I don't like wiarton billie on Internet sez he (he calls him Billie, maybe to avoid copyright, I don't know, he's a local boy so I figure he knows)

久しぶりのお弁当でした。

私は専業主婦なんで、昼食をきちんと食べる事自体が少ないのですが、家族が休みの時にはきちんと作って食べさせています。大体は、うどんとか、冷蔵庫の中の物で簡単に作れるものでお昼ご飯。と言うのが定番なんですが、今日はちょっと体調がいまいちだったので、久しぶりにお弁当にしました。お弁当と言っても、いつも自分で作って旦那さんに持たせる手作り弁当ではなく、お惣菜コーナーの物です。毎日自分の作った物しか食べないんで、こういう機会じゃないと人の作ってくれたものは食べられないんですよね。昔のお惣菜のイメージはまずいのに栄養バランス最低。と言う感じでしたが、今のお惣菜は美味しくて、しかも、お弁当は栄養バランスの考えられた物が多いんですね。今日は、その栄養士さんが考えたバランス弁当と言うのを買ってきてもらって、お昼にしました。たまには、こういうお昼もいいものですね。

Yah, ok ... looks like someone dropped a domain ball there somewhere! Ok, <tt>southbrucepeninsula.com</tt??  There's a willie page, but the photos are old and the news is as old, no links to feeds or media partners.  Time running out, we quickly head to google and type in Live Feed and what do we get? 2008. Hmmm ... ok ...

Last resort, we check in on CFOS in hopes for a live remote. What we get is some dimwit who is showing the dimness of his wit by trying to impress us with his 'ability' to invent gobbledegook groundhog names on the fly. He's not good at it, but we do learn he's not remote, and, yeah, well, he does give us the three-word summary of what went down on the mound this morning:

Wiarton Billie says: Six more weeks of winter!

Ok ... time for breakfast.

here we go again!

South Bruce Peninsula's Municipal Election has officially begun. John Close, a former councillor, announced to the Echo in an email, that he will be running for Mayor in this year's election.

"I believe that it is time in The Town of South Bruce Peninsula to stop fixing blame and start fixing problems.

According to the Wiarton Echo footer, this may be old news to most, it was actually posted 10 days ago, which would be while the Mayor herself was still in Haiti?

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	January 16 - January 22 Shoppers Drug Mart View Flyer Posted Until: Friday, Jan 22, 2010  Category: Pharmacy	Add to Alerts Send to Friend
	Dollar Days Michaels View Flyer Posted Until: Friday, Jan 22, 2010  Category: Arts / Crafts	Add to Alerts Send to Friend
	January 15 - January 28 The Bay View Flyer Posted Until: Thursday, Jan 28, 2010  Category: Beauty Care	Add to Alerts Send to Friend
	January 15 through January 21 Home Outfitters View Flyer Posted Until: Thursday, Jan 21, 2010  Category: Furniture / Appliances	Add to Alerts Send to Friend
	January 15 - January 21 Zellers View Flyer Posted Until: Thursday, Jan 21, 2010  Category: Clothing / Accessories / Shoes	Add to Alerts Send to Friend
	Baby Days Sears View Flyer Posted Until: Sunday, Jan 31, 2010  Category: Department Stores	Add to Alerts Send to Friend

If I read this correctly, we have here the first sign of hope that the postal service may someday soon stop sending me those great wads of dead tree that I don't even open as I pass them from the mailbox to the recycle bin.

Monday, January 11, 2010

New waste rules in South Bruce Peninsula

South Bruce Peninsula
by Kevin Bernard    

A new Waste management bylaw is now in effect in South Bruce Peninsula.

Councillor Dan Kerr says the changes went into effect January 1st.

Up until now, you were allowed 2 free bags at the curb before having to pay with a bag-tag.

Kerr says now,.... residents get one free bag ... before paying for trash at the curb.

South Bruce peninsula also put a maximum of 3 bags for each home and no bag can contain more than 10 percent of recyclable material.

Councillor Dan Kerr says there is too much recyclable material going out in the regular garbage and these changes are designed to encourage residents to recycle more.

Kerr says expanding the current landfill will cost the town about 5 million dollars, so cutting back on items going to the dump will help extend the life of the current landfill.

Owen Sound , 97.9 The Beach, Port Elgin

My lord this is tedious. Can Councillor Kerr then tell us

• which items are and which items are not included as 'recycle' material? For example, if I use newspaper to protect the floor while scraping out a pumpkin, is the soiled newsprint recycle material? Why are cake covers rejected but roast chicken covers not? The 1-800 number to field the endless list would likely cost more than the new rules save!
• Why, pray do tell, are many materials popularly recycled in just about every other industrial nation rejected by our curbside collections? Plastic bags, instant noodle cups (#6), the list is considerable and disappointing. Is it really Ecologically Valid to burn fossil fuel driving out to the dump to dispose of a single Pizza Box?
• How can we be so limited in our recycle repertoire while neighbouring townships are not? Could it dare be because we simply cannot cooperate with those townships to share the waste-burden problem?
• I hear the bottom has dropped out of the recycle paper market, so I'm just curious, if we can't sell it, what then do we actually do with all that old paper? What products can I buy safe in believing that it contains some strong measure of SBP Recycled Material?

