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T’was the day of the council meeting…
and all through the Internet, not a blog was stirring, not even…. with…. ethernet… cables? This is why I didn’t become a poet. Well, one of the reasons. What my vague and terribly rhymed message meant to convey is that … Continue reading
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Magical mystery council meeting
I’m back and tweeting tonight, Burnaby. And we’ve got a bunch of interesting people visiting council tonight – Cliff Ave. soccer club, BC Hydro and Stephen Rowe, who has some ideas of how 65-acres in the city could be used. … Continue reading
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No council coverage tonight
Hello Burnabyans, I’m in the process of moving this week so unfortunately I won’t be able to live-tweet tonight’s council meeting, or even see it, actually. I’m between Internet connections at the moment, but should be up and running again … Continue reading
Posted in City of Burnaby, Council, Films, Mayor, Municipal issues
Tagged Akira Kurosawa, council meeting, Ikiru
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There’s something happening here… what it is… is in this agenda
Yes, I think we can all safely say that is the worst attempted use of a lyric in a post headline ever. You’re welcome – now you’re all free to write only second or third-worst lyrical headlines. But here it … Continue reading
Posted in City of Burnaby, Council, Mayor, Municipal issues
Tagged Basil Luksun, BIPT, Burnaby, CEDA, council meeting, CUPE, Dow Avenue, flood protection, Johnny Depp, Lego, Mayor Derek Corrigan, Tiger Beat
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Jan. 30 council meeting aka COPE-ing with smart meters
It was another quick one for Burnaby council as they sped through tonight’s agenda. I’m not complaining, though – I’m very lucky I don’t have to cover those marathon meetings other councils *cough* Vancouver *cough* have. The meeting started with … Continue reading
The meeting is about to begin…
That’s right, Burnaby boys and girls. We’ve got another council meeting tonight. I’ll be live-tweeting the meeting and following up with a blog post afterwards. Feel free to watch along!
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Jan. 23 council meeting AKA The Flash
Well, Burnaby, it was a ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ kind of evening at the city council meeting. I swear, Mayor Derek Corrigan must’ve been an auctioneer in a past life. “Aaaand we’ve got UBCM membership dues, UBCM membership dues going once, … Continue reading
It’s ALIVE!!!
Wherein this blog gets to back civic matters in Burnaby, and our mayor and councillors get back to some decision-making after the holidays (alright, they did that last week, too. I’m the one who wasn’t on the ball last Monday. … Continue reading
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Tagged City of Burnaby, council meeting, councillors, Derek Corrigan, ice cream, Mayor
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Monday Meeting – a summation
Burnaby council held its last meeting of the year on Dec. 12. The summation of the meeting? Taxes, and mayor and council’s pay, are going up next year. Council approved a new formula for mayor and council indemnities (salaries). The formula is intended … Continue reading
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Last council meeting of 2011
This is it, Burnaby. The last council meeting of the year. And oh, what a year it’s been…. Sorry, nearly got nostalgic on you there. There is plenty packed into the agenda tonight, including a hero’s commendation, rental housing, plans … Continue reading
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