Dec 26 2012
December 2012 I think it is a little early to summarily dismiss the idea of privatizing entities like the LCBO. Yes, it does generate billions in revenues for the provincial government, but what is wrong with examining how efficiently is the LCBO run? When you consider how much money the LCBO spends on overhead (their …
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Nov 15 2012
Published in the Barrie Advance 13 November 2011 I’m surprised at the reaction to loosing a part of Bayview Park, which isn’t much of a park when you think about it. I think the real issue here should be do we really want a condo tower almost right at the water’s edge, blocking the view …
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Nov 14 2012
Published in the Esprit de Corps December 2012 Although I agree that the Canadian Forces shouldn’t be handing out medals like Hallowe’en candy, I do believe that something beyond the current CD medal is warranted for in-country service. Not all service members serve the required 12 years to receive the CD medal and thus have …
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Nov 08 2012
November 2012 Regarding the state of Barrie’s downtown core, maybe the Downtown Barrie Business Association needs to use some of the same methods to lure people back as took them away; that being big name stores. Today, most people want the big-box stores that provide us with a one-stop shopping experience. Throw in free-parking and …
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Jul 30 2012
July 2012 I sit outside the fencing erected by a demolition crew demolishing the PMQs (Permanent Married Quarters, or Residential Housing Units as they are now called) that once made up Stanley Green Park at the former CFB Toronto. The officers PMQs, known as William Baker Park at the north end of the former base, …
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Jul 15 2012
July 2012 I hope the Rolling Stones consider a 50th Anniversary Tour. I hope that the band also pays tribute to founding member, pianist Ian Stewart. For those who do not know Ian Stewart, or “Stu” as he was known by the band, he was a founding member of The Rolling Stones, but was dismissed …
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Apr 17 2012
April 2012 Deep in the heart of the Leaside neighbourhood in Toronto lies the Leaside Business Park, a vibrant centre for business and manufacturing. The area also has an almost forgotten military past. During World War I, Canada Wire and Cable opened a munitions production factory, creating the subsidiary company, Leaside Munitions Company, to oversee …
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Apr 17 2012
April 2012 Residents of the Port Credit area of Mississauga will remember Ontario Power Generation’s Lakeview Generating Station on Lakeshore Road, which operated from 1961 until 2005. Many will not know that the property has the distinction of being the first aerodrome in Canada and home to the first flying training school. Camp Long Branch …
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Feb 13 2012
Published in the Toronto Sun 18 February 2012 Re “Jubilee Bloc-ers” (Feb. 8): So Bloc Quebecois MP Louis Plamondon is “irked” that the Harper government did such monarchist things as restoring the “Royal” titles to the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force? Is he bothered by the name “Royal 22e Regiment,” the …
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