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Windfall for Wiarton Willie

South Bruce Peninsula
by Kevin Bernard

South Bruce Peninsula is getting a windfall of cash from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Bruce Grey Owen Sound MPP Bill Murdoch says 146 thousand dollars will go to supporting the Wiarton Willie Festival.

A new festival and events office will be set up in Sauble Beach, in the new Medical building.

Murdoch says the funding will provide work experience and jobs to the unemployed, while helping to revitalize the local economy.

Apart from opening the new office, the partnership between the province and the Sauble Chamber of commerce will also help hire an Administrative/Volunteer co-ordinator, a Special events co-ordinator and a Marketing and sponsorship co-ordinator in South Bruce Peninsula.

Danielle Mulasmajic -- the Economic development officer for the Town of South Bruce Peninsula -- says they look forward to the extra hands in developing and marketing events in the area.

Chamber of Commerce President Bruce Parsons says this is a much needed initiative that will help tourism in the off-seasons.

If 'tourism' means 'tourism operators' then I have no doubt it will indeed help, at least for those who have the means to regroup, reheat and restaff in prep for the event, tho' I still say the whole Billy thing would be of far greater service to mankind if they just sold the world on the idea of getting up at the crispy cold crack of dawn to meet up with their own community friends and inject some local economic stimulation into where ever it is they happen to be while they tele-tune-in to what just so happens to be happening around the Mount up in some place called 'Wiarton'.

Not that they did or ever would, but such a sustainable myth-building message out to the webby world is, IMHO, a way better PR mission, if you ask me, than any amount of unsustainable 6-figure coaxing the world's kind folks to chance to come by and spend a week in attraction halls, transport options and accommodations clearly designed for the warmer seasons.

February isn’t very far away… Ground Hog Day Festivities in Wiarton are going to be bigger and better than ever before.

George Arthur Burnside is producing a live variety show which will be the Wake Up Willie Kickoff Event for the newly improved and expanded Wiarton Willie Festival. The show is on Monday February 01, 2010, 8:00 p.m. at Peninsula Shores District School in Wiarton.

The cast of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Checkerboard includes Sharon and George, Suzanne Beaudry, Bill Dickson and Max Clark (musical director) – we’re in rehearsals now.

There is limited seating for this one show only performance… so get your tickets early!!
Tickets are $15. each and can be bought in advance at Northern Confections in Wiarton, Macbeths Cafe & Bakery in Sauble Beach and Stedmans in Tobermory.

For more information, please call 519-534-1400 ext. 123.

It would be great to see you there!

Could it be? A return to the old homegrown grassroots by the folks and for the folks community ad-hoc Variety Shows of the sort where we'd by times dance in teh Council Chambers and maybe need to change a baby on the Mayor's table or have the media photographer tell a blind man to stand there and "Hold your Willie out" so they can get a good picture from the arts and crafts competition? Aye those were the days.

a browsable online photo essay of our favourite beach.

The City of Owen Sound has expressed interest in building a wireless network in downtown Owen Sound that will provide the public free, secure and reliable access to wireless internet. Basically to turn the downtown core into one big internet café that encourages visitors and residents to spend more time in our downtown.  Here is some info they have asked us to share with you.

Dear Owen Sound Business Owner:

The City of Owen Sound has successfully tested wireless service at a number of City owned facilities (Market Building, the Tourism Centre, Bayshore Community Centre, Kelso Beach, Salmon Spectacular Festival and the Billy Bishop Airport). The City would like to extend this service throughout the downtown harbour front as a way to attract tourists and residents to our downtown. The wireless service is free and ensures a reliable, secure and dependable WiFi network.

In order to build the WiFi network the City needs to partner with business owners located int he downtown. The City will provide and install the WiFi equipment. The businesses will be asked to provide an existing connection to DSL internet (does not need to be a new connection. It will not limit or interfere with your existing service or capacity). The wireless device is small and needs to have a physical location close to a window or be located outside.

The publics use of the wireless service will be secure and filtered and will not interfere or be connected to the business owners network or system in anyway. The free wireless network only uses un-used bandwidth of the businesses DSL connection.

The service will help attract new customers downtown, is fully secured and protected, and has no operating costs. The signal within your store or business will be stronger for those who host the wireless device. While businesses can utilize the wireless service themselves, they might find it limited for commercial purposes as their will be bandwidth limitations.

The City requires the support from about 20 businesses to make the free service work. A City representative and DIA representative will be visiting you shortly to answer any questions and ask for your co-operation in offering this new service to downtown Owen Sound.

Ernie Coates
Manager of Information Technology

Steve Furness
Manager of Economic Development and Tourism

This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 by OSDIA