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I’m a twitterer. I’m bored of the monologue style of media that still dominates the old school thinking. Telling people what you want them to hear with no easy opportunity for dialog is so 90’s. That’s why I think it is essential for municipalities to embrace social media and build participation in the demographics that are [...]
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The Street View is only available on the Highways throughout the West Kootenays, but in larger centres such as Kelowna, Spokane, WA and Cranbrook, (as well as all the big cities), all streets have been photographed and input into the software.
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Visit any great city or centre of learning, and one of the focal points of culture and knowledge is the library. Considering that statistically, one in four Americans didn’t read any books last year, it is not surprising that the question of the cultural relevance and future strategy of libraries is being questioned by some.
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To heck with the current range of Stimulus Spending programs, this video plans out the future we were promised but never received.
The only part of the whole vision we truly received was this:
the shape of our cities will change as expanded highway transportation decentralizes our population centers into vast urban areas
This Disney cartoon from the [...]
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If you’d seen my desk lately, you’d understand how I feel about organization – I need it, but it doesn’t come easy. I’ve written previously about Xobni, another Outlook addin that helps sift through email madness, now it’s [...]
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Driving down Columbia Avenue in Castlegar, one cannot help but wonder if the Traffic Light Gods are conspiring against them. This morning driving from South to North while taking the girls for a treat at Tim Hortons I hit every red light from 24th Street to 15th Street. It [...]
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The City of Winnipeg, Manitoba has decided to dissolve it’s water and waste water departments and form a stand alone utility.
During the final council meeting before the summer break, Winnipeg’s elected officials voted 10-6 to create a new city-owned agency that will assume responsibility for water treatment, sewage treatment and garbage and recycling [...]
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The battle to prevent the effects of climate change have been compared to the Apollo space mission of the 60’s. A recent report and various articles around the web have picked this idea up again, this from Joseph Romm, writing at Salon.com…
Goodnight, moon travel | Salon
Kennedy ended his speech with an appeal to [...]
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