Monthly Archives: December 2011

As some of you are aware, we were recently hacked. Jodie, the “Witch of Hespeler,” warned me about distractions when she read my cards, and i took the warning to heart. They did a good job of hacking us this time and I couldn’t take the time to fix things. I’m very happy to say Read More…

We have obtained a number of newspaper boxes to distribute the new newspaper. Rather than just clean them up and put them on the streets, I’ve asked some Cambridge artists to help me decorate them.Dave Sopha, Jennifer Depencier, Merryn Edgar, Woody Woodfiels and a few others will be making each one unique.    

Day 1 “Button! Get out of that tree!” That’s twice. And he’s walking this way. Chris. He’s not even my person, he’s Janet’s person, and Janet is mine. None the less, Chris is walking this way and the second time was louder than the first so I have to respond; I look at him like Read More…

As a child, I remember going to the cliff with my dad. He would take me there on a Saturday morning to hike through the forests. I could look up through the treetops and see the sun glistening down from above, the rays peaking between the branches. I loved feeling the warmth on my face Read More…

From 1973.

I found this while I was drilling for oil on the microfiche. The Mayor was Claudette Millar, who now sits on Regional Council and is still trying to get trains.

We get almost daily visits from our friends at Torstar’s Head Office, and I want them to know how much we appreciate their contributing to our printing costs.  I want to express my thank you on behalf of our readers, present and future, for helping to make it possible.

This is a news release from the National energy Board. I think that we should be able to put something together as a community between now and then. For immediate release 14 December 2011 Funding available to participate in the NEB’s Regulatory Process on Enbridge’s Line 9 Reversal Phase I Project CALGARY - The National Energy Board (NEB, or the Read More…

I don’t want this topic dominating the site, and we have seen numbers like this since the election. Rather than dance around, I’m going to set up a public meeting for late January to address this issue. That seems to be the best solution. We will invite local officials, Enbridge Oil, residents  and the traditional media. This Read More…

Part 1 here http://cambridgecitizen.ca/2011/12/10/hook-and-breezy-part-1/ I muss say, I’m goin mental (ala Ed Grimley), because the second part of my column didn’t start off much better than the first. No, the step-sister didn’t create another poo-nami, but there was an environmental disaster in the upstairs bathroom that I needed to grudgingly clean up, before heading north to Read More…

It is like it was written for our mayor. Where’s S f-b’s Cartoons??

While we’re all endeavoring to finish our Christmas shopping and be mindful of our personal budgets ever aware of the global economic uncertainty, those of us living in Hespeler might wonder if the City of Cambridge feels the same about watching every penny! On my street alone in the past 6 months, we’ve seen no Read More…