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What is a Neighbourhood?
I have just experienced a rather interesting phenomenon; I started this article with one very definite perspective but, in the process of...
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Sep 6, 20243 min read


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Sep 2, 20240 min read
Open Government ... What a Concept!
The following piece was developed as a ‘press communiqué’ for the 2018 mayoral campaign of a local politician. It highlights, in very...
kblairsmith
Sep 2, 20245 min read
Hang On .... etc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbZq5idUJcI And perhaps the sexiest dance of the day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SywaUbg5wU What...
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How Goes This Blog
The intent is that this will become a place where things of interest will periodically be posted. I don’t intend to adopt any sort of...
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Sep 1, 20241 min read


What you will find here
This category will be as eclectic as my reading habits but, generally, it will be about the books that I have discovered over the month...
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In Search of Relevance
It is dangerous to generalize too much; to identify universal truths from particular experiences. However, that is exactly what I intend...
kblairsmith
Aug 19, 20243 min read
Growing Up In Roseland
"The problem when you write about a place in which you lived for some time is that it is almost impossible to differentiate place from...
kblairsmith
Jul 11, 20244 min read
'Til We Have Faces
I have an extensive collection of “themed” or “narrative” t-shirts, probably 40-50 such, and I’m sure that people find it strange for a...
kblairsmith
Jun 19, 20241 min read
The Delegation That Should Have Been - April 16, 2024; Burlington City Council
Good Morning. I didn’t intend to delegate today but, apparently, it’s required in order to introduce our petition. We have over xxx...
kblairsmith
Apr 17, 20242 min read
How Times and Positions Change
Over four years ago, WeLoveBurlington delegated at Halton Region to the principals of the Ontario Government’s Regional Review. Our...
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Apr 1, 20247 min read


Signal Me Once; Signal Me Twice
Last November when she was beginning the public relations/fiscal catastrophe of her budget, Marianne Meed Ward, Strong Mayor of the City...
kblairsmith
Mar 30, 20242 min read
The Particular Amongst the Universal
My wife is one of those very unfortunate people who have had a long and intimate association with Ontario’s roster of medical...
kblairsmith
Sep 4, 20238 min read
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