Medical Clinic Fundraisers at Rotary Chili Cookoff
Jul 05 2008 |
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Pictured are some of the fundraising team at the Rotary Chili Cookoff at Blue Mountain Village.
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Town of The Blue Mountains Seeking Volunteers to be Part of Community Exchange Program Team
Jul 04 2008 |
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The Town of The Blue Mountains will be participating in a First Impressions Community Exchange with the Town of Gravenhurst.
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FAREWELL TO INSIDERS
Jun 30 2008 |
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Insiders wishes to inform our members that the newsletter and web site will be closing down operations in the near future, UNLESS we can find . . . |
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Sports Recreation Culture and Tourism Project Plaque Unveiled
Jun 27 2008 |
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The unveiling of the plaque recognizing the completion of the projects supported by a Sports Recreation Culture and Tourism Project (SCTP) grant occurred in Events . . . |
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FUNDRAISING FOR COMMUNITY FAMILY HEALTH CENTRES
Jun 23 2008 |
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The task of attracting new physicians to the Meaford and the Town of the Blue Mountains has made significant progress with the forming of a . . . |
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CELEBRATE CANADA DAY IN THORNBURY
Jun 23 2008 |
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Thornbury Welcomes Its 1st Annual Canada Day Parade
The Thornbury B.I.A. will be putting on its annual Canada Day celebrations on July 1, 2008. This year’s . . . |
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THEATRICAL CELEBRATION OF COLLINGWOOD’S SESQUICENTENNIAL
Jun 15 2008 |
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From the wetlands of Georgian Bay at the edge of the ‘Hens & Chickens Harbour’, Collingwood has evolved over the past hundred and fifty years . . . |
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Fight Climate Change by Planting Trees
Jun 13 2008 |
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Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources is challenging everyone in Ontario to help fight climate change by planting trees.
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Town of The Blue Mountains Proudly Recognizes 599 Garden Club in Beautifying Community
Jun 10 2008 |
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The Town of The Blue Mountains is pleased to recognize the volunteer contributions of the 599 Garden Club in designing and planting all municipal annual . . . |
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BMRA New Board of Directors
Jun 07 2008 |
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Please read the new Board members, and a profile of the new President. . . |
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Fundraising for the new Community Family Health Care Centres
Jun 07 2008 |
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The Fundraising Committee for the Community Family Health Care Centres has organized a bottle drive as one of its fundraisers for the centres. There will . . . |
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Poor Service for Medical Emergencies In Grey County
Jun 07 2008 |
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By Steve Brass
It’s a matter of time…….!!!!!
Have you ever tested the emergency medical response service in Grey County, which includes Craigleith and the Town of . . . |
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See what's happening in Southern Georgian Bay
May 30 2008 |
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See what is new this week on the site. Click here for the current event page. . . |
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Town of The Blue Mountains Adds New Toll-free Service
May 25 2008 |
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For ratepayers who may reside outside of the local calling area, the Town is pleased to provide a toll-free line for contacting Town Hall:
1-888- 258-6867 . . . |
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BRING A BANDAID TO THEATRE COLLINGWOOD
May 23 2008 |
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Bring a bandaid with you this summer in case you split your sides laughing during Theatre Collingwood¹s 2008 theatre season, July 2 September 27 . . . |
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MEAFORD RANGE GRADUATION PARADE OPEN TO PUBLIC
May 23 2008 |
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MEAFORD, ON – The Land Force Central Area Training Centre (LFCA TC) Meaford will be conducting a Developmental Period (DP) 1 graduation parade on Friday . . . |
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BMRA Annual General Meeting
May 22 2008 |
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Please read the letter by John Pineo that was sent to the Mayor and Council for Town of the Blue Mountains regarding . . . |
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Letter from BMRA to TBM Mayor
May 21 2008 |
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Town of the Blue Mountains
26 Bridge Street, East, P.O. Box 310
Thornbury, On N0H 2P0
Dear Mayor and Council
Re: BMRA AGM 2008 Issues
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BMRA Annual General Meeting
May 19 2008 |
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The Annual General Meeting of the Blue Mountains Ratepayer's Association will be held at the Village Conference Centre in Huron #1 Meeting Room at 9:00am . . . |
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THEATRE COLLINGWOOD ACCEPTS CANCELLATION OF AGREEMENT WITH TOWN OF COLLINGWOOD
May 14 2008 |
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Theatre Collingwood has accepted the Town¹s request to cancel its Memorandum
of Understanding signed on September 10, 2007. The MOU created a
partnership with the Town and . . . |
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CCRA April 2008 Newsletter
May 05 2008 |
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The April 2008 Newsletter can be seen here. . . . |
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Grey County Assumes Ownership and Responsibility for Scenic Caves Road and 15th Sideroad in the Town of The Blue Mountains
May 03 2008 |
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On May 1, 2008, Staff and Elected Officials from the Town of The Blue Mountains and the County of Grey joined together to officially recognize . . . |
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Georgian Bay Businesses Get into the ‘Sling of Things’
May 03 2008 |
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On May 1st Breaking Down Barriers Independent Living Resource Centre launched their second annual ‘Break Down the Barriers’ campaign. On May 30th the month long . . . |
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Preserve the past, save the future
May 03 2008 |
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U.S. expert headlines Heritage Conservation Conference in Collingwood
By Laurel Lane-Moore
Is our architectural heritage worth saving? As far as Donovan D. Rypkema is concerned, the . . . |
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Council Supports Creation of an Advisory Committee for The Depot; Town Seeks Volunteers
Apr 30 2008 |
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At the April 28th meeting of the TBM Council, the Terms of Reference for a Craigleith Heritage Depot Museum Advisory Committee were approved.
