From the category archives:
While the Federal Governments in the US and Canada throw stimulus money to the wind, the Municipalities are on the front line of debt, foreclosures and real service cuts. Here’s a sample of my reading list from this week on this topic.
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I try my hardest not to be all doom and gloom here at UrbanWorkbench, but someone tell me who is going to lend the US Federal Government a Trillion dollars a year?
Analysts predict that the federal deficit will hit a new record of at least $1 trillion this year, which would be not only be [...]
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Just what we need, more seniors holding more voting power…
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Written at the start of 2008, James Howard Kunstler writes his predictions for the year 2008 – from the section on housing and finance….
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Developments in the financial sector have left many people wondering how far the impacts of the credit crunch are going to hit. In a local paper, the advice was to sit tight, it’ll be alright, while other commentators take a tougher stance, questioning the foundation of the whole US market.
Jim Kunstler
I wish I knew whether [...]
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I use words every day to communicate, sometimes I write thousands of words a day. Not everyone can or wants to read what I write, sometimes its too technical, sometimes it’s just in too much of a niche for many people to care about.
But when there is an event that everyone cares about or wants to know something about, building a picture or telling a story is one of the most powerful methods of communicating. Sometimes I forget that. Tonight I was reminded by Franke James’ blog called My Green Conscience – I finally caught up in my reading and was floored by the simplicity, (and the effort).
The post puts a personal spin on the explosion in Toronto, and through good background research, images and simple text the story unfolds.
The beauty of blogging – the ability to loosen the formalities and tell a story to engage readers, listeners or customers.
What story do you have waiting to be told?
Image courtesy of Franke James.
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It’s been an interesting long weekend with lots of summer activities going on, but one common theme has been people talking about goats and chickens around town.
In response to the brief story and random question featured in the Castlegar Current, people about town are thinking about chickens and goats in a new light.
This is the vox pop section from the Castlegar Current (via Raymond Koehler), (click on the image to view full-sized)…
At a birthday party this morning, another two families agreed that allowing chickens and goats would be great, they even commented on previous neighbours that have had chickens in the past, with no problems.
I have to wonder if those on council who voted against further discussion of this matter actually talked to anyone regarding this proposal.
I’m sure this isn’t the end of this story. 
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We received our Crop Share Certificate from the Creston Grain CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) today. As you can see from the image above, we hold share number 79 (which was out of a possible 200 for the 2008 season).
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Mike Thomas