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1.- Win a copy of Canada Under Attack (www.northernlife.ca)
NorthernLife.ca is giving our Facebook fans a chance to win a copy of Canada Under Attack, by Smooth Rock Fall's Jennifer Crump.This book details how Canada has had to defend itself at home, including complex invasion plans by both the United States and Germany to conquer Canada.
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2.Top Secret America: Who is TSA? (projects.washingtonpost.com)
Chart of top secret agencies in U.S.
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3.City denies request to amend official plan (www.northernlife.ca)
City planning committee chair Coun. Frances Caldarelli peers at a map of lots on Fairbank Lake provided by Brian Burton, president of the Fairbank Lake Camp Owners Association.
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4.A second chance or a boot in the face - Margaret Atwood (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Two protests, seemingly miles apart, were about the kind of country we want to live in
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5.Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services :: Minister's Biography (www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca)
Prior to 1995, Bartolucci was active at the municipal level. He served as Sudbury’s deputy mayor and chaired the City of Sudbury Budget Committee and Grievance Committee, as well as the Sudbury Regional Police Services Board’s Complaint Committee.
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6.2010 Municipal Election Priorities | Toronto Environmental Alliance (www.torontoenvironment.org)
Below are 6 priority actions, in no particular order, that will build on 10 years of environmental success. Investments in each action won't just improve our environment, they will lead to better health and save us money as we avoid some of the huge financial costs associated with traffic congestion, waste disposal, climate change, and illnesses due to pollution.
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7.Group 'insulted' by city agreement (www.thesudburystar.com)
The group working to protect Bell Park is "insulted" the city negotiated a parking agreement with Sudbury Regional Hospital without public consultation.Just two days after a spokesperson for Save Bell Park implored councillors to protect the "fragile" park, the city announced an agreement with Sudbury Regional Hospital to use parkland as parking.
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8.Canadian Press to become for-profit (www.thesudburystar.com)
Due to financial difficulties, the Canadian Press is going under a massive restructure by going from a not-for-profit industry co-operative to being under private ownership, the Globe and Mail reports.CT Vglobemedia, To r s t a r Corp. and Gesca will be equal investors in a for-profit collective called Canadian Press Enterprises, ending CP's 93- year run as a non-profit.
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9.Northern MP tables bill to make St-Jean Baptiste a national holiday (www.kapuskasingtimes.com)
NDP Francophonie Critic, Claude Gravelle (Nickel Belt) has tabled legislation that would make St-Jean Baptiste a national holiday.The bill was seconded by Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus.
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10.Patriotic cover-up has Schwarzenegger fuming (ca.news.yahoo.com)
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger voiced his anger at state highway workers who painted over a patriotic mural after deeming it graffiti.
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11.Former StatsCan head slams census decision by Tories - (ca.news.yahoo.com)
The former chief statistician of Canada says he would have quit his job if the Conservative government had tried to axe the long census form, as they're doing now.
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12.Time for new ideas at city hall - Marc G. Serre (www.thesudburystar.com)
We need a new bus driver who's going to steer our city's economy into the right direction.Recent comments in The Sudbury Star about Bell Park and the purchase of the St. Joseph's hospital site by Mayor John Rodriguez, as well as long-time city council and mayoral candidate Ted Callaghan, only demonstrate the old way of thinking and doing business. Status quo is not acceptable -- it's time for Sudbury to embrace a new approach with new leadership and new ideas.
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13.Reader wants to prevent future city property ‘nightmares’ - Tony Sottile (www.northernlife.ca)
I must commend former Mayor Jim Gordon for his remarks at a recent city hall meeting.
After Sister Bonnie MacLellan’s full page letter in the local papers last weekend, declaring that the Mayor and the CAO Doug Nadorozny were notified of the private deal they were negotiating, the mayor continues to express his frustration with Sister Bonnie MacLellan, that he still doesn’t know why the sisters acted as they did. -
14.Elect Paul Stopciati for Ward 9 (www.electpaulstopciati.com)
Paul has been heavily involved in public safety work; in 1996 he was appointed by the provincial government to the Greater Sudbury Police Services Board for a three year term. He is a former member of the Ontario Provincial Police's Auxiliary Unit (Auxiliary Constable) as well as Rainbow District Crime Stoppers.
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15.Harper is afraid of Greens' May Leo Bisson Sudbury (thesudburystar.com)
The broadcast consortium's announcement excluding Elizabeth May from the televised leaders debate is absolutely not Canadian.I am sorry that five unaccountable, unelected, network executives meeting in secret think that they can tell all Canadian electors how they have a right to control our democracy.
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16.Candidate | Candidat Louis Delongchamp Municipal Election Councillor Ward 8 (www.personainternet.com)
He worked for a firm of Chartered Accountants in Ottawa prior to teaching accounting courses at Algonquin College and at Cambrian College. He now manages real estate properties, is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, a board member of the Sudbury Uptown CAN, a board member of the Friends of the Museum of the Flour Mill and a former board member or the Sudbury Arts Council
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17.Ideas for Tomorrow Richard L. Paquette Candidate - Ward 4 (www.richardlpaquette.ca)
I have put my name forward to serve as councillor for Ward 4 as I believe I have the skills of an effective representative and I am prepared to champion ideas to create an environment for citizens to prosper and experience a satisfying quality of life.
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18.Vote Albers for ward 2 councillor in the 2010 Sudbury Municipal Election (www.albers2010.ca)
I invite you to look carefully at my background and platform. I trust you will agree that I'm the best choice to represent your interests on our next city council.
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19.Hospital sale ‘practical’ - Ernie Checkeris (www.northernlife.ca)
It is interesting to read about the Sisters of St. Joe’s and the sale of the hospital — building and all. The council blew it and frankly, I am pleased.
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20.Videos | www.johnrodriguez.ca (www.johnrodriguez.ca)
John Rodriguez was elected Mayor of Ontario's Largest Geographic Municipality in November 2006. He is a leader who is as comfortable in the coffee shops as he is in corridors of power. John truly believes in representing what he terms “my citizens”.
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21.'This guy is off course,' challenger says (www.thesudburystar.com)
Ward 8 Coun. Ted Callaghan threw his hat into the mayoral race with guns a blazing Wednesday.
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22.Greater Sudbury municipal election, 2000 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (en.wikipedia.org)
The city of Greater Sudbury, in its current form, did not yet exist on the election date, but was legislated to come into effect on January 1, 2001. On the election date, the former government structure of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury and its seven constituent municipalities was still in place. The election, however, was held to choose the new city council.
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23.Fortress Toronto: Behind The Scenes At The G20 (marshallgolden.wordpress.com)
Yesterday I was at the Luminato food event in Queen’s Park. As many of the booths were close to the road I was able to observe about three unmarked mini-vans that each had about 4-5 cops inside and these same vans continued to circle the block and passed me numerous times over a two-hour period. Maybe they were looking for subversive Pad Thai?!?
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24.A Sad Day for Local Democracy in Greater Sudbury: City Shuts Down Public Input into Changes to Proposed Zoning By-law Related to Drive-throughs (sudburysteve.blogspot.com)
i just returned home from a local council meeting. Or, more correctly, the continuation of a meeting of Planning Committee, which is a Committee of Council, consisting of 5 council members; they make recommendations to council on various sorts of land use matters.
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Does video surveillance deter crime? If the Supreme Court decides not, cities with camera-happy downtowns – like Sudbury – would have to unplug