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Grey County To Assume Ownership and Responsibility for Scenic Caves Road and 15th Sideroad
Apr 29 2008 |
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Grey County To Assume Ownership and Responsibility for Scenic Caves Road and 15th Sideroad in the Town of The Blue Mountains
April 28, 2008 (The Blue . . . |
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TBM Council to Receive Information and Recommend a Solid Waste Solution for Municipal Residents
Apr 24 2008 |
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Town Council will be receiving information and making a recommendation regarding an Environmental Screening related to expanding and mining The Blue Mountains Landfill Site. Council . . . |
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Community Family Health Centres Needed
Apr 16 2008 |
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Committee begins plans for fundraising
The task of attracting new physicians to the Meaford and the Town of the Blue Mountains has made significant progress with . . . |
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Wasaga "Save the Trees" Report
Apr 07 2008 |
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Two hundred people spoke up for the trees in Wasaga at a public forum in January. It was evident that residents want to ensure the . . . |
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Spiritual Medium Conjures Up the King (Elvis)
Apr 06 2008 |
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Residents Rally Together To Answer the Burning Question "Who Killed Elvis?"
They can be found at the RecPlex in Wasaga Beach starting April 17th, ordering up . . . |
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Earth Hour - Collingwood
Apr 02 2008 |
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As major landmarks around the world - including the CN Tower - had the lights turned off, Collingwood's town hall remained lit up like a . . . |
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Great Community Sponsors Make Georgian Sound Festival Possible
Apr 01 2008 |
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The 17th Annual Georgian Sound Festival
Attracting somewhere between 2500 and 3000 people to a community festival is no easy task. But that is what . . . |
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Volunteers Needed for Ford Wayne Gretzky Golf Tournament
Mar 30 2008 |
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Volunteers are needed for the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic being held at Lora Bay and
The Georgian Bay Club June 23 to 29th.
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Results of Presentation to Wasaga Council re "Save the Trees"
Mar 19 2008 |
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Although there are about 30 recommendations presented to Wasaga Council on March 11, Council chose to respond to only one. That was the suggestion to . . . |
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BMRA News
Mar 17 2008 |
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Attached is the Town of Blue Mountain's staff report that was provided at the March 5th Public Information Session outlining their proposal . . . |
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TITZ’N GLITZ 2008
Mar 14 2008 |
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TITZ’N GLITZ COLLINGWOOD, A BREAST CANCER FUNDRAISER INVITES AREA SPONSORS TO BE PART OF THE LOUD, PROUD, FUN AND FEMALE GALA IN OCTOBER 2008.
FUNDS RAISED . . . |
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Rockin’ the House Event a Great Success
Mar 14 2008 |
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Neither Sleet nor Snow nor Hail nor Rain nor Snow nor more SNOW…
Nothing could keep community leaders, local businesses and residents from attending the Rockin’ . . . |
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Theatre Collingwood Announces 2008 Season
Mar 14 2008 |
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SERIOUSLY! SIDE-SPLITTING
Are you ready for a showstopping, seriously side-splitting, sesquicentennial-celebrating summer season of sensational comedy?
From July 2 to September 27, 2008, laugh to your heart¹s . . . |
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CCRA MARCH 2008 NEWSLETTER
Mar 07 2008 |
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Issue 4 Vol. 2
As a Collingwood condominium owner, you have been a victim of unfair taxation for years. You might have been aware of that . . . |
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TBM Volunteer Award Nominations Needed
Mar 05 2008 |
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On May 4th, the Town of The Blue Mountains will recognize the Volunteers in our Community that make life extraordinary!
