Toronto’s municipal election is coming up October 24. We live in Ward 3, a seat that has been held by Mark Grimes for decades. In my opinion, it is past time for new blood at City Council. This election I’ll be supporting Amber Morely. She… Read More
There’s a municipal election happening here in Toronto, made all the more complex by Ontario premier King Doug’s decree that Toronto shall cut the number of Councillors by about half, down to 25. Tonight was the only all-candidates meeting for the new Ward 3. I… Read More
Toronto is a pretty big city, around 2.8 million people. Election polls sample a very small percentage of that – perhaps a couple thousand. How is it that for the upcoming Toronto municipal election I’ve been polled 5 times – and I’m pretty sure 3… Read More
At a certain point in his development, young George simply considered anything that moved to be an object of his doggy lust. This was a good indication it was time for his neuter surgery, which we had done in early August. Yesterday we took the… Read More
The strange theatre involving election signs for our upcoming Toronto municipal election has started. They’ve been campaigning for months already. Do we really need signs? It’s a reminder that the election is just a few weeks away. I’m still undecided on both Mayor and Ward… Read More
she would have given us candidates I suppose it’s about time I commented on the recent polls that put Rob Ford way way way way ahead of everyone else in the Toronto mayoralty race. I’m just kind of stunned by the whole business. Rob Ford… Read More
I’m going to take a break from the deluge of fungi photos and turn to the news and municipal politics for a moment. Yesterday Toronto mayoral hopeful Rocco Rossi made an announcement that I just have to talk about. Rossi has proposed an tunnel extension… Read More
Yesterday’s Ward 6 Profile led to the lowest hit count this blog has received since its inception. Are you folks trying to tell me something? Nonetheless, I’m going to sally forth with this because I think its important. Today’s profile features Pastor Wendell Brereton, the… Read More
Those of you who don’t live in my neighbourhood will likely not be so interested in this post, so I invite you to explore some of the excellent blogs on my sidebar. We have a municipal election upcoming in Toronto, so I asked the three… Read More
We’re having a municipal election in Toronto in October. So far in my ward, Ward 6, 3 candidates have declared. The current Councillor, Mark Grimes, has not declared as yet. The three are: Jem Cain, Michael Laxer and Pastor Wendell Brereton. Tonight, I sent an… Read More
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