During its August meeting three years ago, city council denied a permit application from the Zubick family of London to demolish the remaining buildings at Alma College.
What appeared at the time to be a bold move by our municipal representatives was, in fact, nothing of the sort. With a trip to the polls just three months distant, our elected officials were just protecting their political assets.
Following the November vote, it was business as usual and a collective ho-hum to the city’s rich heritage.
To be fair, however, the finger of blame also needs to be pointed in the direction of culture minister Aileen Carroll, who appears to be missing in action when dealing with the province’s built heritage.
Or as faithful reader Bob Foster in Brampton notes, should you wish to corner Carroll, you are best to attend regal gatherings where there is no shortage of wine and cheese.
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We can’t seem to keep our own face clean
Ian McCallum
Call it a spring awakening, but as the sun and warming temperatures greeted us this past week, the disappearing mountains of snow uncovered the detritus remaining from what felt like an interminably long winter.
The transition from March to April is far from the most picturesque time of year, what with grotty grey banks of frozen debris slowly surrendering to the solar rays, in the process uncovering an unsightly, if not interesting, array of garbage/items in the melting mess. Continue reading
