This week I attended a local community information meeting about independent power projects (IPPs). The meeting was organized by area residents who are concerned about the development of IPPs and the lack of engagement on the issue from our local [...]
Being in the public engagement and consultation business, I pay attention to the timing of invitations to attend open houses or notices directing people to public engagement information. What I observe, more often than not, is the lack of lead-time [...]
There’s just a few more sleeps before Christmas and many of you probably still have things on your Christmas to-do list. From shopping to baking to cards to wrapping, it’s a busy time. But there’s no shortage of articles on [...]
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A week after the U.S. election, the rants and rhetoric have subsided… somewhat. Now the rants are about fiscal cliffs, political obsolescence and bipartisan solutions to really big problems. But no matter what the issue, especially once the election is [...]
Around any election time, you hear this expression, “If you don’t vote, you can’t bitch”. Sorry if that offends, but it’s an important sentiment. If you don’t engage in the most basic and valuable of democratic rights, then you don’t [...]
Yes, this blog is about another special "International Day of..." event. I've recently written about the UN International Day of Peace and Mental Illness Awareness Week. But this week, on October 11 to be exact, the UN will mark the world's [...]
Labour Day is fast approaching and summer is winding down. While I realize that summer officially carries on to September 21, our social perception of summer tends to wrap up with Labour Day weekend. Kids head back to school, new [...]
This past Sunday was a special day in my community. It was the 8th annual Slow Food Cycle Sunday, where bike riders of all ages and abilities take a leisurely ride along Pemberton Meadows Road to visit the local farms [...]
I write this post on August 14, #PositivelySocial Day. #PositivelySocial Day is a social media-based promotion created by Frank Eliason (http://www.frankeliason.com/) to focus awareness on the increasingly negative and, at times, vitriolic, communications we experience across social media. Most of [...]