Tag Archives: Mayor Cliff Barwick
Anything you say will be misquoted and used against you
“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.” — Actress Marlene Dietrich As a wordsmith, there is particular appreciation for thought-provoking quotes — … Continue reading →
Sutherland Press building a backdrop for ‘smear’ campaign
The Sutherland Press building casts more than a shadow across Talbot Street . . . the moribund edifice projected a pall over last October’s mayoral race and ultimately proved a game-breaker in the final days of Cliff Barwick’s campaign. Days … Continue reading →
Filed under 2010 Municipal election, City of St. Thomas, City Scope
Tagged as 2010 Municipal election, CCHC CEO Judith Wiley, Central Community Health Centre St. Thomas, City of St. Thomas, City Scope, Cynthia St. John, David McGee, Elgin St. Thomas Public Health, John Matsui, Mayor Cliff Barwick, Sutherland Press building, Suzanne van Bommel
Anything you say will be misquoted and used against you
As an ardent proponent of the written word, this time of year is particularly enjoyable because of the bumper crop of flashback features recalling the past 12 months in quotes. It’s been a tradition in this corner to greet the … Continue reading →
Good luck, good night and goodbye . . . Barwick bows out
The forty-fourth meeting of the one hundred and thirtieth council of the Corporation of the City of St. Thomas proved the last hurrah for out-going mayor Cliff Barwick. Love him or leave him, Barwick had a way with words and … Continue reading →
Heritage legislation means nothing if local politicians not on side
Posted by Ian: Built heritage wasn’t even on the radar at the onset of the Oct 25 municipal election campaign in St. Thomas. Certainly not a lot of candidate literature went into any detail on preserving the city’s heritage and … Continue reading →
The winners and losers Monday in St. Thomas
One of the more acidic municipal election campaigns in recent memory took barely an hour to resolve once the polls closed Monday evening. Emerging as the popular winner was a jubilant Heather Jackson-Chapman who, by clinching the mayoral race, out-distanced … Continue reading →
False alarm on boil water advisory proves public well protected – Elgin St. Thomas Public Health
It’s been a week since the boil water advisory and Elgin St. Thomas Public Health has finally checked in with their post mortem on the course of events. Monday at city hall, Mayor Cliff Barwick stressed the city notified the … Continue reading →
The boil water advisory – the next step for Central Elgin
Central Elgin Mayor Tom Marks bristled each time St. Thomas Mayor Cliff Barwick referred to his municipality and Southwold as clients and not neighbours during Monday’s post water advisory media conference. Water wasn’t the only thing boiling during the 24 … Continue reading →
Fate of the $40,000 city grant nothing but a kerfuffle
In what surely has to be one of the oddest television interview segments in some time, Dan Reith, host of Politically Speaking, sat opposite Mark Cosens earlier this month and deftly forced the mayoral wannabe into damage control mode. The … Continue reading →
