Scaledown is more of a municipal grass roots site than one of federal politics, however as a past Liberal, past president of the Windsor West Federal Liberal Riding Association. I stopped being a card carrying member years ago. I have many reasons but recent reflection has left me with a ...

mission, a photo by markboscariol on Flickr. The panhandling issue in Windsor is wrongly being characterized as a problem that is getting worse. I see this as an opportunity ...

I thought Republishing my 2007 guest column in the Windsor star would complement Today's Dalson Chen Article Guest Column - Panhandling August 23 by Mark Boscariol on Saturday, October 27, 2007 at 5:51pm Tighter controls for panhandlers Mark ...

Yes, its safe to talk about issues that matter again. So I have some predictions for you. Note how none of the issues in my predictions came up during the campaign 1. Harper stays as nice as pie until the Provincial Election is over. Less provincial liberals in power after the ...

As we mentioned back on March 28 , we asked the candidates one question (we know that they get bogged down with questionnaires during their campaigns, so we kept it brief) that may help ScaleDown readers make an informed decision on election day, ...

"Families stroll along the banks of canals and sip coffee at sidewalk cafes; young couples walk from nearby condominiums to take in plays and exhibitions in theatres and galleries on an island; others sunbathe on a long pier jutting into Lake Ontario." Sound familiar? ...

white collar crime, a photo by markboscariol on Flickr. Thats white collar crime that pays. The following article isn't written out of cynicism, I defy ...

It's been said the market will eventually even out to again favour the city over the expensive-to-service suburbs.  According to the Windsor Star, Amherstburg's water and sewer rates will be increasing ten percent ...