Entries Tagged as ‘Growth’

November 20, 2009

“HCBP is War”

“Anarchism is a political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which consider the state, as compulsory government, to be unnecessary, harmful, and/or undesirable, and favors the absence of the state (anarchy).”   Read more.
There can be no doubt that the opposition to the Hanlon Creek Business Park is not about environmental protection. It is about advocacy for [...]

November 19, 2009

Developers lose charges battle

There has been a lot of discussion in Guelph and other communities about the cost of growth. These growth costs include new roads, sidewalks, increased EMS, Fire and Police services, libraries, recreational facilities, water and sanitary to name a few.
Should growth pay for itself?

November 19, 2009

Kitchener – Number of residents downtown has grown 31 per cent

Saw this in the Record and thought you might be interested as I understand you are involved in a lot of things Downtown. JP
November 17, 2009
By Terry Pender, Record staff
KITCHENER — More people are living and working in the downtown area five years after the city launched an ambitious multimillion-dollar plan to bring more life [...]

November 13, 2009

Mayor Karen Farbridge presents 2009 State of the City

In her annual State of the City presentation this morning, Mayor Karen Farbridge highlighted the value citizens receive from City services and explained that the 2010 Budget process will signal a new way of doing business at the City.

November 11, 2009

True environmentalists were angered by protesters

The following letter to the editor appeared in the November 10 edition of the Guelph Mercury:
The late John Edwards, who was an environmentalist, community leader, and the man who led our neighbourhood in saving an open space for what is now Carter Park, and the tiny frog whose habitat was threatened by a housing development, would be [...]