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Archive for October 2008

I Want our tourism centre back!

Oct 31st, 2008 | By vincej | Category: Community, Opinion
Hi folks. I'm just a small business owner in Cambridge, owner of Green Spot Antiques. We have customers in from around SW Ontario, (Ajax through to Sarnia, Port Dover through to Owen Sound). Luckily we have an active website which generates some advertising for us. In the past we ... Full Story


An Open Letter to the Honourable Gary Goodyear

Oct 30th, 2008 | By Debbie Vitez | Category: Community, Politics
Dear Mr Goodyear, I would like to personally congratulate you on your recent post. I was pleased to hear that one of the committees you will be sitting on, will deal with the environment. Certainly, this means that our chemical contamination issue in your riding will finally be brought to the forefront. According to reliable ... Full Story


Goodyear Named to Cabinet

Oct 30th, 2008 | By Colin Carmichael | Category: Announcements, Community, Politics
Cambridge MP Gary Goodyear has been named to a junior post in Stephen Harper's cabinet. The now Honourable Goodyear will fill the position of Minister of State (Science and Technology). The position is a good fit for Goodyear given the strength of the technology industry in Cambridge. In addition, Goodyear will ... Full Story


Happy Halloween

Oct 30th, 2008 | By Sarge | Category: Editorial Cartoon
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Dickson St Promenade …?

Oct 28th, 2008 | By Laura | Category: Community
There is a rumour (yes, I admit it is just that) that in the future – perhaps not so distant, a section of Dickson Street may be converted to a ‘pedestrian friendly zone’ closing it permanently to traffic. Now I know there is a very expensive ‘study’ being done about ... Full Story


Business Watch Program Launch

Oct 27th, 2008 | By BW | Category: City Issues, Community
A united effort to reduce crime in the Downtown Galt core area has been struck between the Waterloo Regional Police and the Downtown Business Improvement Association in the form of the Business Watch Program. Business Watch, a program modelled after the well known Neighbourhood Watch initiative, has been modified to ... Full Story


Jack Sutton: Off to war at 16 by Sid Tarrant

Oct 25th, 2008 | By Scot Ferguson-Barber | Category: Local Folks
Leading up to Remembrance Day we will be running stories, photos, news clippings etc. to commemorate our veterans.(There are more stories in the section "Our Veterans.") If you have a story I encourage you to share it. [caption id="attachment_1308" align="alignnone" width="229" caption="Jack Sutton"][/caption] Jack Sutton was a Branch 121 legion member for ... Full Story


Not enough money for water testing study?

Oct 24th, 2008 | By Scot Ferguson-Barber | Category: Community
I'm rather surprised that this has one escaped notice. Yesterday, The Times reporterd that the Lake Erie Source Protection Committee only has 2/3 of the money it needs to finish the studies "to establish the guidelines for protecting drinking water sources." Given the recent listeria outbreak, and Walkerton's history, let's hope ... Full Story


Heavenwood from Portugual Gives Shout Out to Cambridge

Oct 24th, 2008 | By Tina Wilson | Category: Arts & Entertainment
Check out Heavenwood. If you haven't heard of this great band ""shame on you"" because their Album Redemption has special highlights in store for fans with some really guest appearances of great well known Artist! Heavenwood's music is addictive, alluring, mysterious and passionate they have their own distinctive original ... Full Story


Cambridge Cougars

Oct 24th, 2008 | By Sarge | Category: Editorial Cartoon
[caption id="attachment_1299" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Cougars spotted in Cambridge..."][/caption] Full Story