the flying squirrel

After the jump is the speech I gave to Waterloo City Council on Monday. The meeting itself was written up in the Chronicle, but I don’t think the quote from me totally sums up what I was trying to say (you know, newspaper quotes…). I’ve mostly been complaining about the media and the residents’ associaton [...]

Do you read Seth Godin’s blog? You should read today’s post, particularly if you’ve been following the HUG thing. Which statement do you think is more likely to generate the desired response? I’ve been living here for 50 years! I pay my taxes! This neighbourhood is a disaster and the city needs to do something! [...]

I’ve been moved to write a post about HUG Waterloo on WWBA. It’s a follow-up to a post I did a year ago on the supposed “student ghetto” in the Northdale neighbourhood where Ellen lives. Ellen and I talked to Jan D’Ailly last night, offering some of the pieces of the puzzle that I’d been [...]