We've changed the name of this blog to avoid any confusion with the Municipal webpage dealing with the November 13 municipal election.
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Clarington Watchdog (formerly Clarington Votes 2006)
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The Issues: DEMOCRACY; BAN THE BURN (Incinerator for Clarington); SUSTAINABILITY; ELECT THE CHAIR (Democracy for Durham Region); FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY; POLITICAL TRANSPARENCY; SENSIBLE GOVERNMENT and plenty more...
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Comments from residents are more than welcome, however personal attacks on individuals, bad language and unsubstantiated rumours will not be accepted. It's OK to be blunt, but it's NOT OK to engage in name-calling, rude, uncivil or vulgar behaviour. Please stick to the topic and keep it clean. Comments from our political representatives are also very welcome here.
Clarington Council and Committee meetings
Council chambers, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville. Council and Committee meetings always open to public.
It is crucial that our elected politicians hear and understand our community concerns. The majority gave up and gave in to Regional Chair Anderson so the incinerator is now in commercial operation. Worse, they gave in to less monitoring, no longer the best of the best Clarington was promised. Instead we are getting the bare minimum required by the Province, which is NOT the best of the best. So who can you trust? Most of our Clarington Council has not lived up to their campaign promises. Only two new councillors, Traill and Neal, have stood up for the residents on numerous issues including the incinerator and Veridian again.
The flip-flops by Mayor Foster and others are unacceptable. There are no excuses good enough.
It is crucial that our elected politicians hear and understand our community concerns. The majority gave up and gave in to Regional Chair Anderson so the incinerator is now in commercial operation. Worse, they gave in to less monitoring, no longer the best of the best Clarington was promised. Instead we are getting the bare minimum required by the Province, which is NOT the best of the best. So who can you trust? Most of our Clarington Council has not lived up to their campaign promises. Only two new councillors, Traill and Neal, have stood up for the residents on numerous issues including the incinerator and Veridian again.
The flip-flops by Mayor Foster and others are unacceptable. There are no excuses good enough.
Durham Regional Council
Next Meeting - Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 9:30 a.m.
Council Chambers, Administration Headquarters, 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A3
Or watch on Rogers Cable 10 (Regional Council meetings are always televised, live, for your entertainment)
Don't let them sit sassy and satisfied that they were elected or re-elected. Many of the regional councillors have not lived up to their campaign promises and have continued their poor start when the majority supported Roger Anderson and the actions he has taken and continues to take regarding the incinerator, urban sprawl, bullying and twisting the words of delegations who disagree with him... Residents are noticing his behaviour and that of certain members of Council.
There has been something rotten in the state of Durham for a long time and some of it continues.
Council Chambers, Administration Headquarters, 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A3
Or watch on Rogers Cable 10 (Regional Council meetings are always televised, live, for your entertainment)
Don't let them sit sassy and satisfied that they were elected or re-elected. Many of the regional councillors have not lived up to their campaign promises and have continued their poor start when the majority supported Roger Anderson and the actions he has taken and continues to take regarding the incinerator, urban sprawl, bullying and twisting the words of delegations who disagree with him... Residents are noticing his behaviour and that of certain members of Council.
There has been something rotten in the state of Durham for a long time and some of it continues.
LINKS
- Clarington.com Incinerator Poll Results
- Clarington Municipal Website
- Contact: Clarington Councilors
- Contact: Durham Region Councillors
- Durham Region "This Week" News
- Clarington.com Community
- Durham Environment Watch
- CAW Durham Region Environmental Council
- BLOG: Simply Put (Marven Whidden)
- BLOG: Protons & Electrons (Mark Stanisz)
- BLOG: Voices of Ajax
- BLOG: Elect the Regional Chair
- BLOG: VOTES (Vote to Eliminate Self Serving Politicians)
- BLOG: Your Earth - Suzanne Elston
- BLOG: Random Noise
- Friends of the Farewell - Courtice
- Election Results 2006
- Email Us
INCINERATION Info
- Videos - Incineration (Connett, Jackson,etc)
- Durham Environment Watch
- Precautionary Principle: EFW (Clarington)
- Dangerous to fast-track Incinerators
- York-Durham Waste Study
- Communities First
- Incineration and Human Health
- Approved EA Terms of Reference
- Neurotoxicity of Chemicals
- Safe level for Dioxins
- Watchdog Incinerator Blog posts
- Waste Diversion Campaign
About Me
- Clarington Watchdog
- Clarington, Ontario, Canada
- Conservatively fair and biased. No sugar added.
Blog Archive
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August
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- Candidate's feud spotlighted in Star
- Political allies turned foes!
- Improve municipal leadership
- A New Name!
- Finally, a plea and court date for Mayor
- Money, mileage, trust - some election issues
- Suzanne Elston drops out of Clarington's Regional ...
- Greenbelt safe from Region for now
- Yet another adjournment for the Mayor
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August
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Love the new name, but I seriously doubt anyone would have/could have confused your Clarington Votes 2006 blog with the Municipal webpage. If anyone from the municipality was the blogger, I would think they would have been fired by now!
ReplyDeleteAre you so sure that the blogger isn't someone from the municipality? Just because you work for Clarington, doesn't mean someone might not want to see some changes there. And who would be in a better position to know?
ReplyDeleteCould it even be one of the present councillors? Doubtful to both scenarios but you never know.
I was so worried yesterday when I couldn't find your blog. I thought maybe you had gone due to pressure from somewhere. I am so glad you have just changed your name and are sticking around. I like the new name too. But confuse you with the municipal website? I don't think so!
ReplyDeletePlease stick around, even after the election.
Yes, I agree with John. Please do stick around. Maybe an interesting site such as this one will encourage people to become more involved. Sometimes the "issues" can be dry and bland, but I always know I'll find something of interest here. Yes, stick around during and after the election.
ReplyDeletePlease keep bring the issues to our attention. Most of us don't even know half of what is happening municipally. I will admit I had no real interest in it until recently. The blog helps me to understand some of it and shows the importance these issues have to us.
ReplyDeleteMunicipal government isn't so far removed from us and we should take it seriously and make an effort to know what is going on in the community and how council decisions affect us.
You rock! I'm in high school and this has become interesting even for me. Good way to get the younger generation involved for a change. And we are the future!
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