(September 02) – The poor old Farmers’ Almanac. Some years it must wish it had stayed in bed. A lot of people turn to it when they want a long term weather projection. It wasn’t much use this year. It’s Ontario prediction for November 2009 to October 2010 saw cooler than normal weather in April and May and a cooler than normal summer. As we all know, the reality has been very different. High temperature records have been falling like dominoes. Summer heat is a lot like a toothache. It’s hard to tell if it’s the worst you’ve ever had because it is the one you’re having now. Memories of heat and pain fade after they go away. We remember some of the things we did, the people we were with and whether we were happy or sad because of them. This has been a pretty good summer f...
Starting Tuesday, September 7, Guelph Transit returns to 20 minute service frequency on weekdays. Weekday service runs Monday to Friday from 5:40 a.m. until 6:20 p.m. Guelph Transit buses leave St. George’s Square on the hour, and every 20 and 40 minutes after the hour. After 6:45 p.m. these routes provide service every 30 minutes [...]
I have spoken to a number of real estate agents and landlords who I know personally, and I get the sense that there is a great deal of misinformation about the proposed changes. Admittedly, some of the reaction is a direct response to ideas that have been forwarded as part of the public consultation phase [...]
It is my opinion that this is a knee-jerk response to neighborhood complaints and does nothing to address these issues. If the City Council thinks that these bylaw changes are going to change the behaviors of tenants in the areas of complaints you are very short sighted. By-law enforcement is key and this was demonstrated [...]
You might remark. Yes Politico fans, with the election season finally upon us, I decided to give the website header a bit of a facelift. It's something I've had in the back of mind for a while now - especially since I got this shot of the downtown from the Matrix Building back...
We know you enjoyed the Kramdens at Ribfest recently, and we know you’ll enjoy our Kramdens pick for tune of the day, which is track 5 on their most recent release. For a quick listen or to buy the digital recording, check out the band’s space at zunior.com 
For a full fledged listen you can find them on CBC Radio 3. You know the band is fronted by CBC Radio 3 host Craig Norris, right? You may have even seen them perform at countless bars, clubs, festivals and benefits over the years. Are you already their fan on facebook, or their friend on myspace? They have got...
Based on today's EKOS numbers , I think the chances of a fall election just jumped SIGNIFICANTLY, especially with some seat projections predicting a Liberal minority .
This being the first glimmer of "hope" for the Liberals in some FIVE YEARS, I'm betting they're not going hesitate to pull the plug. With the projections showing gains for the Bloc, and only marginal potential losses for the NDP, look for the swords to cross as the House returns from the summer break....
Please surf your way through the bakers dozen of Sun Flower pics - each with it's own artistic flair and uniqueness and be inspired by all that you see. As...
SWEET PIC ... PM Harper sitting in the cockpit of a CF-18. There's no one else I'd rather have at the controls of this great nation of ours.
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The new EKOS offers quite a bit of intriguing information . Here's a few things that stick out:
- LOWEST Conservative total since 2008 election.
- highest Liberal total since the spring, still not great, but much improved.
- noticeable dropoff for the NDP. Now polling in the single digits in Quebec,mirroring what Harris Decima found just last week. Registry?
- Greens actually 3.5% ahead of NDP in Quebec, only 4% behind in Ontario
- Liberals gaining in Ontario, at both the NDP and Conservative expense.
- Liberals at 39% in Ontario. Haven't seen this level for some time, represents big seat swing
- Conservatives losing...
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TORONTO, September 1, 2010 /Canada NewsWire/ - To celebrate Robert Munsch's 30th book with Scholastic Canada, fans of Canada's bestselling author can decide which story will be published in May 2011.
Three story ideas...
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Comics are a great information design medium for sequential visual/verbal information. If you're mostly used to verbal instructions you might think that all information is sequential, but it's not. A lot of information is best explained spatially. Emotional Freedom Technique, also known as EFT or Meridian Tapping, is both. Actually, it's spacial and kinesthetic and verbal and sequential. Comics works really well for this whole combination of information types.
