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Of camels and rich men and costly back-tracking1 comment

Ian's City Scope wrote 1 year ago: The cost of the proposed new police headquarters has nearly doubled over the past eight years becaus … more →

Tags: City of St. Thomas, City Scope, Elgin County, Health Care, St. Thomas Police Service, Waste Management, Ald. Gord Campbell, Bob McCaig, Dave Warden

I have Googled, therefore I am . . . an expert1 comment

Ian's City Scope wrote 1 year ago: Wednesday’s special meeting of council to deal with the proposed new police headquarters provi … more →

Tags: City of St. Thomas, City Scope, Waste Management, St. Thomas Police Service, Green Lane Environmental Group, Bob McCaig, Ald. Gord Campbell, Ald. Sam Yusuf

Putting transparency to the test at city open house1 comment

Ian's City Scope wrote 1 year ago: After decades of dawdling, similar in process to the consoldiated courthouse project finally underwa … more →

Tags: City of St. Thomas, City Scope, Health Care, Elgin County, Waste Management, 2010 municipal election, 2011 provincial election, St. Thomas Police Service, St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital

Council set to strip Alma College of heritage designation1 comment

Ian's City Scope wrote 3 years ago: Two years after Alma College was torched, the city is moving in for the kill. When it sits Monday, c … more →

Tags: Heritage, City of St. Thomas, City Scope, Alma College, Waste Management, Ontario Heritage Act, Alma Heritage Estates

Search for greener pastures is costing service to community2 comments

Ian's City Scope wrote 3 years ago: You would think with seven staffers jettisoned in recent months, there would be plenty of work space … more →

Tags: City of St. Thomas, City Scope, municipal affairs, Health Care, 2010 municipal election, Elgin St. Thomas Public Health, Cynthia St. John, Grey-Bruce Health Unit, Ministry of Health

BFI Canada recycles for reading

dblacombe wrote 3 years ago: When Nancy Hall, perennial organizer and volunteer at the annual CBC/Calgary Reads book sale, heard … more →

Tags: Book sale 2010, Books, calgary reads, CBC, recycling, recycle, Sponsor, Partner, Nancy Hall

Who pays for multi-million-dollar streetscape makeover?

Ian's City Scope wrote 3 years ago: An ambitious proposal to beautify the downtown streetscape is a winner in all regards, with one nota … more →

Tags: City of St. Thomas, City Scope, St. Thomas Holding Inc., Brian Hollywood, Bob Hammersley

Only city hall can alleviate condo owners' concerns over double dipping2 comments

Ian's City Scope wrote 4 years ago: Hardly a week goes by of late without some aspect of garbage collection or recycling muscling their … more →

Tags: City of St. Thomas, City Scope, Waste Management, CAW, Bob McCaig

St. Thomas council noted for what it didn't do2 comments

Ian's City Scope wrote 4 years ago: Ian McCallum A body of elected representatives is most often judged by what it does. In the case of … more →

Tags: City of St. Thomas, City Scope, Canadian economy, Federal Politics, Elgin County, Waste Management, Canadian employment, infrastructure funding, CAW

Economic meltdown killing recycling

Ian's City Scope wrote 4 years ago: Posted by Ian: St. Thomas has more than its share of waste management issues since BFI Canada took o … more →

Tags: City of St. Thomas, Waste Management, Green Lane Environmental Group

The insightful tale of two hours4 comments

Ian's City Scope wrote 4 years ago: Ian McCallum Talk about lights out. It appears the powers to be at city hall were totally unaware of … more →

Tags: City of St. Thomas, City Scope, Elgin County, Waste Management, Green Lane Environmental Group, Earth Hour, Bob McCaig

Turn landfill trash into ethanol

Ian's City Scope wrote 4 years ago: Official IGPC plant opening in Aylmer, December, 2008Posted by Ian: With an ethanol plant now up and … more →

Tags: City of St. Thomas, ethanol, Canadian economy, Elgin County, Waste Management, Enerkem, IGPC

Dealing with the tender topic of trash

Ian's City Scope wrote 4 years ago: Ian McCallum Judging by complaints from residents received since Christmas and concerns raised by co … more →

Tags: City of St. Thomas, City Scope, Waste Management

Waste management ambiguities prove odoriferous

Ian's City Scope wrote 4 years ago: Ian McCallum Difficult to predict what will prove more odoriferous, dealing with the city’s current … more →

Tags: City of St. Thomas, City Scope, Waste Management, Green Lane Environmental Group


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