All Entries in the "Steve Campbell" Category
Time to face some facts
Much against my better judgment, I’d like to pursue the comments from my last column, which seems to have generated some productive thought around the County. This time, I’d like to look at the problem from less of a societal point of view, but as a practical scientific experiment. First we need to have […]
Adding Fuel to the Fire
There’s always been a lot of talk here in the County about the incongruities between ‘locals’ and ‘newcomers’. For all of this time, it has been mostly fueled by both new and old County people, in the same way that you and your cousin always seem to get in an argument at Christmastime, after all […]
Much Ado About … Something?
This what I call my ‘Clean-up’ column. On the heels of my busy season, I have been missing in action for a while … much to the annoyance of my fans, and much to the relief of my detractors. So I’ll deal briefly with a number of current issues: More on LCBO As Chris Keen […]
New Liquor Store brings Boos?
Well, it looks like another of the County’s fine institutions is under fire. The venerable LCBO is taking heat from Picton locals for its plans to expand and improve the operation at its current Lake and Main location. First we need to understand that the LCBO holds a formidable position in the hearts of County […]
Terminator 7: Revenge of the Government
COMING SOON TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU! Really near you. (Cue music) The Year is 2016. Using outdated and virtually-obsolete Korean wind turbine technology, the Alliance has propelled itself into the future to try once again to destroy the Earth. In Terminator 6, we convinced them that killing wildlife, birds, bats, mammals and turtles – […]
International Women’s Day: Count me out/in
I know it’s a little belated, but I didn’t get a chance to join in the celebrations of International Women’s Day. I’m sure that being a guy had nothing to do with it. But I have a few comments, since I was not asked to be a guest speaker, probably due to my high testosterone […]
Irony in a Strange Ol’ World
Since County Council is still too new to have learned how to bugger things up yet, I thought I might address some larger issues. Canada and Canadians are unusual in the world. We tend to be very happy, and some of the world’s greatest comedians have that oddball Canadian way of looking at things. […]
Wish List 2 for the New Council
My Wish List for the new Council is longer than my Christmas List. Like Celine Dion’s heart, it goes on and on. My Wish List for Christmas has two items: 1) a Beatles calendar, and 2) a Ferrari. My kids now make more money than me, so I’m hoping the Ferrari will be payback for […]
Stevie’s Wish List for the New Council
Well, there were a few surprises in the recent election, but there will, in fact, be changes in the faces around the Council table. Now we get to see what the electorate has wrought, and whether our choices were wise or misguided. It’s possible we might all run for cover – like the Brian Mulroney […]
Change. Or not to change?
It’s been a busy year, but I had to squeeze in some time for one column before Monday’s municipal vote. No, I’m not going to tell you who to vote for, just so you can wipe your brow and go “Whew!” and blame the next four years on me. I do have some observations to […]