Nominations will be accepted until . . . |
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TBM Meeting re Proposed 2008 Water and Sewer Rates
Mar 04 2008 |
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION AND PUBLIC MEETING
NOTICE is hereby given that a Public Information Session will be held on March 5, 2008 from 7:00 . . . |
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THE CFOS ROCK & ROLL “RECORD HOP” DANCE FOR CHARITY
Mar 03 2008 |
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Fabulous radio personalities Bob Durant and Craig Smith from CFOS fame will play your favourite records from the 50's, 60's & 70's. Join in “TheTwist” . . . |
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Rocks will be flying in Collingwood!
Mar 01 2008 |
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SPECTATORS WELCOME at the Rockin’ the House Curling Bonspiel! While curling rocks are flying this Saturday March 8th, spectators will be battling to win bids . . . |
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2008 Georgian Sound Festival
Feb 28 2008 |
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The Path to Becoming A Community Leader
When the late Bob Cringan founded the Georgian Sound Big Band in 1988, his purpose was to “provide opportunities . . . |
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Saving Wasaga’s Green Spaces
Feb 25 2008 |
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Changes in Wasaga Beach are echoing the ruinous results of development everywhere.
Wasaga has been well known as a sleepy little cottage town with a . . . |
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BY-LAW AMENDMENT THAT MAY BE OF CONCERN TO BLUE MOUNTAIN RATEPAYER ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
Feb 19 2008 |
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UPCOMING BY-LAW AMENDMENT THAT MAY BE OF CONCERN TO BLUE MOUNTAIN RATEPAYER ASSOCIATION MEMBERS
The Blue Mountain Resorts has submitted an application for a Zoning By-Law . . . |
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Theatre Collingwood appointment
Feb 14 2008 |
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CAREER COMES FULL CIRCLE
Theatre Collingwood is proud to announce the appointment of Tanya Mazza to
the administrative team in the role of Development Manager beginning
February 4, . . . |
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Blue Mountain Golf & Country Club opening up their membership
Feb 12 2008 |
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The Blue Mountain Golf & Country Club is just now announcing that they are opening up their membership for a very limited number of new . . . |
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Collingwood Sesquicentennial Merchandise
Feb 12 2008 |
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Collingwood has reached a great milestone marking our 150th anniversary in 2008. Throughout the year the Town of Collingwood has planned and is host to . . . |
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Two Bus Trips for 2008 being offered to BMFA members
Feb 11 2008 |
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Two great bus trips are being offered to members of the Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts.
Trip 1 to SHAW FESTIVAL - April . . . |
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Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic Golf Tournament
Feb 11 2008 |
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The Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic Golf Tournament will be held June 23-29 at The Georgian Bay Club and the Raven Golf Club at Lora Bay. . . |
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28th Annual Juried Art Show
Feb 06 2008 |
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Once again, we're calling on all those with artistic talent to enter the 28th Annual Juried Art Show.
Receiving will take place on Saturday March . . . |
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ICE Campaign - "In Case of Emergency"
Feb 05 2008 |
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We all carry our mobile phones with names and numbers stored in its memory but nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers belong . . . |
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Thornbury Inventor launches “Wayne’s Karaoke Jukebox” on Tuesday 5 February.
Jan 25 2008 |
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Wayne Martin from Thornbury, has been developing unique products for the
Restaurant/Pub/Bar industry for the past several years in the privacy of his home
armed with computers . . . |
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TBM Waste Management Public Forum
Jan 21 2008 |
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Waste Management Public Forum- January 26, 2008
The Town of Blue Mountains has been working on the development of a long-term Sustainable Waste Management Strategy. . . |
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A MALE LAUGHING MATTER!
Jan 19 2008 |
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The average adult laughs 17 times a day. Laughter provides a vigorous workout to tighten the tummy and strengthen the heart and regular laughter can . . . |
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Wasaga part of 'Places to Grow’
Jan 19 2008 |
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The image of Wasaga Beach in the past has been of a sleepy cottage town which came to life for two months of the year, . . . |
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New Executive Director at Breaking Down Barriers
Jan 19 2008 |
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Executive Director arrives at Breaking Down Barriers Independent Living resource Centre
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Local Industry Expanding into Another Community
Jan 15 2008 |
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I can't explain it...
This is what we reported in Tuesday's Enterprise-Bulletin; Maclean Engineering - considered the big success story of the Collingwood industrial sector - . . . |
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A Sesquicentennial Suggestion...
Jan 07 2008 |
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The Town of Collingwood is now in the grips of 'Sesquicentennial Fever', a year-long celebration of the town's incorporation, 150 years ago.
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Dam Pub becomes a Musicians Launching Pad
Jan 04 2008 |
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The goal of The Dam Pub is to support both established and rising artists, while
bringing the best of folk, Celtic, & blues to Thornbury/Clarksburg. We . . . |
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The Saga of Town of Blue Mountains Utility Taxes
Jan 01 2008 |
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What do You Call Inflation?
