Stacks And Stacks Of Letters
Here are some more letters from readers.
Don't be shy, you can be published too. Just send me a note at windsorcityblog@yahoo.ca
1) The last time I checked, the corner of Sunset and Wyandotte was located in the City of Windsor too. Why this fascination with downtown all of sudden other than one's ego. Does the west end not need that building just as much. How about the local businesses and landlords there?
There is also this fascination with auto research as if that is all the new
Engineering facilitie(s) are about. Last time I checked, there were some other Engineering departments including Civil and Electrical Engineering too. Recall the Civil types...............the one's who (ahem) design and engineer say.......Bridges and Tunnels.
If I were a student I would be concerned about being disconnected to the main campus. No matter how much they spin it, some connection will be maintained
through administration, registration and taking other classes at the main campus.
One day some kid willwonder who the Dunces were that split the two when he/she's late from one site to the other.
It's about the students. Not the politicians.
2) Ed:
Long time no talk to. To add to your list of famous quotations:
Brian Masse: From his interview on WDET Detroit Public Radio*
"Now um that ..."*
(page 7 of 22 from the Chris Schnurr transcript, middle of the page)
[Clearly NOT an NDP supporter!]
3) Good morning Ed.
I bet your favourite song of the past is "Bridge Over Troubled Waters." (just kidding)
Man, you have hit the nail on the head again. This needs to get out to the "masses." Have you ever approached Cogeco about getting interviewed on Face To Face? This would be a further venue to hopefully catch those who don't read your blog. Another possibility...The A Channel show Viewpoint (I think) hosted by Jennifer Hall on Saturday night where she interviews politicians etc.... hey, you could go head to head with Eddie and Brian and the two conjoined twins Sandra and Dwight over the bridge issue (hee hee)
Just some ideas.
4) Just a thought I had today.
If the governments want to implement a "cheaper" form of ID, referring to a Driver's licence, the Government would stand to make billions.
The latest stat I have is in Ontario there are 8,413,504 licenced drivers.
Of course the Government would not pick up the tab.
If they implemented just an extra $10 fee...
Well you do the math.
That would well pay for a tunnel directly from the Gardiner in Toronto to Windsor.
That would solve both of the problems.
If they scare us with an 85 dollar fee for the passport, 35-40 would sound like a deal.
And even then the passport will have to come into effect anyway. Not everyone drives.
5) It's not a letter but I could not resist it:
Windsor Star. May 10, 2007
"Canada not 'For Sale:' PM"
[But perhaps we can do a P3!]
6) [Probably a letter to Brian thru me]
I have just read the transcript from the WDET interviews.
You keep repeating that tolls must go down and be kept down.
Why is the Tunnel crossing, controlled by The City of Windsor, increasing the tolls?
Why are you not stepping up and addressing that issue?
That would only seem fair and politically correct.
From what I have read the issue is still against a Private Corporation developing existing areas.
Why has the access road not been started?
That is the real issue.
Also if you want a crossing more west of the bridge, won't that destroy more area than necessary?
If the government cannot find a solution to the existing problem, which is road access, why is the time locally spent fighting a business that has every right in Canada and the US to be in business.
Security is not the issue.
Profits are not the issue or the Tunnel should be forced to drop fares, immediatly.
It seems to me the access route is the stumbling block, logically.
Where are we now?
The public has no idea.
Why?
Don't be shy, you can be published too. Just send me a note at windsorcityblog@yahoo.ca
1) The last time I checked, the corner of Sunset and Wyandotte was located in the City of Windsor too. Why this fascination with downtown all of sudden other than one's ego. Does the west end not need that building just as much. How about the local businesses and landlords there?
There is also this fascination with auto research as if that is all the new
Engineering facilitie(s) are about. Last time I checked, there were some other Engineering departments including Civil and Electrical Engineering too. Recall the Civil types...............the one's who (ahem) design and engineer say.......Bridges and Tunnels.
If I were a student I would be concerned about being disconnected to the main campus. No matter how much they spin it, some connection will be maintained
through administration, registration and taking other classes at the main campus.
One day some kid willwonder who the Dunces were that split the two when he/she's late from one site to the other.
It's about the students. Not the politicians.
2) Ed:
Long time no talk to. To add to your list of famous quotations:
Brian Masse: From his interview on WDET Detroit Public Radio*
"Now um that ..."*
(page 7 of 22 from the Chris Schnurr transcript, middle of the page)
[Clearly NOT an NDP supporter!]
3) Good morning Ed.
I bet your favourite song of the past is "Bridge Over Troubled Waters." (just kidding)
Man, you have hit the nail on the head again. This needs to get out to the "masses." Have you ever approached Cogeco about getting interviewed on Face To Face? This would be a further venue to hopefully catch those who don't read your blog. Another possibility...The A Channel show Viewpoint (I think) hosted by Jennifer Hall on Saturday night where she interviews politicians etc.... hey, you could go head to head with Eddie and Brian and the two conjoined twins Sandra and Dwight over the bridge issue (hee hee)
Just some ideas.
4) Just a thought I had today.
If the governments want to implement a "cheaper" form of ID, referring to a Driver's licence, the Government would stand to make billions.
The latest stat I have is in Ontario there are 8,413,504 licenced drivers.
Of course the Government would not pick up the tab.
If they implemented just an extra $10 fee...
Well you do the math.
That would well pay for a tunnel directly from the Gardiner in Toronto to Windsor.
That would solve both of the problems.
If they scare us with an 85 dollar fee for the passport, 35-40 would sound like a deal.
And even then the passport will have to come into effect anyway. Not everyone drives.
5) It's not a letter but I could not resist it:
Windsor Star. May 10, 2007
"Canada not 'For Sale:' PM"
[But perhaps we can do a P3!]
6) [Probably a letter to Brian thru me]
I have just read the transcript from the WDET interviews.
You keep repeating that tolls must go down and be kept down.
Why is the Tunnel crossing, controlled by The City of Windsor, increasing the tolls?
Why are you not stepping up and addressing that issue?
That would only seem fair and politically correct.
From what I have read the issue is still against a Private Corporation developing existing areas.
Why has the access road not been started?
That is the real issue.
Also if you want a crossing more west of the bridge, won't that destroy more area than necessary?
If the government cannot find a solution to the existing problem, which is road access, why is the time locally spent fighting a business that has every right in Canada and the US to be in business.
Security is not the issue.
Profits are not the issue or the Tunnel should be forced to drop fares, immediatly.
It seems to me the access route is the stumbling block, logically.
Where are we now?
The public has no idea.
Why?
7) Good morning: Ed, I really enjoy your blog. I am sure you saw the nonsense that came from Conc. Jones regarding the garbage pickup near the University. His thinking is fuzzy math at best. Did the city eliminate labor, equipment or overhead when they cancelled the previous practice? In order to pickup the garbage, do they have to hire collectors or buy more trucks? An acquaintance of mine works in the Sanitation dept and he tells me most collectors have a fixed route that they typically complete in approx 4 hours, after which they "disappear". Why not make them put in a productive 8 hours?
Keep up the good work.
8) Maybe the Canderel Bldg. can be salvaged after all. Good parking. Central. Great view of Detroit. Too bad there is not view of the Tunnel Plaza.
Eddie now has the digs for his new City Hall!
[Or the Economic Development Commission could have a new home and the County can pay a good chunk of the costs of the high rent. That'll fix 'em!]
posted by JoeBlog at 11:00 a.m.
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