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Contest to reimagine bike parking in Philly declares a winner:

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Chartwell executives gave themselves big bonuses claiming ‘100% customer satisfaction’ during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The long-term care company also rejected a proposal to give their frontline workers a ‘living wage’.

https://t.co/8t0EsUStq7 #cdnpoli #onpoli #canlab #cdnhealth

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This is a reminder that provincial gov under @fordnation formed a Vaccine Distribution Taskforce in Dec 2020 — four months after the federal gov placed its first order of vaccines in Aug 2020.

Family doctors normally distribute vaccines to Ontario citizens. Why not for COVID19?

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What could a post-pandemic Windsor look like? https://t.co/Xrj1yvCvKY

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@MunroStrategy Adding insult to injury, according to The Report of the Ontario Civilian Police Commission, the Windsor Police Services Board is not simply not doing enough: https://t.co/NN31FoCrHM

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Weeknote 11 2021: Not your Asian sidekick, Hate-crimes have no place, Can we recognize hate after it gets a makeover?, Next City Council Meeting is Monday, March 29, 2021, Explore Home from Home: https://t.co/E1fApzUv2F #YQG

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Weeknote 10 2021: https://t.co/eHlI5lRxqf

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"Get ServiceOntario digital reminders:

Get automated emails, text messages or phone call reminders 60 and 30 days before it’s time to renew your licence plate sticker, driver’s licence or health card."

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Weeknote 9 2021: https://t.co/Nrhxq9pVPG

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The City is Here for You to Use: Weeknote 8 2021 #yqg
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Visible minorities disproportionately affected by Windsor police use of force in 2020: report | CBC News https://t.co/Uff7MB4aVW

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Weeknote 7: §1 When progress meant more money for education §2 Why couldn’t residents make budget recommendations §3 Windsor Works GO BRR §4 Charting a Vision for our Recovery §5 All the COVID-19 bad news in one chart #yqg https://t.co/Vz0wBiJupN

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@MunroStrategy Huh. That's interesting. By filtering out all people who have had some interaction with the police, we will never hear first-hand about police interactions.

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The City is Here for You To Use: Weeknote 6: https://t.co/YOo92ilWqs

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Forget scooters. The future is e-bikes

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@MunroStrategy Instead, we have a survey being directed towards "diverse" voices in the community asking us if we know anyone who associates with a gang.

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@MunroStrategy And that's a fair critique.

I mentioned the lack of questions as a way to highlight that unlike other municipalities, it appeared that WE was not going to address systemic racism as a focus of action from the police and social sectors. I should have explained that more fully.

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Last week I wrote the WPS Board asking how the WPS budget could be made public. I was told that the Board had already asked WPS administration to provide a more detailed budget for public release and that more info would hopefully be available at a forthcoming meeting. #ygq

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Will Windsor Works Work? https://t.co/rBjt4wntDO