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Happy holidays to all
Posted on December 22, 2009 by kfarbridge
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Lights at City Hall
Posted on December 19, 2009 by kfarbridge
I am often asked why there are lights on at City Hall at night. It seems counter-intuitive to all the energy-saving features of the new building.
One of the big reasons is that, with 24/7 by-law service now in place, the building is essentially occupied 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. The By-law officers use [...]
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Candlelight Vigil for a deal in Copenhagen
Posted on December 18, 2009 by kfarbridge
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More on IT in Guelph
Posted on December 15, 2009 by kfarbridge
I received this e-mail from a local IT enthusiast:
These are exciting times to work and live in Guelph.
3 years ago business leaders formed the Guelph Business Technology peer to peer network:
DemoCamp was established by a couple of Guelphites and now boast attendance of 100+ each month.
Guelph Chamber of Commerce established a technology committee in fall [...]
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Junior achievers create local greeting cards
Posted on December 10, 2009 by kfarbridge
I recently met with a member of Junior Achievement, Jeremy DiCarlo, who is President of a company called Hello! Greeting Cards. The company has created a number of greeting cards featuring Guelph images.
Jeremy is a local grade 10 student, and he created the company with other students who are involved in Junior Achievement Guelph-Wellington. JA [...]
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Cities and Climate Change
Posted on December 10, 2009 by kfarbridge
With the world’s attention on Copenhagen and the likely dashed hopes for a real commitment to act from some parts of the world, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities has released a document drawing attention to the key role municipalities can play in addressing climate change.
Act Locally – The Municipal Role in Fighting Climate Change – FCM, [...]
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Infrastructure Jobs
Posted on December 9, 2009 by kfarbridge
Someone was asking how many jobs will be created in our community through the infrastructure funding. This funding is helping us replace aging infrastructure so that our toilets keep working and water gets to our homes and businesses.
It is estimated the work will create 800 jobs in Guelph. We will have a better accounting of [...]
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