today.

Last week, I attended the 2008...

Read more at: Langley Politics Dotcom

 
Change! The Crowsnest Pass can no longer pretend it is what it used to be.
Alberta - Crowsnest Pass
Written by Crowsnest Pass Home   
Thursday, 15 May 2008
I have been reading and listening closely to what my fellow bloggers and folks in the community are saying. Going back to the 1970’s when I first moved to this area, it was a thriving coal mining community. Our business sector was vibrant; we had...

Read more at: Crowsnest Pass Home

 
Proposed Paralympic route map for Vancouver
British Columbia - Vancouver
Written by Mayor Sam Sullivan   
Thursday, 15 May 2008

proposed Paralympic torch relay routeRead more at: Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan

 
More Incomplete Streets
Alberta - Grand Prairie
Written by Bill Given   
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Ok, now that I've started looking I'm seeing Grande Prairie's "incomplete streets" everywhere. It's kind of a fun to view common places through a different lens.

If you missed my previous post on Complete Streets it's Read more at: Bill Given
 
Alberta - Grand Prairie
Written by Bill Given   
Thursday, 15 May 2008
It's been a long time coming but finally, on Monday the 19th, Grande Prairie's red light cameras will be active. In case you missed the articlein the newspaper...

Read more at: Bill Given

 
I Think I Agree With Warren Kinsella...
British Columbia - Langley
Written by Jordan Bateman   
Thursday, 15 May 2008
...and some of you may be stunned to find you do too. The Jean Chretien loyalist offers some advice to Stephane Dion on the carbon tax today:
Forget about the fact that, with fuel prices having gone up a billion per...

Read more at: Langley Politics Dotcom

 
Aldergrove Star Letters
British Columbia - Langley
Written by Jordan Bateman   
Thursday, 15 May 2008
I want to touch on two letters in today's Aldergrove Star.

The first, from Erik Simonsen, talks about the Aldergrove sewer upgrade...

Read more at: Langley Politics Dotcom

 
Green Mailout
British Columbia - Langley
Written by Jordan Bateman   
Thursday, 15 May 2008
I'm sure mayoralty candidate Rick Green won't mind me posting the campaign card he just sent out to 11,000 North Langley residents (blogs being free advertising, after all). It's exactly six months to the election, and clearly Green is trying...

Read more at: Langley Politics Dotcom

 
Edwards For Obama
British Columbia - Langley
Written by Jordan Bateman   
Thursday, 15 May 2008
We have posted US Presidential news here for a while, so I'll take the opportunity that the Edwards endorsement of Obama gives me.

Read more at: Langley Politics Dotcom

 
Just Shut Up?
British Columbia - Langley
Written by Jordan Bateman   
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Big full-page ad in the Sun today promoting JustShutUpBC.com, a new website launched by the big BC unions to fight the provincial government's third-party election spending cap.

I find one thing...

Read more at: Langley Politics Dotcom

 
Canada, BC, Vancouver working together to find treatment solutions for residents of Vancouver's...
British Columbia - Vancouver
Written by Mayor Sam Sullivan   
Thursday, 15 May 2008

The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health was joined by City of Vancouver Mayor Mr. Sam Sullivan to announce new treatment services that will help to treat individuals living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

A total of $10...

Read more at: Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan

 
WEDC Needs to Quell Country Club Suspicions
Ontario - Windsor
Written by Alan Halberstadt   
Thursday, 15 May 2008

By Alan Halberstadt - Ward 3 City...

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Thinking About Lois Jackson
British Columbia - Langley
Written by Jordan Bateman   
Thursday, 15 May 2008
My heart and prayers go out to Delta Mayor (and Metro Vancouver chair) Lois Jackson over the news that her daughter is quite ill with cancer. I can't even...

Read more at: Langley Politics Dotcom

 
» The New Blue Bins
Ontario - Toronto
Written by Councillor Adam Giambrone   
Thursday, 15 May 2008

Read more at: Adam Giambrone : Toronto City Councillor : Ward 18 Davenport :

 
Revenue
Ontario - Hamilton
Written by Terry   
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
Almost 30 years ago the province introduced Regional Government. It is my understanding that Mayor Copps went down to Queens Park and protested emphatically. He felt that the formation of the Regional Government was a cash grab whereby the City of...

Read more at: Councillor Terry Whitehead

 
Concerned about Gas Prices? - My Solution...
British Columbia - Kamloops
Written by Arjun Singh   
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
How much do you really know about transit in Kamloops? I took my wife on a really great vacation largely on money I saved by taking the bus!

Read more at: Your Kamloops...

 
Carbon Tax Backlash
British Columbia - Langley
Written by Jordan Bateman   
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation, not surprisingly, hates the idea of carbon taxes and has called upon the senior levels of government to reduce the gas tax burden on families:Read more at: Langley Politics Dotcom
 
Jane???s Walk Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island - Charlottetown
Written by Councillor Rob Lantz   
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
To celebrate Jane Jacobs Day, May 4th 2008, you are invited to participate in Jane???s Walk 2008, hosted by Catherine Hennessey as she tells the stories of the places and people of her downtown neighbourhood. Jane???s Walk is a series of free...

Read more at: ward3brighton.ca

 
Moving people out of cars
Ontario - Guelph
Written by kfarbridge   
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
I just came from a very successful workshop aimed at engaging our business community in getting people out of their cars.  The workshop also discussed the important issue of ensuring the efficient  movement of goods within and outside of our...

Read more at: Mayor Karen Farbridge's Blog

 
Transfer of Development Credits
Alberta - Crowsnest Pass
Written by Gary Taje   
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
In an earlier post I talked about our twin needs of allowing growth and protecting important wildlife habitat. Not an easy accomplishment particularly since one need...

Read more at: Crowsnest Pass Thoughts

 
Mayor releases Arts & Culture To Do List for Spring '08
British Columbia - Vancouver
Written by Mayor Sam Sullivan   
Tuesday, 13 May 2008

creative-city-logo.pngRead more at: Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan

 
Langley Township Council Public Hearing Report - Monday Night, May 12, 2008
British Columbia - Langley
Written by Jordan Bateman   
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Notes from Langley Township Council's public hearing, Monday night, May 12, 2008.

After hearing one submission (from the proponent), Council voted unanimously to issue a development permit for 70 townhouses at 70th and 208th (moved by...

Read more at: Langley Politics Dotcom

 
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