STALKING BULLS
UPDATE: remember the banner that hung over the entrance to Town Hall? The one that asked the province (particularly Dalton McGinty) What have you got against Fort Erie?Actually, it should have been...
View ArticleAN APOLOGY
I would like to apologize for an error I published in a previous blog post. I was under the mistaken impression that the couple of call centres in Fort Erie only employed a dozen or so people. I was...
View ArticleWHAT A LOT OF HOOEY OVER NOTHING
Hey Poppa Bear:Good work on taking on the Bull-oggers in their home turf. Especially about the "big delay" in all those projects for waterfront property owners.Five - count 'em - five councillors voted...
View ArticleWHEN MR. DEVELOPER COMES CALLING ...
It's all kisses and sweet nothings. Apologies to Elizabeth Renzetti of the Globe and Mail. Her brilliant article about the seduction of Toronto by the movers and shakers in the gambling industry made...
View ArticleTHE FORT ERIE RACETRACK - IT IS ALL ABOUT POLITICS
A political prognostication about the Fort Erie Race Track: it will be given a one year reprieve.And it's all about politics - not about the race track's importance to the community.The new Liberal...
View ArticleWARD HEELER?
UPDATE: Council voted to accept the report "for information purposes only." Of course it would fail because there is no need for this expensive change to the system. Martin knew this but wanted to add...
View ArticleNEW CAO TO BE NAMED ON MONDAY
BREAKING NEWS: The NEW CAO will be Larry AdamsLinkedin:Larry Adams' ExperienceInterim TreasurerTown of St. MarysJanuary 2013 – Present (3 months) St. MarysManage the financial affairs of the Town as...
View ArticleYOU SEE, IT'S ALL POLITICAL
TENTATIVE RACE TRACK DEALA tentative deal has been struck to keep the Fort Erie race track open for the 2013 season. Details will be made public on Thursday, March 28.Bart Maves, the PC candidate for...
View ArticleCOGECO TO RE-AIR FE COUNCIL MEETING ON SAT. @ 1:00.P.M.
This just in: due to technical difficulties during Thursday's broadcast of the Fort Erie Council Meeting of March 25, 2913, Coegco will re-broadcast the meeting on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. on Channel...
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WHY DO SOME HATE THE LIGHT HOUSE?
PETER KORMOS Regional Representative dies at age 60.Please read the excellent article by Doug Draper:Peter Kormos - Rebel With A Cause"Beautiful again," said Charlene Nigh at the March 25 Fort Erie...
View ArticleANOTHER RESOLUTION FROM BOB STECKLEY
At Tuesday night's council meeting, Ward 3 Councillor Bob Steckley plans to bring forth a resolution that the council come out in favour of World Peace.Already, Mayor Martin is proclaiming that he will...
View ArticlePARTY TIME IN CRYSTAL BEACH
SURPRISE!UPDATE: Due to the lack of information and some councillors' apprehensions about the closing of the public beach for one day, the offering was turned down.It turns out that the Crystal Beach...
View ArticleTROUBLING
There's a guy in Maryland who thinks there's a big crime problem at Towson University and he has appointed himself as the "commander" of the so-called White Student Union. His group consists of nine...
View ArticleI SHOULD HAVE KNOWN
Yes, I should have known more about the planned party in Crystal Beach before I gave my opinion. I was hoping the report statement that the Crystal Beach BIA had endorsed the plan, would mean it would...
View ArticleSTOP THE PRESSES! AN APOLOGY FROM HIZZONER?
Well, sort of. To those hoping for an apology from the mayor for his totally unprofessional and mean-spirited rant in the previous televised regular meeting of the Fort Erie Council, they were, once...
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ATTACK AT BOSTON MARATHON
Please pray for the families and friends of those affected by the bombings at the Boston Marathon today.Many of us have ties to Boston and are still making sure that relatives and friends are safe.A...
View ArticleTHE GANG THAT COULDN'T SUE STRAIGHT
Scene: Hollywood producer's officeHollywood Producer on the phone: "Yeah, I've got a sure box office winner. Comedy gold. A crazed mayor, who barely won his most recent election, employs the services...
View ArticleTHE MADNESS OF DOUG MARTIN PART 2
It's a given that Doug martin is mad. It's just a matter of what definition of "mad" you wish to use to describe Hizzoner. I prefer the one that indicates mentally unbalanced, although truly angry...
View ArticleAND, SPEAKING OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT ...
Seems that Anthony Annunciata, Chairman of the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority introduced a female US engineer to a colleague as "Cuomo's concubine." Oops. I had to laugh a little as the...
View ArticleTWILIGHT ZONE REVISITED
"There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and...
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