All of my materials estimates are in and it looks like we are under budget. John is pleased!

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Just what I need - something to consume more time

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Here’s an update on the cottage project.

Heather and I had a very short visit to New Orleans last week where she attended a training session for a medical gas company.

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I’ve been pissing people off all over the place the past couple of weeks,

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Stupid me! This site was loading so very slowly that I tried clicking things - oh oh!

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I’ve been a drummer in Halifax’s own Samba Nova for 2 years, although it feels like much longer. Our dearly missed previous leader always had a plan to paint all of the drums a uniform colour scheme.

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We are going to dance up a storm at the 3rd annual Brazilian Carnival party this Friday evening February 16 at the old Olympic Gardens - a.k.a. The Dirty O, on Cunard Street.

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My Mom is a talented professional artist working in a variety of media. Visit her web page for more information.

The Art of Margaret van Gurp

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Halifax Cams - Privacy Issues

Outdoor closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Privately owned cameras in public places…

Goodbye public privacy in Halifax - Hello Cops watching your every move

So much for Halifax’s historic and funky downtown character. Bbecause of a few highly publicized violent crimes the Halifax Police Service has finally convinced the weaklings at City Hall to allow them to install police monitored and recorded surveillance cameras in the downtown core. It was sure as shootin’ going to happen. The writing has been on the wall for years.

It’s small minded, fear driven and a simplistic approach to dealing with crime. It’s done to placate the masses and to give police and easy way to think they are doing something proactive. There’s a great potential for police CCTV to be used as instruments of social control and there mere presence changes the character of the downtown.

We have lost rights as citizens in this move. There’s been no public consultation, and there’s been no public agreement that we are willing to give up our privacy in public spaces.

Boo! to the Halifax Regional Municipality
Boo! to Mayor Peter Kelly
Boo! to the Halifax Police Service
Boo! to Municipal Council

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