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Category Archives: Jobs
Deferred Breithaupt proposal ignores city’s own neighbourhood policy
° Late last night, with a gallery full of residents and inner-city neighbourhood-association representatives, Kitchener councillors agreed to defer a decision on the Breithaupt proposal in a 7-3 vote. The move gives residents, planners and the developer until June 25 … Continue reading
Posted in Jobs, Light Rail Transit, Neighbourhoods, Transparency, Vibrant Downtown
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Non-elected board will spend $8-million of taxpayers’ cash
So much for voter accountability, government transparency and the public’s right to know how tax dollars are spent. Kitchener council last night (Feb.9) approved an economic report from staff that recommended council allow a non-elected board of directors to spend at … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Democracy Ward 9, Jobs, Regional economy, Transparency
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Front-porch politics in Kitchener’s vibrant Ward 9
Your vote counts. That’s the powerful lesson learned when I was elected by a single vote in 2010 that I would like to communicate before tomorrow’s election. And, based on subsequent conversations with hundreds of people convinced that they each cast … Continue reading
Ward 9 time of the signs
Today’s the day Kitchener’s election bylaw permits municipal candidates to put up lawn signs. Members of our campaign crew — recent experts in the use of boltcutters required to snip metal prongs that support signs — were out braving blisters … Continue reading
In Kitchener, watch or listen to Frank
Rogers TV should be commended for programming a series of all-candidate debates for the October 25 election. The one-hour debate for Ward 9 council candidates will be live Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. on Rogers TV Cable 20 in Waterloo … Continue reading
Time for a change of approach at Kitchener city hall
After 38 years of local journalism and column writing, I’m seeking election to city council in Kitchener’s Ward 9. The ward includes Victoria Park, a beautiful neighbourhood where I live with the very patient and caring love of my life, … Continue reading