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		<title>Environmentalists accused of fraud?  Can&#8217;t be!</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalbard.com/archives/548</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taliesyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am fascinated by this news story from Toronto. A group representing dozens of lawn care companies trying to bring charges against Ontario&#8217;s environment minister and senior bureaucrats over the province&#8217;s controversial pesticide ban is now calling for charges against 23 activists. Group spokesman Jeffrey Lowes of MREP Communications said Wednesday that information has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calgary council makes good decision&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalbard.com/archives/501</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taliesyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[for the wrong reasons&#8230; Calgary city council decided last night to kill the proposed pesticide bylaw because it doesn&#8217;t include a ban on cosmetic pesticides.  As I&#8217;ve written previously on two occasions (here and here), we don&#8217;t need a ban on cosmetic pesticides because they aren&#8217;t considered dangerous by any rational group.  By Brian Pincott [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the SW Calgary Ring Road</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalbard.com/archives/346</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taliesyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past week, the members of the Tsuu T&#8217;ina Nation voted 60% to reject a plan put forward by the City of Calgary and Province of Alberta to trade land on the eastern edge of the reserve for other lands to be named later.  The City wanted this land to build the southwest leg of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another Cash Grab from Calgary City Hall</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalbard.com/archives/243</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taliesyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Calgary city council has decided that charging transit riders $3.00 to park their cars at park-n-ride lots at train stations is a good idea, because it will raise $6 million per year.&#160; Of course, with increasing fares, it will now cost a commuter $8 per day.&#160; Now, admittedly parking costs downtown are significantly higher than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>25% Tax Increase &#8211; Just Say No!</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalbard.com/archives/237</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taliesyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK &#8211; so Bronco and his minions at City Hall (Calgary) want to raise property taxes by 25%.  This is ridiculous.  The city is growing, yes.  And growing at a rate of 3-4% per year.  And yes there is inflation.  But growth also means more taxpayers.  So hosing everyone with this gigantic increase is completely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bad government in Calgary</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalbard.com/archives/236</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taliesyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, the economy is starting to slide, oil prices (and provincial royalties) are slipping and unemployment are likely to rise&#8230;  Crime is a high profile news item on most days and the city wants more police&#8230; So they decide to spend $25 Million on fancy new pedestrian bridges because they will &#8220;help reduce traffic congestion&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOV Lanes and Toll Roads</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalbard.com/archives/225</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taliesyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While on my travels in the United States, I rediscovered the value of HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) Lanes, where people car-pooling car drive with less traffic congestion.  I think that such lanes would be a valuable addition to cities in Canada that do not have them, such as Calgary or Edmonton.  This would create an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A comparison of proposed chemical bans</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalbard.com/archives/221</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taliesyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Calgary city council decided (8-7) to ask the city bureaucracy to put together a plan to ban chemical pesticides.  They not only directed that the bylaw ban pesticides, herbicide and fungicides for residential use, but even commerical use by firms that have a permit from the province or federal government.  It also removes any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calgary Election &#8211; Public Transit Problems</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalbard.com/archives/108</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taliesyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, so in a couple of weeks less than 20% of Calgary residents will trudge to a polling centre and vote in municipal elections. In all likelihood His Worship Dave Bronconnier will be re-elected mayor, along with the rest of the socialists currently sitting on city council (hopefully Rick McIver will be re-elected &#8211; he&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On Affordable Housing</title>
		<link>http://www.technicalbard.com/archives/109</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taliesyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, there have been many news stories on radio, television and in print regarding the lack of affordable housing in Alberta (and Calgary in particular &#8211; although it applies to most large municipalities). The news stories have also covered the proposals of various groups and governments to deal with this problem. First, I agree that [...]]]></description>
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