Did you watch Monday night’s presentation of the Why Can’t We Be Friends Of Central Park (updated story here)? Did you wonder why councillors were hopping up and down in…
… there’s, uh, more smoke… Jeez, it’s getting smoky in here… So, I’m reading Steve Berman’s latest blog post on Five Questions Collingwood Should Ask About Ed Houghton, thinking eventually…
… E-B reporter Emily Innes will be hitting tonight’s Christian Heritage Party meeting protesting the casino proposal; I’m certain there will some interesting fodder for discussion, especially as the owners…
Guess what’s got councillors’ goats this morning? It seems the Central Park Steering Committee were informed in September, 2011 that the YMCA lost out on a provincial/federal grant it was…
Here’s my, uh, rather ‘brief’ recap of last night’s Friends of Central Park meeting. And here’s just a few of my other thoughts: Thumb’s Up: Acting-CAO Ed Houghton gets a…
So tonight, Occupy Collingwood Friends of Central Park project will be holding a public meeting at the Collingwood Legion to get out “the facts.” There’s been so much flying around…
… The Simcoe-Muskoka YMCA, in an open letter to its members, indicates it has met with municipal officials and presented an option for aquatics. It included a breakdown of costs…
… or the Long March to Truthiness… On Monday, the folks who want town council to revisit the decision on rec facilities will march from Central Park to town hall.…
On the face of it, given the town has now signed a deal to buy two structures – one to cover Centennial Pool, one for a new rink at Central…
Will you be downtown at 4? Will there be 100? 300? 23? There’s no question the folks rallying in front of town hall against council’s decision to build two fabric…
It’s been quite something to watch some of the comments fly around — here, on Facebook, on the petition, and in emails — with regard to Collingwood council’s decision last…
… launch a petition. Though, based on 20 years of covering council, I can’t think of a petition that’s been successful in swaying council, at least one that’s opposed to…
From what I’ve heard, the furious emails about council’s decision Monday night have been arriving fast and, uh, furious… At this point the whole thing seems moot; you can jump…
Though – as it was emphasized several times Monday night – none of us has an MBA, except, of course, the treasurer… However… Setting aside any debate about the aesthetics…
Maybe… Does anyone realize that had council gone ahead with the recommendation to do a market sounding back in May when it had the chance, on Monday night it would…
OK, so we’re counting down to Monday night, when councillors will deliberate on the direction they’ll take with recreational facilities. According to my sources, there’s a full-court press on this…
I hope the E-B’s editorial this week provides food for thought for the folks who make decisions on behalf of the community – especially when it appears on the front…
There were probably a few nostalgic tears shed this week for the Mountainview Hotel. That’s not including the folks at the local branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, who…
It seems those wily Conservatives are at it again. Last week, I received two — TWO — of those odious tenpercenters at the villa from Simcoe-Grey MP Dr. Kellie Leitch;…
Let’s get one thing clear — I am a big supporter of local history.Which is why I think the local branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario should have it’s…
