The Cambridge Advocate

You’re invited to join us at the Home of John Newton to watch the city of Cambridge invade this mans home

Jun 19th, 2010 | By Debbie Vitez | Category: 2010 Municipal Candidates, City Issues, Politics

—– Original Message —– From: Hardy Bromberg To: John Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 8:08 AM Subject: Order to Remedy an Unsafe Condition - 289 Chrisopher Drive Ian/John, An Order to Remedy an Unsafe Condition was issued to you for the building located at 289 Christopher Drive (“the dwelling”) on June 1, 2010. The order was ... Full Story

Posted in 2010 Municipal Candidates, City Issues, Politics | 5 comments

Has the City of Cambridge Gone to Far? ( are they punishing John Newton?)

Jun 18th, 2010 | By Debbie Vitez | Category: 2010 Municipal Candidates, Announcements, City Issues, Community, Politics

From: John Newton <havanabanana48@sympatico.ca> Subject: Re: is everything ok To: "Debbie Vitez" <debbie_vitez@rogers.com> Date: Friday, June 18, 2010, 10:42 PM Hello Debbie, A reporter named Swayze came to our house today and said he came to video the demolition of our home. I was at work, my son was here. We have no idea what he ... Full Story

Posted in 2010 Municipal Candidates, Announcements, City Issues, Community, Politics | 26 comments

Few answers on TCE

Jun 3rd, 2010 | By Debbie Vitez | Category: About Trichloroethylene, better known as TCE., Bishop Street Health Study/Registry, City Issues, Community

From the Cambridge Times.. comments invited below Greg MacDonald, Times Staff Residents of a Bishop Street neighbourhood were full of questions Tuesday at a meeting regarding trichloroethylene contamination, but officials had few answers. Region of Waterloo’s public health department brought in the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion to address residents’ ... Full Story

Posted in About Trichloroethylene, better known as TCE., Bishop Street Health Study/Registry, City Issues, Community | 4 comments

From Jeff Hurst, Cambridge Times

May 13th, 2010 | By Debbie Vitez | Category: City Issues, Community

Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 16:56:20 -0400 Subject: Advocate editorial From: jhurst@cambridgetimes.ca To: debbievitez@hotmail.com Hi Debbie: I think you talked with our publisher Peter Winkler in the past about not using our stories. “Council under fire for tender policy” May 13 “Easy way out” May 13 I would appreciate it if you did not reproduce our stories. Thank you Jeff ... Full Story

Posted in City Issues, Community | 28 comments

Council under fire for tender policy

May 13th, 2010 | By Debbie Vitez | Category: 2010 Municipal Candidates, City Issues

This ran in the Cambridge Times......... comments invited below Ray Martin, Times Staff (Excerpt) The city came under fire Monday night for the way it spent some of its federal funding. Councillors Gary Price and Karl Kiefer were “concerned” and “miffed” with the situation. “I’m confused. Did we sign at $12 million or $7 ... Full Story

Posted in 2010 Municipal Candidates, City Issues | 7 comments

City ‘tarnished’ by untendered paving contract

May 12th, 2010 | By Debbie Vitez | Category: 2010 Municipal Candidates, Announcements, City Issues

This ran in the KW Record... your comments invited below May 11, 2010 By Kevin Swayze, Record staff CAMBRIDGE — Local construction companies say they were blindsided by the way city staff handed out a $5 million road paving job without calling for bids on the work. Cambridge set aside $12 million in federal-provincial-city ... Full Story

Posted in 2010 Municipal Candidates, Announcements, City Issues | 13 comments

Tracy Hipel has approached Gerry Martiniuk and Gary Goodyear regarding our drinking water

May 3rd, 2010 | By Debbie Vitez | Category: 2010 Municipal Candidates, About Trichloroethylene, better known as TCE., Announcements, Cambridge's Dirty Drinking Water, City Issues, Community, Politics

Thank you Tracy Hipel for taking it upon yourself to make these calls... comments invited below. *** ----- Original Message ----- From: sthipel@sympatico.ca To: Debbie Vitez Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 4:27 PM Hi Debbie, Can you please send me the articles where the city said , we are in compliance for the 3rd ... Full Story

Posted in 2010 Municipal Candidates, About Trichloroethylene, better known as TCE., Announcements, Cambridge's Dirty Drinking Water, City Issues, Community, Politics | 2 comments

Sharing more on “Couldn’t eat the burgers”

May 3rd, 2010 | By Debbie Vitez | Category: 2010 Municipal Candidates, Announcements, City Issues, Politics

Below are emails between Bev McDowell and Janet Smith... comments invited below Couldn't eat the burgers During a visit to my friends new Birkinshaw St. home on Sunday (which is located at the south east corner of Myers Rd. and highway 24), the smell of human waste from the near-by sewage treatment plant ... Full Story

Posted in 2010 Municipal Candidates, Announcements, City Issues, Politics | 11 comments

New Board Members at Cambridge Memorial Hospital

May 1st, 2010 | By Bev McDowell | Category: City Issues, Community, Environment & Health, Posts by Bev McDowell

It has been reported in the Cambridge Times that our hospital now has 5 new board members. 1 from Cambridge, 1 from Ayr, 2 from Kitchener and 1 from Waterloo. Did we not have enough applicants from Cambridge to represent our own hospital? Do hospitals in Kitchener have Cambridge residents on ... Full Story

Posted in City Issues, Community, Environment & Health, Posts by Bev McDowell | No Comments »

City pledges $750,000 to fix Main Street in Cambridge

Apr 28th, 2010 | By Debbie Vitez | Category: 2010 Municipal Candidates, Announcements, City Issues, Community

This ran in the KW Record back in February... comments invited below By Kevin Swayze, Record staff CAMBRIDGE – City council is ready to spend $750,000 to spruce up a block of Main Street in partnership with private developer with big plans to redevelop the area. Developer David Gibson has spent $3.5 million ... Full Story

Posted in 2010 Municipal Candidates, Announcements, City Issues, Community | 7 comments

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