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View ArticleA LETTER TO YOUR LOCAL JOURNAL
Issue #43, November 29, 2012, page 4 Dear Editor, As a Kirkland resident, I am signing the city’s waiver in order to receive a portion of our plumbing connection repair cost. (Your Local Journal...
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Two articles in the local press
Albert Kramberger, The Gazette, Dec.11, 2012: Councillor’s legal fees will stay under wraps Kevin Woodhouse, The Suburban, Dec.12, 2012: Kirkland resident seeks access to information on employee...
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West Island council races set to start heating up
Published on April 15, 2013 Marc Lalonde The West Island Chronicle Wider range of experiences, diversity needed among local councils: Weaver Susan Weaver has gotten a taste of community leadership,...
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News from Beaconsfield
English version follows Le 13 mai, le conseil municipal de Beaconsfield a pour la deuxième réunion du conseil d’affilée, organisé par demande spéciale d’avoir plusieurs officiers de police de Montréal...
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Decision to have cops keep eye on council meetings sparks outcry
More from Beaconsfield – by Albert Kramberger, The Gazette, May 20, 2013. It seems not everyone is pleased Montreal police have been keeping watch over Beaconsfield council meetings, though the mayor...
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Must be a coincidence
In the news: the two lawyers arrested along with former Mayor Vaillancourt were from the Dunton-Rainville firm. Dunton-Rainville is the law firm that provided the “legal opinion” on the cross...
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New rules for planning committee
From Ste-Anne – by Albert Kramberger, The Gazette, May 29, 2013. If nothing else, this shows that municipal politicians are not free to do whatever they want.
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SOS Meadowbrook – Montreal Municipal Council resolution
All the turmoil in Montreal municipal politics appears to have had at least one positive result. Montreal City Council finally adopted a resolution to study the redevelopment of the Meadowbrook Golf...
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It’s time to end Caucus meetings
In Kirkland, we sign under every word of the Communique issued by our neighbors. English version follows. Association des Citoyens de Beaconsfield (ACB) Beaconsfield (Québec), 4 juin 2013 Il est temps...
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Kirkland councillor first to announce he plans to run for mayor’s job
By Cheryl Cornacchia, The Gazette, July 24, 2013 Longtime Kirkland councillor Michel Gibson will run for the town’s top job in the November 3 municipal election. “Kirkland needs a new vision, some new...
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Farmers market banned by Kirkland by-law
By Matthew Guite, The Suburban, August 7th, 2013 A Kirkland resident who wanted to give local farmers and urban growers a chance to sell their goods to the community has been barred from hosting a...
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Vote Or Get The Council You Deserve
To provide more visibility to the issue, we reprint Paul Senez’s Response to “Farmers market banned by Kirkland by-law.” As I understand it, Mr La Tour has proposed setting up a small ‘farmer’s market’...
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Does Kirkland Want A Farmer’s Market?……Come And Show Your Support!
Last Monday, August 19th, during “La Semaine des marches public du Quebec” celebrated across the Province of Quebec, I inquired again by way of iCare with the Director General on how to have the issue...
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Does Kirkland Want A Farmer’s Market?……Come And Show Your Support! – Again!
Due to popular demand, Friends of the Market-Breakfast Club is inviting ALL RESIDENTS again next Thursday, September 5th. There will be more discussion and more entertainment than last time (see...
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If the election were today, who would you vote for?
Over two weeks ago we asked the candidates to share their platforms with Kirkland Citizens and answer three key questions: 1. What have you achieved in the last four years? 2. If elected, what are your...
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Sophie Mohsen: TIME FOR CHANGE: A YOUNG WOMAN AS CANDIDATE FOR DISTRICT 4 IN...
KIRKLAND- With two weeks to go before the end of the municipal election campaign, Sophie Mohsen, candidate for district 4 Lacey-Green West continues to canvass her neighborhood and introduce herself to...
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A look at payday for West Island mayors and councillors
The Gazette, 22 October 2013, published a good summary of how much money out of our taxes is spent on the elected officials. Strangely enough, car allowance is not mentioned anywhere. Is it possible...
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Why do they call him Meaney?
John Meaney is the only one out of the three mayoral candidates who has not shared his platform with KirklandCitizen, nor answered the 3 key questions. Indeed, no serious person would find this...
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Who would you vote for Kirkland mayor if the election were held today?
THE POLL IS NOW CLOSED SUPPORT YOUR MAYOR ON LINE! Review their platforms – Gibson, La Tour, Meaney – and vote for your Mayor today! You have one vote to cast – or propose your own candidate. Popular...
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