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The Saga of Town of Blue Mountains Utility Taxes
By Peter Sharpe
Have you compared your tax bill for Water & Sewer services . . . |
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Dam Pub gifts $1000 to Meaford Hospital.
Dec 24 2007 |
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Stephanie Price, General Manager of the Dam Pub/Restaurant, presents Stephen Schofield, Past President of The Meaford Hospital foundation Inc., with a cheque for $1000 on . . . |
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BMRA Newsletter
Dec 20 2007 |
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The December 2007 newsletter is available here, and on the BMRA page in Community Info.
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New development - Oh, but I'm sure it'll be sustainable...
Dec 18 2007 |
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Councillor Ian Chadwick breaks down the numbers on what he believes could be the potential impact of allowing another half-million square feet of commercial space . . . |
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The War on Terror (pussy cat edition)
Dec 16 2007 |
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On Monday night, Collingwood councillors dealt with one of the most pressing issues in the community.
Cats...
Yes, the Town of Collingwood has nothing better to do . . . |
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An ideal candidate for restoration...
Dec 16 2007 |
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The local chapter of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO) has called on Collingwood Town Council to save the Tremont property.
Quick update (since I don't . . . |
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Impact of Lack of United Way Funding on Breaking Down Barriers
Dec 12 2007 |
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Breaking Down Barriers Independent Living Resource Centre is proud to have been a member of United Way of South Georgian Bay for the past 4 . . . |
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“Tie a yellow ribbon ‘round the old growth trees”
Dec 09 2007 |
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Christine Dorothy, a Wasaga Beach resident, has decided to speak out on behalf of the old growth trees still standing in the Beach. Christine has . . . |
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Collingwood and Wasaga Business Communities are all Thumbs and Proud of it!
Dec 08 2007 |
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Six more Collingwood and Wasaga businesses jump into action by making their premises accessible for all members of the community!
The “Thumbs Up” program was . . . |
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Speed Limit Changed?
Dec 08 2007 |
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An Insider noticed recently that the speed limit on the west side of Collingwood (on the wide open section from the town border to the . . . |
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More on Speed Limit
Dec 06 2007 |
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It's not just the evil media...
... others in the local blogosphere think reducing the speed limits on either side of town from 80 to 50 . . . |
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Insiders Comment on Speed Limit
Dec 06 2007 |
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There have been many comments on the ridiculous change in the speed limit to 50 km on the west side of Collingwood, and Insiders would . . . |
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Even the MPP thinks its ridiculous... (the Speed Limit)
Nov 30 2007 |
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... but then again, maybe Jim Wilson is as lead-footed as the next driver...
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THE LAST CHRISTMAS TURKEY FLIES AGAIN
Nov 28 2007 |
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Two years ago, renowned playwright and Leacock award-winning author Dan
Needles and Artistic Director Steven Thomas teamed up to develop a new play
for family audiences. The . . . |
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The Stanley Cup is Coming to Town
Nov 19 2007 |
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Director of Recreation for The Blue Mountains, Shawn Everitt, was thrilled to announce that the most coveted hockey trophy in the world, the Stanley Cup, . . . |
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Town of Blue Mountains Bylaw Department has cited 'Puddles', a local miniature poodle, for appearing in public naked!!
Nov 17 2007 |
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Puddles was seen, in the Dam Pub Driveway under verbal command but didn't have his Dam Leash on.
Thornbury is a zero tolerance area when . . . |
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BMRA Board Meeting on November 26, 2007
Nov 15 2007 |
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The BMRA Board of Directors are meeting on November 26, 2007 to examine a number of ratepayer issues that are current and need to be . . . |
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Local Connection to Kung Fu Wushu World Championship Competition Beijing
Nov 07 2007 |
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In Canada and in other countries around the world Wushu is a growing competitive sport that demands outstanding athletic ability and endurance in order to . . . |
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Town of The Blue Mountains Council Seeking Community Input on Budget 2008 Priorities
Nov 07 2007 |
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Wednesday, November 14th - A Pre-Budget Community Consultation will be held during Council's regularly scheduled meeting on Wed Nov 14, at 7p.m., at the Beaver . . . |
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PETITION RE GEORGIAN BAY WATER LEVELS
Nov 07 2007 |
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The Georgian Bay Association is looking for support of a petition to the Government of Canada regarding the alarming downtrend in upper Great Lakes water . . . |
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New Speed Limits Illegal?
Nov 05 2007 |
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I assumed that since Collingwood's New Government™ is all about proper process and procedure, that it would have checked with the Ministry of Transportation before . . . |
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Rules of the road?
Oct 29 2007 |
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"A couple of councillors are wondering about council's decision to reduce speed limits on Hwy. 26 on the east and west sides of town:
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The Dam Pub Restaurant celebrates 2nd birthday
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