Tag Archives: MP Joe Preston
Why does this promise come with a bitter after-taste?
Re-scope is a word that was totally alien to the average vocabulary prior to delivery of the provincial budget at the end of March. In the days afterward, the administration at St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital, our elected representatives and area … Continue reading
We’re being taken for a ride, courtesy city hall
Can you ever have enough pick-up trucks? Forget gas-guzzlers, city hall is making a name for itself as a vehicle-guzzler. In total, the city operates a fleet of 104 vehicles, including more than two dozen pick-ups, and that fact nearly … Continue reading
Filed under City of St. Thomas, City Scope, St. Thomas Police Service
Somebody missed the bus with this press release
A press release from the Chamber of Commerce created an instant stir on the Times-Journal Facebook page after it was posted late Thursday afternoon. The advisory, from the pen of Chamber CEO Bob Hammersley, “No New Year’s Bus Service?” suggested … Continue reading
Filed under City of St. Thomas, City Scope, Heritage, Public transit
Dialing out for votes turns the tide on mayoral race
It was a game-breaker. It, being news that broke last Thursday of the law suit by London developer David McGee, filed in August, against the city, Mayor Cliff Barwick and numerous other defendants. Did the timing of the $3 million … Continue reading
Inspection report points to water protocol deficiencies
A report coming to council Monday indicates the city’s water distribution system had compliance issues, albeit relatively minor, dating back to a boil water advisory issued in September of last year. The risk to the drinking water supply was minimal, … Continue reading
New affordable housing officially opened today in St. Thomas
ST. THOMAS, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – June 11, 2010) – The Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, and the City of St. Thomas celebrated the official opening of 12 affordable rental units. The two six-unit affordable housing projects are supported by … Continue reading
Filed under City of St. Thomas, Housing
No Garden of Eden over there on Isabel Street
What a sad commentary that the crop getting the most attention in the St. Thomas Community Garden is the abundant supply of hot potatoes. Let’s be honest here, the joy of horticulture at 26 Isabel Street has now been supplanted … Continue reading
Filed under 2010 Municipal election, City of St. Thomas, City Scope, Federal politics
When the going gets tough, head out on a road trip
Last week in this very space we outlined a sweetheart lease deal offered to Elgin St. Thomas Public Health by their landlord at 99 Edward St. That would be the County of Elgin, which is willing to cut the lease … Continue reading
Filed under 2010 Municipal election, City of St. Thomas, City Scope, Health Care, Heritage
