So the LPCO 2016 AGM has wrapped up in Niagara Falls. Many things to talk about.. but I want to be brief.. so a few more observations: – Niagara Falls is as usual lovely, but it remains a tourist trap when it comes to paying for stuff – even in
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Scott's DiaTribes: #LPCO16: Day 1 in the books
So Day 1 is in the books of the LPCO AGM here in Niagara Falls. It mostly dealt with registration and meeting old friends and making new ones; Reunited with good friends and hard-working federal Liberals at #LPCO2016 AGM in Niagara. @danielletakacs @jb1594 @stribe39 @timlouisjazz pic.twitter.com/MxTStPy3py — Katie Omstead (@KatieOmstead)
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: Covering the #LPCO AGM in Niagara Falls this weekend
Thanks to the kind folks in the Liberal Party, I’ve been officially accredited as a “media” person to cover the Liberal Party of Canada (Ontario) – LPCO – annual convention that’s being held starting today and going into the weekend at Niagara Falls (being held at Fallsview Casino – first
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: Where does Hudak Niagara Falls candidate Bart Maves stand on right to work?
We know Hudak has no tolerance for his own candidates standing up for local jobs in the face of his reckless right-to-work-for-less scheming and Bart Maves himself used to be opposed to the policy? So what does Bart Maves stand for now? It’s a question worth asking. In a debate this evening, Maves
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: Doing politics differently? NDP break campaign laws in Niagara Falls by-election
Is breaking the law to try and win Andrea Horwath’s idea of “leadership”?
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: Your 1st polls to 2nd guess Forum on – ONT byelections
Well, as expected, Forum is polling the 2 byelections just called in Ontario, and will be providing us fodder.. er.. numbers.. to look at. Here are their first “results”: In Thornhill, where a successor to former Tory MPP Peter Shurman will be chosen, Tory candidate Gila Martow was at 44
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: A major test for both Hudak and Wynne; Byelections called
This wasn’t unexpected, but here is the official news: Premier Kathleen Wynne has called byelections for Feb. 13 in Thornhill and Niagara Falls…The riding of Niagara Falls became vacant after Liberal MPP Kim Craitor resigned. Thornhill MPP Peter Shurman stepped down after a very public dispute with PC Leader Tim
Continue readingThe Ranting Canadian: New Niagara hydro tunnel finally opens
New Niagara hydro tunnel finally opens: Good news/bad news story in Niagara Falls today (March 22, 2013). I’m surprised there hasn’t been more media coverage. According to the Toronto Star, A new hydro tunnel at Niagara Falls officially gushed water today, cranking up electricity production at the Sir Adam Beck
Continue readingthe reeves report: Cleaning up the Niagara River
Niagara River © RokaB – Fotolia.com The Niagara River has come a long way since the 1980s. One would still be advised not to drink the water, swim in some of the public beaches or eat the fish you reel in, but the latest report on the remediation plan reveals
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