by Rick Crouch | Mar 23, 2020 | Community Affairs, Odds and Ends
Like many I will be working from home for the next couple of weeks as we adapt to a somewhat different lifestyle. Thanks to technology I spent last week working from my Manitoulin Island cottage which was a nice break. Even life up on Manitoulin has been impacted by...
by Rick Crouch | Nov 27, 2018 | Business Matters, Community Affairs, Live Play - Georgian Bay, Municipal Affairs, Odds and Ends
Yesterday’s announcement by General Motors that is was closing several manufacturing plants in both Canada and the U.S. was grim news for 2,500 assembly workers in Canada, 14,000 in the U.S. plus thousands more with salaried positions throughout the...
by Rick Crouch | Oct 19, 2018 | Community Affairs, Live Play - Georgian Bay, Municipal Affairs
Great article on the democratic election process by Ian Adams and well worth the read. I ran in the last municipal election for Collingwood Council and I am not afraid to admit that the 38 vote shortfall Ian mentions in this article between getting...
by Rick Crouch | Sep 27, 2018 | Arts and Culture, Community Affairs, Live Play - Georgian Bay, Odds and Ends
It is unfortunate that we as Canadians have taken such a laissez-faire position to saving and preserving items that offer a glimpse of our past and represent a historic value that cannot be replaced once lost. The master plan for the redevelopment of...
by Rick Crouch | May 31, 2018 | Community Affairs, Live Play - Georgian Bay, Municipal Affairs, Real Estate General
Back in 2008, the City of Toronto brought in their own “municipal land transfer tax” MLTT which was applied to purchases and paid by the buyers of real estate within the city. For years, buyers of real estate in Ontario have paid a provincial...
by Rick Crouch | Nov 28, 2017 | Arts and Culture, Community Affairs, Live Play - Georgian Bay, Odds and Ends
The big news of the day is the news media itself. Torstar and Postmedia have agreed to a non monetary swap of some 40 newspapers of which all but about five will be shutdown. What does this mean for our immediate area? The Collingwood...
