Nipigon and area
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Council Watch
News, information and opinions on what our council is doing.
My application to fill the Vacant Councillor seat on Nipigon Town Council
Council Watch Call for "applications" to fill vacant council seat. My application to become a town Councillor for Nipigon. How do I feel about the choice to allow council to arbitrarily appoint someone to a council that is supposed to represent the people? Read my...
I’m now considered a “CON” by Nipigon Council
Council Watch Call for "applications" to fill vacant council seat. Recently, Councillor Collins has decided to step down and move to be closer to her family, good for her. Most people in town who follow this development assumed that I, who ran in the last...
Red Rock Council Agenda July 15
Council Watch Red Rock Council Agenda - July 15 2019 AGENDA FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CORPORATIONOF THE TOWNSHIP OF RED ROCKFOR THE 883rd MEETING OF JULY 15th, 2019ACTIONITEM TAKEN1. Additions to Agenda2. Disclosure of Interest3. Presentation4. Minutes of...
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My application to fill the Vacant Councillor seat on Nipigon Town Council
Council Watch Call for "applications" to fill vacant council seat. My application to become a town Councillor for Nipigon. How do I feel about the choice to allow council to arbitrarily appoint someone to a council that is supposed to represent the people? Read my...
December 10 2019 Ice and Snow Report
Snow and Ice Report for December 20, 2019December 20 2019 Ice Chart:Compare to 2018 ice chart:Map from : Environment Canada Ice forecast Ice Products located at: https://iceweb1.cis.ec.gc.ca/Prod/page2.xhtmlIce and snow report - December 20, 2019 Glenn Hart Calm, cold...
WHAT IS PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION
In 2015 Justin Trudeau ran a large part of his campaign on that election being the last "First past the post" election. He would bring in a much more democratic voting method, proportional representation. In first past the post elections, the government is formed by...
Do what needs to be done!
Of late politicians of all levels have been starting to address the long-standing and long-lasting issues with single-use plastics. Let's ban them by 2021 says our federal government. The Thunder Bay Municipal League acknowledges changes need to be made. Single-use...
Lets Get Gardening
Lets Get gardening A garden box can be anything with sides and open on the bottom: tires, old canoes with holes, bathtubs, window boxes and of course the simple wood box. To start a single simple 2-foot by 2-foot box, you will need an eight-foot length of 2x6...
