Now, I am happy that my concerns regarding the Chamber policy were heard, but were the changes they made, done to address my concerns about their lack of representation to local independent business? Were they just made so that they could continue on with their ...

In our provincial capital, mayor David Miller decided he wasn't going to run for re-election in the 2010 municipal vote.  And he told everyone. Here in Windsor, Mayor Eddie Francis decided to limit himself to two terms when he got elected in 2003.  He ...

We are all now familiar with the consultant's report to the PAC (Planning Advisory Committee).  That report says the Windsor region is already overbuilt as far as retail/commercial locations are concerned and that we should not change zoning to accommodate more retail/commercial and ...

Vaporizing the Gas Tax Myth The United States must move away from the gas tax to solutions that charge people for the roads they use, including a VMT fee, congestion pricing for peak hours and toll roads, says Jack Finn of HNTB. Such ...

Slow Walking for Slow Down London Slow Down London is a lovely little project which encourages Londoners to slow down and look at the speed of life. One aspect is the Slow Club, an 8 week course with tasks to be done and ...

Well, after this confusion with the Chamber of Commerce, I do not believe they are representing my businesses as members. What do I do? No offense to Dr. Morgan but I didn't see many independent business owners on the Small Business Advisory Panel. Last night I went to a meeting of ...

The Chamber of commerce will present their position which I assume is their stated policy on the official plan However, my concern is that they have stated at a meeting with myself and a separate meeting at WECEC that the the Chamber "does not oppose the intent of the official Plan ...

It seems that those profitting from the "status quo"-retail sector are experiencing some pretty severe nervous twitching, as communities around the continent are reporting developers and their lawyers "circling the wagons" in response to municipalities who are moving forward with progressive by-laws ...