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The Small City and the Giant City: A Fairytale for the New Year (2012)

9 February 2012

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Once upon a time there was a Small City.  The Council of the Small City, concerned about being re-elected, generally tried to protect its residents.  This didn’t always work because they had to get permission from a large Region and their decisions were generally overturned by the OMB.  The Small City’s staff knew their residents, […]

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Bankfern and The Picnic

9 February 2012

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Once upon a time There were two small communities with huge farmer’s fields between them The people had built their communities to meet their daily needs They had soccer fields, arenas, grocery stores, libraries, schools, recreational facilities And everything else they needed for their daily living amenities And the communities grew and soon people were […]

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Where’s the Water? Presentation to MRCA

9 February 2012

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This presentation was given to the March Rural Community Association. OMB Case which has the history of water problems in West Carleton Smith Falls problem with turbidity West Carleton Secondary School water problem

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Fish Village

30 January 2012

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FISH VILLAGE  Once upon a time there a small village named Fish Village Fish Village was a lovely place to live   Far from the Big City and the Big City’s suburbs But close enough that they could shop there, work there, or access services there People knew each other and their neighbours The village […]

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