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When the Mayor Smiles: 02/18/15
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When the Mayor Smiles. Local politics. Local government. Municipal politicians. Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Talking Transit on CFMU. Having moved to Ontario’s beautiful South Coast more than 2 ½ years ago I’ve lost touch with the comings and goings of Burlington Transit and that crazy gang that’s running it. I guess I’m the worse for that. I can keep up to date however and learn about things like the 8% drop in ridership by listening to CFMU’s Unusual Sources. Http:/ cfmu.msumcmaster.ca/. You can find ...
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When the Mayor Smiles: Harry Leslie Smith in London (ON) Next Week
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When the Mayor Smiles. Local politics. Local government. Municipal politicians. Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Harry Leslie Smith in London (ON) Next Week. Recently I wrote a bit of a story about Harry Leslie Smith and specifically about his book Harry’s Last Stand. A major theme of the book and Harry Smith’s advocacy efforts is to save the National Health Service (NHS). He is in the midst of it now. The last stop is next Tuesday (July 21) in London. It is at the. Museum London, Lecture Theatre. Harry Leslie ...
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When the Mayor Smiles: 09/18/14
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When the Mayor Smiles. Local politics. Local government. Municipal politicians. Thursday, September 18, 2014. Barriers to Finding Housing - One Senior's Story. Here is a story I've adapted from one I wrote that originally appeared at. Today we are talking about the barriers faced by one Hamilton senior. Mary Sinclair spent 18 months trying to find housing that was appropriate for her. Http:/ www.hamiltonjustice.ca/blog/? Post=Housing Advocate Receiving Diamond Jubilee Award&id=219. We hope you’ll w...
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When the Mayor Smiles: 07/15/15
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When the Mayor Smiles. Local politics. Local government. Municipal politicians. Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Harry Leslie Smith in London (ON) Next Week. Recently I wrote a bit of a story about Harry Leslie Smith and specifically about his book Harry’s Last Stand. A major theme of the book and Harry Smith’s advocacy efforts is to save the National Health Service (NHS). He is in the midst of it now. The last stop is next Tuesday (July 21) in London. It is at the. Museum London, Lecture Theatre. Harry Leslie ...
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When the Mayor Smiles: 08/05/15
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When the Mayor Smiles. Local politics. Local government. Municipal politicians. Wednesday, August 05, 2015. Gentrification Becoming a Problem for Hamilton Tenants. An earlier version of this story appeared on www.hamiltonjustice.ca. More than 200 central Hamilton residents rallied in McLaren Park last Wednesday. Amidst chants and drum beats, tenants and housing advocates were putting out a message to all three levels of government the signs captured the feelings of those in attendance. The emphasis shoul...
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When the Mayor Smiles: 09/24/14
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When the Mayor Smiles. Local politics. Local government. Municipal politicians. Wednesday, September 24, 2014. Here is a story I wrote four years ago just after the 2010 municipal election. It was titled: "Will Burlington's New Council be Transit Friendly? At the time I was pessimistic about how the 2010-14 Council would do on the Public Transit file. You can read some of my "rantanalysis" from On the Bus (. And how will the new council do? There is still a chance to influence that. October 29, 2010).
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When the Mayor Smiles: 03/03/15
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When the Mayor Smiles. Local politics. Local government. Municipal politicians. Tuesday, March 03, 2015. On Cars and Downloading. Last week I wandered down to Hamilton City Hall to see how the Emergency and Community Services Committee was going to deal with a staff recommendation that the Affordable Transit pass be made a permanent program. Committee enthusiastically endorsed the staff recommendation. It was approved at Council later in the week. Your blogger isn’t necessarily opposed to transit f...
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When the Mayor Smiles: 03/25/15
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When the Mayor Smiles. Local politics. Local government. Municipal politicians. Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Transit Users Forum This Saturday. Although I don’t live in Burlington anymore, I’m looking forward to attending the Burlington Transit Users Forum this Saturday at the Central Library. The event runs from 10 am – noon. The “Users Forum” idea sounds like a good one. By the end of the morning it is hoped that strategies for improving transit and special transit will have been developed. Kudos to Ward...
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When the Mayor Smiles: 12/08/14
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When the Mayor Smiles. Local politics. Local government. Municipal politicians. Monday, December 08, 2014. Memories of a Deputy Mayor. Toronto has a new one. Or, do they have four of them? There is a real one (Denzil Minnan-Wong) with significant responsibilities. There are also three area ones (West, East and South) whose jobs are largely symbolic. For a year, the previous Deputy Mayor Norm Kelly assumed most of the duties of the elected Mayor. So, we knew what he was doing. I can speak from experience.
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When the Mayor Smiles: Reports on the Transit Users Forum
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When the Mayor Smiles. Local politics. Local government. Municipal politicians. Sunday, April 05, 2015. Reports on the Transit Users Forum. I made it out to the Burlington Transit Users Forum on the last Saturday in March. It was a great morning with an excellent turnout. The Burlington Post published a story that I wrote on the Forum that you can find here. Http:/ www.insidehalton.com/news-story/5539380-public-discussion-of-burlington-s-transit-system-yields-diverse-viewpoints/. View my complete profile.
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