Tag Archives: Mark Cosens
Rescoping? Beats me, insists former MPP Steve Peters
Watch for the matter of a new home for Elgin St. Thomas Public Health to heat up dramatically in the coming days. The health unit has been out of the public spotlight of late and that’s not a bad thing … Continue reading
A fundamental change blowing in the budget wind?
Budget deliberations are a critical indicator of the direction city council will follow in the coming fiscal year and the sometimes quirky priorities of our municipal representatives. After a warm-up session Thursday, council will get down to brass tacks on … Continue reading
Ma Ferguson offered equal justice to the little people
A last-minute addition to the City Scope lineup this week, predicated by the death Tuesday of Edra Sanders Ferguson in her 105th year of “an overflowing life.” The Times-Journal, and this corner in particular, championed “Ma Ferguson” as she was … Continue reading
Filed under Alma College, City of St. Thomas, City Scope, Heritage
No financial accountability? Then no public funding
Members of city council will don their referee shirts Monday as the Downtown Development Board and North America Railway Hall of Fame escalate their funding feud. The jousting dates back to last summer when the DDB, under chairman Mark Cosens, … Continue reading
The tale of two aldermen — maturity versus entitlement
Monday’s council meeting was most decidedly the tale of two aldermen. The definitive issue — who should attend and how much should be spent on conferences and conventions. Council has budgeted $6,000 for attending such functions this year and four … Continue reading
For the sake of employees, health unit board of directors should deal in facts
Forget the showmanship by the trio of Elgin St. Thomas Public Health board members that dominated Monday’s council meeting. Instead, let’s cut to the chase and deal with facts. The health unit was the subject of a visit by the … Continue reading
The municipal vote — destined to be a political throw down?
We’ve had some explosive election campaigns in the last 20 years or so — witness the Cliff Barwick versus Janet Golding battle that launched the political career of a young Steve Peters. However, the prevailing atmosphere entering the final countdown … Continue reading
What we have here is a failure to communicate
It was determined late Friday the boil water advisory, issued Thursday evening, was actually a false reading — the result of contamination at a lab in London — but it flushed out weaknesses in the city’s communication strategies. Four hours … Continue reading
Filed under 2010 Municipal election, City of St. Thomas, City Scope
