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H. M. Sylvia Nixon 1921 – 2011

Posted on November 23, 2011 by admin

After a long adventure Mum is safely docked in her final harbour: at rest after over 90 years of joys, sorrows, storms and bright shining sunrises. A sailor home from the seas. Mum’s full obituary can be read here: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timescolonist/obituary.aspx?n=hm-sylvia-nixon&pid=154860658


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Remembrance Day

Posted on November 11, 2011 by admin

My son and are with my Mother at Cairnsmore Place in Duncan, B.C. Along with her we watched the Remembrance Day ceremonies on CBC. Mum watched and dozed a little. I held her hand as the Last Post played. By … Continue reading →


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A review of my recent poetry chapbook

Posted on June 10, 2011 by admin

From Northern Poetry Review Cactus Press [To read the full review please click here] Reviewed by Jacob McArthur Mooney The Ontario chapbook publisher Cactus Press recently released a fresh crop of four chapbooks by a diverse and very competent quartet … Continue reading →


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Can Stimulus Spending Stimulate the Economy?

Posted on December 8, 2010 by admin

Governments are pouring funds into stimulus packages to boost the economy, but a focus on long-term infrastructure renewal might be a wiser way to go. . . . Please click this link to read my article in The Mark.


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Please accept my congratulations on your first day in office.

Posted on December 5, 2010 by admin

>>> “Edward Nixon, EN Consulting”  01/12/2010 4:02 pm >>> Mayor Ford: I had the pleasure of talking with you briefly at City Hall last week. Please accept my congratulations on your first day in office. I think we all want … Continue reading →


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Mayoral Campaign Notes – the last weeks of the ground war.

Posted on November 17, 2010 by admin

A lot has already been written about what went wrong with George Smitherman’s mayoral campaign, with John Lorinc’s post-election day piece in the Globe and Mail being perhaps one of the most widely read. Post-election media reflections of the Smitherman … Continue reading →


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Mayor Ford: pennies or dollars?

Posted on November 4, 2010 by admin

At a poetry reading, livewords, city politics broke out in the breaks. Question: Does Rob Ford just understand pennies or does he have a grasp on dollars? For instance, does he have any sense (one doubts) or can he come … Continue reading →


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Post Civic Election Hangover

Posted on October 28, 2010 by admin

Urban-suburban split divides city: http://www.thestar.com/news/torontomayoralrace/article/882569–urban-suburban-split-divides-city Being the mayor of “downtown Toronto” does not mean a thing post-amalgamation; especially when the “angry” suburbs turn out. Whether this anger is thought out or has an real grounding in fact does not matter … Continue reading →


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“Ken Greenberg on The future of our City & why I too support George Smitherman”

Posted on September 20, 2010 by admin

[text of my open email and Ken Greenberg's open email both sent 9/19/10] Friends forgive this political email as some of you are not used to receiving such from me. I believe it is warranted and hope you will consider … Continue reading →


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A quick thought on City Council 2011

Posted on August 3, 2010 by admin

I’m for a City Council that is focused on what works. Men and woman who will try to seek a common good: shared prosperity, efficiency, service, fairness and boldness too. A Council that will seek honourable compromise when consensus fails; … Continue reading →


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