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What a shocker!

April 25, 2007
Actually, not really… The Urban Village plan is “on hold”. I’ve been telling my friend who bought a house near the Urban Village proposed location for years that the whole plan was a sham, and that this city will never get its act together enough to pull off something like the Urban Village. Glad to see that the McMansion Mayor did not fail to dissapoint… New…
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The Ad The Star Refused To Run

April 19, 2007
I have myself signed up for Google News alerts pertaining to Windsor. I found this one interesting that I recieved this AM. Is the Windsor Star scared of Kenny and Buzz? Windsor Star refuses Labourers’ Union full-page ad aimed at stopping CAW raid; LIUNA turns to…
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April 9, 1917

April 9, 2007
The taking of Vimy Ridge, parties of Germans leaving their dugouts as Canadians advance. From the Archives of Ontario. 90 years ago today, on what was Easter Monday 1917, Canadian troops pushed forward and kicked off the Battle of Vimy Ridge. From wikipedia: The German army fortified Vimy Ridge with tunnels, three rows of trenches behind barbed wire, massive amounts of artillery, and numerous…
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Help Save Festival Epicure

March 28, 2007
Forwarding on an e-mail I recieved today: At a time when tourism in this region is at an all time low, it is important to keep established events that the community and tourists alike look forward to every year. No, taxpayers should not be responsible for footing the bill…
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This could be interesting...

March 26, 2007
If you’ve got no plans tomorrow morning, this could be interesting to go see… MARCH 26, 2007 – 09:22 ET WHISTLEBLOWER’S EVIDENCE ON AGENDA AT HISTORIC FARM TRIBUNAL TUESDAY Manager’s evidence supports charges longtime Canadian workers at…
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Capitol Rally Update:

March 8, 2007
From a friend of mine at the Walkerville Times: The rally is going ahead tomorrow- great interest by the media on this- radio interview at 7:20 am on CBC- TV coverage is in the bag on the news tomorrow night… However I wouldn’t be surprised if Eddie makes an announcement at the 11th hour- he hates bad publicity and even he is going to have a hard time spinning this one… So to one…
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Capitol Rally Tomorrow Night

March 7, 2007
Save the Capitol Theatre! Show you care about the imminent loss of one of Windsor’s greatest cultural icons by attending a peaceful demonstration and rally tomorrow, Thursday March 8th, 6:00 PM. sharp, in front of the Theatre. If you care, be there!!! If possible…
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Typical...

March 7, 2007
So I was looking forward to tomorrow’s presentation at the Capitol. Guess what? I got this e-mail about an hour ago: Looking Forward Seminar Postponed Due to uncertainties surrounding the operation of the Capitol Theatre, ticket sales have been affected. Looking…