by George Brown | Aug 13, 2020 | News
What do we mean by 15-minute neighbourhoods? Add your voice! The new Official Plan is a document that describes how the city will grow and has a goal to be the most liveable mid-sized city in North America. To achieve this goal, Five Big Moves (External link) were...
by George Brown | Jul 9, 2020 | News
From the moment I first read about the concept of “Community Development Corporations” in Senator Robert Kennedy’s 1968 book “To Seek a Newer World”, to my Masters of Science in Community Economic Development at New Hampshire College’s Graduate School of Business...
by George Brown | Jun 7, 2020 | News, Video
Tomorrow June 6 will be the 52 year anniversary of the death of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, gunned down as he sought the Democratic nomination for President. His words, spoken in a speech shortly after the Rev. Martin Luther King was assassinated, ring as true today...
by George Brown | Jun 1, 2020 | News
Guest Blog: It is my pleasure to repost this video and article by renowned physicist and systems theorist, Fritjof Capra entitled: “Coronavirus: Lessons from Gaia for Humanity”. Fritjof Capra in my view is one of the world’s leading thinkers. His book “The Systems...
by George Brown | May 11, 2020 | News
In the spirit of open dialogue, I am pleased to post (with his permission) the comments that Pierre Dufresne, Vice-President, Land Development, Tartan Land Development Corporation has sent to the Chairs of the two committees discussing the Growth Management Strategy...
by George Brown | May 9, 2020 | News
I received the following email from my Councillor, Councillor Brockington who represents River Ward. It is an honest statement and reflection of facts re: what is being proposed concerning the urban boundary expansion issue, the pros and cons of the three options, a...