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The first scrimmage of training camp saw the Red Team defeat the White Team 2-0. Brett Thompson, an 11th round pick in 2009, scored the first goal, tipping in an Adam Comrie point shot. Chris Van Laren, into an empty net, had the other. While nobody particularly stood out in the scrimmage, nobody looked out of place either. Andrey Pedan showed a willingness to be physical with a couple of nice open ice body checks and Julian Ciocco, who hasn’t played in a year, did a number of positive things. Matt Finn got caught out of position on a two-on-one, but played well otherwise. Second rounder Scott Kosmachuk got involved. Some of the players that need to stand out to have a chance at making it, didn't. As one might expect, on offence it was the 19-year-olds that looked most dangerous. The...
Posted by Phil Andrews Guelph Mercury Community Editorial Board member Todd Dennis has registered as a councillor candidate for Ward 6 in Guelph. He has accepted the paper's direction that he take a leave from the board at least for the course of the election. His entry makes the Ward 6 election suddenly much more interesting. Before he tossed his hat in -- and he has a local following -- only the ward's incumbent councillors were registered as cnadidates.
Recent elections in Australia: Result bad for parties, good for climate? Ross Gittins says the only clear winner in this election were the Greens with voters wanting real action on climate change. http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/revolution-of-the-thinking-voter-turns-politics-green-20100824-13qa3.html
I've been watching this online petition today, which is growing at quite an impressive rate. The goal is 100000 signatures, and it's already a third of the way there. By my calculations today, it is growing by over 1000 people per hour so far today alone. Give it a look and consider signing and/or spreading it around. Apathy is the enemy:
Canada: Stop "Fox News North"
Prime Minister Harper is trying to push American-style hate media onto our airwaves, and make us all pay for it. His plan is to create a "Fox News North" to mimic the kind of hate-filled propaganda with which Fox News has poisoned U.S. politics. The channel will be run by Harper’s former top aide and will be funded with money from our cable TV fees!
One man stands in the wa...
TORONTO, September 1, 2010 /Canada NewsWire/ - Reforms to Ontario's auto insurance system are taking effect today, and Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is encouraging Ontarians to take the time to learn about their auto insurance.
Under the new rules, a standard auto insurance package will be availabl...
As you may know, Cool Communities is a pilot program that offers homeowners in Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge rebates on native trees and shrubs from select nurseries. The program is designed to aid homeowners in strategically planting trees and shrubs around their home for energy conservation. The program is funded by the Ontario Power [...]
More digestion of the Conservatives purposeful "framing" of the next election- a majority or a coalition. While I believe some of the arguments have merit, I also think the main impetus for this "stark contrast" presentation isn't really addressed.
I think the main reasoning behind the "stark choice" theme is primarily a self interest consideration. The next election will be Stephen Harper's fourth as leader of the Conservatives. Harper has kept the conservative coalition together, no surprise, power tends to bind like glue. However, should Harper fail to get a majority in the next election, the obvious questioning of his leadership will begin, people w...
Please be advised that I object in full to the proposed Shared Rental Housing Bylaws scheduled to be brought before council on Sept 7th 2010. The proposed bylaw changes will not address the true issue we face; student behaviour. During the last few council chambers public meetings the negative repercussions of the proposed by-laws have [...]
Time for a quick review of my 6 Changes undertaking for 2010:
Today is the first day of the fifth challenge. This one terrifies me most of all, but I'm ready to address it, remembering how much the financial challenge scared me at the beginning of March, and how much good came out of those two months. I learned...
I’m telling you up front, this cookbook scared me when it arrived. I haven’t the patience to make confit, wouldn’t touch foie gras if you paid me and can’t even begin to tell you where to get quail eggs. Venison, bison and Cornish hens have never been, and likely will never be, on my grocery list. And quite frankly, I’m a bit afraid of pickled eggplant. But despite all this, Simply In Season: 12 Months of Wine Country Cooking by Tony de Luca is just the kind of cookbook I need. Yesterday, while Stick Figure Charmian was falling off a treadmill, Real Life Charmi...
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As of 2012, you won't be able to put your recyclable and organic compost in plastic bags anymore. The move was approved by council last night in order to comply with a provincial mandate to stop the collection of organic waste in plastic bags, as well as being a component of the new...
