Debbie Vitez - The Cambridge Advocate

Hospital cuts have a serious impact on all of us

Mar 11th, 2010 | By Debbie Vitez | Category: Opinion, Politics

This ran in the Guelph Mercury under Opinion... your comments invited below March 11, 2010 Re: I was pleased to see that the Mercury focused on the cuts to services in a recent article on what is happening at Cambridge Memorial Hospital. The issue is not far from home, and Guelph will ... Full Story

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Money well wasted on city roundabouts

Mar 11th, 2010 | By Debbie Vitez | Category: Politics

This ran in the Times letter to the Editor.. comments invited below How can the region justify spending millions of dollars on roundabouts along Franklin Boulevard? Is there nothing better to spend that kind of money on? Our roads are among the worst in Ontario with potholes deep enough to lose your ... Full Story

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So there’s no doubt .. Here’s a copy of the “Comment Policy” from the Cambridge Advocate

Mar 11th, 2010 | By Debbie Vitez | Category: Announcements, Community

Comments Policy: Commenters’ Names: The comment form must be filled in with a proper or legitimate sounding name. Nicknames and first-name-only are acceptable. Email addresses must be functional and will be tested from time to time. Email Privacy: Email addresses are required for commenting, and they are not published on the website, nor ... Full Story

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MP reaching across the country to help ( Gary Goodyear helps Edmonton?)

Mar 11th, 2010 | By Debbie Vitez | Category: Community, Politics

This ran in the Cambridge Times under Opinion........ comments invited below I want to personally thank the good electors of the Cambridge constituency for being so undemanding of the time and energy of their MP. It seems Gary Goodyear has been able to offer his obviously considerable talents to service me and ... Full Story

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Tommy Vann.. our own Doctor Dolittle.. ( now you know there’s a story here)

Mar 11th, 2010 | By Debbie Vitez | Category: Community, Local Folks

Tommy Vann.. our own "Doctor Dolittle" Full Story

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Submitted on behalf of Ron McEwen.. Cambridge Council

Mar 10th, 2010 | By Debbie Vitez | Category: 2010 Municipal Candidates, Community

by..Ron McEwen Let me first say the following is my opinion. But bear with me until the end, it will not disappoint you. I attended the Cambridge Council meeting on Monday March 1st 2010. To say the least, I was very disappointed in the Mayor and City council. They are not doing ... Full Story

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Sarge…roundabouts make me dizzy

Mar 10th, 2010 | By Debbie Vitez | Category: Community, Editorial Cartoon

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Roundabouts approved on Franklin Boulevard in Cambridge

Mar 10th, 2010 | By Debbie Vitez | Category: City Issues, Politics

This ran in the KW Record... comments invited below By Jeff Outhit, Record staff CAMBRIDGE — Busy Franklin Boulevard will be converted to a string of 11 roundabouts , at a cost of up to 53 Million Waterloo regional councillors voted 13-0 Tuesday to install roundabouts as a way to handle traffic growth ... Full Story

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Government waste highlighted at ‘Teddy’ awards

Mar 10th, 2010 | By Debbie Vitez | Category: Politics

This ran in the Toronto Sun.. comments invited below By PETER ZIMONJIC, Parliamentary Bureau OTTAWA — MPs sending out junk mail, the City of Toronto’s homeless audit and the Nova Scotia's MLA expense scandal earned golden sows in the annual awards for taxpayer waste. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation’s 12th annual ‘Teddy’ awards for ... Full Story

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It’s Dalton in Wonderland, To listen to Monday’s throne speech, you’d think everything was ticking along nicely in this province

Mar 10th, 2010 | By Debbie Vitez | Category: Politics

This ran in the Toronto Sun.......... comments invited below By Christina Blizzard Slap a top hat on his head and Dalton McGuinty could have been a dead ringer for Johnny Depp in Tim Burton’s brilliant 3-D adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. I thought I’d fallen down a rabbit hole and come face to ... Full Story

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