Monthly Archives: August 2007

REGARDING THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF COUNCILLORS FOR THE CITY OF KITCHENER

Posted on August 26, 2007 by thebows99krug

The current council just isn’t large enough to represent all points of view in the municipality.  It could be far too easy for, say, developers to elect a majority on council. At the municipal level, in the name of efficiency … Continue reading →

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Why we don’t go to Toronto’s CNE any more.

Posted on August 17, 2007 by thebows99krug

         I grew up in Toronto in the days when the CNE used to give free Children’s  Day passes to all grade school kids.  I went to the "Ex" every year from approximately 1954 to 1967. The Military Tattoo in … Continue reading →

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The public library movement in nineteeth century Ontario

Posted on August 7, 2007 by thebows99krug

In Ontario library review, March 1982 Volume 66 Number 1 pages1 to 16 In 1882, Ontario passed Canada’s first Free Libraries Act. The following article was prepared to mark the occasion of the centenial in 1982. It was required reading … Continue reading →

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