Adam Comrie the first player through the doors today as players checked in. He,Brandon Buck and eventually Thomas McCollum will skate with the team for a few days. * * * * * Goaltender Garrett Sparks looked a little chubby at the rookie camp in June. He showed up in much better shape yesterday. When asked, he said he's dropped 23 pounds over the summer. * * * * * Only two pukers seen on the Mole Hill run: Brandon Foote and Connor Tresham. Nice to see teammates helping and urging their struggling teammates on and up the hill, which is an arduous task. Ten times up an 80 metre hill, all within 25 seconds. Run was switched from 2 p.m. to 10:30 a.m. because of yesterday's sweltering heat. * * * * * Tats, Tats everywhere. Julia...
I was a bit surprised at first, just how aggressive the Liberals are on this gun registry front. However, the more you digest the possible ramifications, playing hardcore wedge politics with the NDP, on this file, makes perfect sense.
Brad Lavigne articulates the emerging NDP retort (twitter):
"bradlavigne #lpc has lost almost every rural seat it held in 2000. Today it announced it is writing-off what is left"
I've also heard that Layton's press conference yesterday was part of a wider strategy, which I think Lavigne articulates above. To be honest, this supposed "strategy" looks like reactionary damage control, certainly not a preferred thrust.
It could be true, that the Liberals risk further eroding what is left of their support in...
Posted by Phil Andrews Our minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism has an interesting Guelph itinerary today. Jason Kenney meets with members of the local Sikh, Chinese and Hindu communities. at 5 p.m., at Casey's Restaurant. After that, he's of to a BBQ event with the local Conservative riding association at Riverside Park. The Riverside Park event might prove colourful. Starting at 5:30 p.m. in the park, a 'Jason Kenney Not Welcome in Guelph' picnic event is to be staged. Here are some details of the who, what and why of that from organizers: Why: Communities have been organizing against Jason Kenney, the HarperTories and their politics of deportation, raids and xenophobicimmigration reforms. Mr. Kenney is in Guelph today on a mission: to portray...
Posted by Phil Andrews The following letter to the editor arrived too late to make it into print before tonight's school board meeting. The submitters consented to it being published online in lieu of re-casting the letter after the board has dealt with this issue: We are writing about the motion of intent to adopt the U10 Scenario (Staff Variation) and the upcoming board vote on this issue on August 31st. As parents whose child is being affected by this decision, we would like to share our opinions on this significant issue in the hopes that more consideration will be given before deciding to adopt the U10 Scenario. We have two daughters in the French Immersion program: one has just completed her middle school years at King George and is moving on to John F. Ross...
Jody Mace draws my dream in which I fall off the treadmill. This is me, in all my stick-figure glory. You can tell because a) the caption says so, and b) it ends in disaster. Before you write to inquire how I am, I assure you this drawing depicts a dream, not reality. Although I recently joined a gym, I have yet to be involved in an equipment-related accident. And plan to keep it that way. I’m fine in real life. My dream life? Fraught with danger. Jody Mace, the artist behind this whimsical drawing, is a freelance writer who readily admits she can’t draw all that well but is doing it anyway....
Guelph’s curbside waste collection system will begin collecting waste in carts instead of bags for household organics, recyclables and waste in 2012. The carts, once collected, will be emptied into new waste collection trucks with the use of an automatic arm. Council made the decision to switch to carts at last night’s City Council meeting [...]
If bins are arranged as shown in this photo -- the 'recommended' method, apparently, according to one...
As the end of term of City Council approaches, the Guelph Chamber of Commerce would like to thank Council as a group for collaborating with us on the following: -The 2007 Strategic Plan and annual progress update in the State of the City Address is very helpful for business. Regular meetings between the Chamber and [...]
As an investor landlord in the city of Guelph, I wish to object to the Zoning By-law and have a few comments and concerns: 1. Existing houses with registered accessory apartments and lodging houses were established with the permission of the City of Guelph after compliance with all requirements. Any new proposals for zoning or [...]
The rule for this month's writing at 100 words was "no first person pronouns." What you get is a lot of description passages, a little research and some contemplation.
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You may have noticed our past post Microsoft Event: Tech Days 2010 coming this fall which outlined the Microsoft Tech Days event that is making it’s away around Canada starting in 2 weeks. Tech Days is an incredible learning experience, but does come at a cost [$349.00 Early Bird Pricing Available], if you’re a student you’re probably thinking that is your food budget for second semester. This year is your lucky year… Touring with Tech Days is an event focused on Students called Go Dev Mental, which contains two tracks focusing on Micro...
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