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Seagrave fiasco slips quietly onto tomorrows agenda

Reposted from Scaledown.ca. Make sure you call the Clerks office tomrrow at City Hall and ask for a deferral so that you can read the report and form an opinion. Let’s get this deferred, and then, next Monday, please register as a delagates to speak to this issue…
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Devonshire Lodge

Yup, Devonshire Lodge, that’s the official name of what’s better known as the Low-Martin House. Built in 1928 by Infamous Rum Runner Harry Low, this house is without equal in the city. It is the only remaining Rum Runner’s mansion, the others all fell to…
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News & Notes

A few things as we head into the weekend… ———————————- Greg Heil, the chair of the Heritage Committee, had an excellent letter published in today’s paper, outlining the trouble’s we’re facing with the the current city administration… City heritage at risk Letter Friday, April 18, 2008 The historic…
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Reader's Submissions...

Photo courtesy Darren B. The photo above comes from regular reader Darren B. , who submitted a follow up to the silo series from the other day. The silo is now all gone. o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o The next…
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Seagrave Followup

A follow up on the Seagrave site today. On Saturday morning, I drove past the site, and I noticed they were busy erecting a fence around the property. It was a tall chain link type fence, I’m guessing that this was under orders from the Ministry of Labour. Well, the…
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HMCS Hunter

One of the more interesting building on Ouellette Ave., and one that I’ve been asked about several times is the HMCS Hunter building on Ouellette Ave., just north of the Masonic Temple. The building was built in 1929, and designed by R. J. Davies, president of the…