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Returns For Leukemia - 2010

May 28, 2010
Returns For Leukemia is a fundraiser held by United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 12R24 in partnership with The Beer Store to raise funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC). On the weekend of May 29 and 30, customers will be invited to donate all or a portion of their empty bottles or cash. 100% of the funds they contribute will go directly to the LLSC. In…
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Monopoly Voting

January 19, 2010
I’ve had emails from a few people about this, so I will pass on the word, some readers may be interested in helping out…. Below is a cut and past of just one of the many e-mails/Facebook invites I have received about this. 🙂 If you’ve got time, please…
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The Plan For 2010

January 1, 2010
Happy New Year… 2010 is a big year, Olympics, World Cup and all that…. So welcome back for the first post of year seven here on the internets. I trust everyone had a happy new year? If you had a really happy one, then you might be reading this on the 2nd.
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Calendar Giveaway

December 16, 2009
Seeing as the holiday season is fast approaching upon us, here’s a gift from me to you. I have one copy of the excellent 2010 Detroit Historical Calendar that I’m going to be giving away to one lucky reader. To enter into the draw, all you have to do is leave a comment below. Make sure you include a valid e-mail address in case you win, so I have a way of contacting you. You’ll…
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Why I Voted No On The Assumption Grant

December 12, 2009
Some may have seen the article in today’s Windsor Star, and some may have wondered how come I voted No on the funding for Assumption. Coun. Percy Hatfield was one of two committee members who voted against giving the Assumption campaign such a large grant. Andrew Foot…
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11-11

November 11, 2009
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and…
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It Was Twenty Years Ago Today...

November 9, 2009
Sorry but today, I’m drifting off topic… A special anniversary is taking place today. Photo from Wikipedia On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell. Today there are only a few traces of the once 96 mile long wall remaining in Berlin. The section above is a restored and recreated section. As you can see there were several parts to the wall. The taller section in the foreground faced…
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Opening Night

October 16, 2009
So tonight is the official grand opening of Electric Avenue: Historic Streetcars of Windsor at the Art Gallery of Windsor. The project is a collaboration between myself, John Stefani, Bernie Drouillard, Ron Drouillard, Chris Holt and Darren Bonnici. I was lucky enough to…