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Arrowdale & Earl Haig for sale to developers: weigh pros & cons
The pros and cons of the proposed sale of Brantford, Ontario’s Arrowdale Municipal Golf Course and Earl Haig Family Fun Park to developers for residential and commercial use almost balance out. Pro #1: does not breakeven; low membership; low visitor … Continue reading
Posted in City Layout, Intelligent Development, Responsible and Accountable Expenditures
Tagged Arrowdale Municipal Golf Course, Brantford Ontario, breakeven, Earl Haig Family Fun Park, Environmental friendly golf course maintenance practices, fiscal prudence, Ignatius Cockshutt, Laurier-YMCA, low membership, North of Shellard Recreation Complex, spending, Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre
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When in doubt, distract
Do you remember The Drummond Report? In this link Ms. Candice Malcolm refreshes our memories about the 12 step prescription written (at taxpayers’ expense) in 2012 by economist, Mr. Don Drummond to treat the Ontario government’s ailing finances. An ailment that … Continue reading
Posted in Government Behaviour, Responsible and Accountable Expenditures
Tagged addiction, beer in supermarkets, cap and trade, carbon tax, distract, divert attention, Drummond report, Green Energy Act, Moody's, new sex education curriculum, Ontario Clean Energy Benefit, Ontario's ailing finances, sexual harassment, spending
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Brantford’s Laurier-YMCA proposal: redo time
The recent layoffs at Wilfrid Laurier University remind us that post-secondary education is very much an industry. Given these layoffs, it’s time for Brantford, Ontario to have another look at the Laurier-Y proposal. Some deep-thinkers in Brantford provide us with compelling … Continue reading
Posted in Intelligent Development, Responsible and Accountable Expenditures
Tagged athletics complexes, Brantford Ontario, Brantford's downtown, concessions, ECONOMIC ACTION, Laurier-Y, Post-Secondary Education, skilled trades training, south side of Colborne St., spending, taxes, taxpayers' dollars, Wilfrid Laurier University
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To have a hiring freeze or not to have a hiring freeze?
A city that votes to implement a hiring freeze to get a grip on its spending deserves credit. It deserves more credit if it’s an across the board hiring freeze—the fairest way. Mr. David Hugman and Mr. Garry Goold tell us … Continue reading
Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities: Spending Your Money
Are you aware that your tax dollars have recently been spent, or may be spent, on new college and university buildings in Ontario? Here are some examples: – the new $17 Million Western Centre for Public Health & Family Medicine … Continue reading
Posted in Responsible and Accountable Expenditures
Tagged David Braley Athletic & Recreation Facility, Laurier Brantford/YMCA Athletics-Recreation Complex, Ontario debt, Ontario Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities, spending, Western Centre for Public Health & Family Medicine
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Ontario’s “Government by Panels”
We thought that panels are what you install on your roof to capture solar energy. In Ontario, it also refers to a method of governing–“government by panels.” Here are some examples of Ontario Government panels recently struck: On 17 July … Continue reading
