The Newfoundland Capelin Fishery Rolling with the Times
It’s August, and my family and I hit the road to visit my parents in Twillingate – a small outport community on Notre Dame Bay in Newfoundland. It’s been 25…
Sudbury Steve
In No Uncertain Terms, Caribou are Threatened by a Campaign of Denial
There has been a co-ordinated effort underway in Ontario over the past several decades to sow doubt about the scientific basis for needed boreal caribou recovery efforts. Canada’s iconic boreal…
18 Whacky Things About the Kingsway Entertainment District Land Use Appeals – Number 12 Will Blow Your Mind!
The so-called “Kingsway Entertainment District” “Let the wild rumpus start” –“Where the Wild Things Are”#1 – Council selected the Kingsway site for an arena 9 months before land use applications…
The Kingsway Cases at the LPAT: An (Unrepresented) Party’s Observations, Part 2: For the Record
This is the second part of my post bringing everyone up-to-speed on where appeals to the Local Planning Appeals Tribunal (LPAT) of land use decisions for a casino/arena/parking lot on…
The Kingsway Cases at the LPAT: An (Unrepresented) Party’s Observations, Part 1: In the Beginning
I’ve decided that I’m going to blog about my perceptions and experiences with an appeal that I’ve filed to the Local Planning Appeals Tribunal (LPAT) over a land use decision…
Greater Sudbury Missing the Mark on Complete Streets
Complete Streets are a hot topic right now. The provision of Complete Streets in a community is usually considered part of a strategy for attracting and retaining creative class employees…
Ontario Election: Young Voters Should Decide – But Will They?
Some interesting contrasts on print media websites today with regards to how this election might play out.In the Sudbury Star, there’s a letter to the editor suggesting that older voters…
Councillor’s Accusation that Downtown BIA is Engaging in ‘Illegal’ Activities Should be the Last Straw for Sudburians
Wow. Greater Sudbury’s Ward 5 Councillor needs to resign. Apologize first, and then resign. His bullying and casual accusations of illegal behaviour directed against those who oppose his own personal…
Kinder Morgan’s Pipeline Will Never Be Built
Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline will never be built. That might appear to be a bold statement, given the federal Liberal government’s recent commitment to pour taxpayer’s money into the…
My Letter Appealing the City of Greater Sudbury’s Decision to Adopt By-law 2018-63Z to Permit an Arena on the Kingsway
To my regular readers: please forgive me this additional indiscretion – I’ve become involved in a matter in my community for which I feel very passionate about – my municipal…
Conservatives Must Take Action Against Racist, Homophobic Candidates In Their Party
I think some serious questions need to be asked about Tanya Granic Allen, Doug Ford and the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (see: “Doug Ford distances himself from former leadership rival…
Council Made Its Decisions on the Kingsway Projects – What Happens Next?
Last night, Greater Sudbury Council approved four applications made by 1916596 Ontario Limited, to add three new land use permissions to an industrial subdivision on the Kingsway. Two amendments (one…
A Casino is No ‘Place of Amusement’
My letter to Council. Re: Application to Amend the City of Greater Sudbury’s Official Plan and Zoning By-law 2010- 100Z City of Greater Sudbury File Nos. 751-6/17-24 and 751-6/17-19 1916596…
Greater Sudbury Councillors Dismisses Public Participation in Land Use Process – Equates Public Participants with Saboteurs
This is getting out of hand. Here we have an elected official – someone who actually gets to vote on the official plan amendment and rezoning applications to permit a…
My Comments to the City of Greater Sudbury re: Zoning Amendment to Permit an Arena/Events Centre on the Kingsway
To my regular readers: please forgive me this indiscretion. I have provided my comments to the City of Greater Sudbury on application 751-6/17-27 – an application filed by 1916596 Ontario…
No Social License for Coniston Ferrochrome Smelter
City officials dropped a bombshell on the community of Coniston earlier this month when, through a press release, Mayor Brian Bigger announced that Greater Sudbury had selected the small community…
The Real Threat to Boreal Caribou: Our Elected Leaders
Anyone who saw pictures of caribou being flown on government helicopters from one remote Lake Superior island to another could have been left scratching their heads, wondering just what was…
More Public Intimidation and Misrepresentation of Facts from Greater Sudbury Councillor Kirwan Over Upcoming Arena & Casino Public Meeting
On his Valley East Facebook group, Councillor Kirwan is sharing a private email between citizens that someone has shared with him. Very classy.I’ve reproduced his lengthy post at the bottom…
Standing Up for a Sustainable Long-Term Vision for Community Development
It has been remarked by a member of Greater Sudbury Council that the citizens will have “no reason” that has a land use basis for a member of the public…
Sudbury Councillor Threatens Punitive Measures Against the Downtown Over the Public’s Participation in Planning Processes
“The Downtown Master Plan is nothing more than a guide, and a pretty Utopian guide I may add. It was designed by a company in Toronto that created a dream…