ART EXHIBIT ON MONMOUTH ROAD. TODAY NOON TO 5 P.M.

Check this link for details:

http://themayorofmonmouth.blogspot.com/2009/09/rawmeet-on-monmouth-gallery-debut.html

C.A.T.C.H.

Citizens At City Hall. Catchy concept huh? Actually it has a little more mass than that. It's solid footings are found here: http://www.hamiltoncatch.org/index.php It was concretized by Hamiltonians who care about the business of their city hall. It has become a standard reference for business professionals and citizens alike who require up to date information from and about their city hall and council. For politicians it offers safe balance. C.A.T.C.H. is a citizen's portal to open and transparent government.

It is a place where anyone who wants to know how City Council has voted on any agenda or issue can find it in a mouse stroke. It is a place where the essence of in-camera meetings is revealed. It is also a good news source where one can check the pulse of the voting population on any given issue. The website lists all committees and members such as http://www.hamiltoncatch.org/view_page.php?id=6 . It showcases all of the current hot button issues like "Aerotropolis" http://www.hamiltoncatch.org/view_article.php?id=615 , or heritage http://www.hamiltoncatch.org/view_article.php?id=336 . It is a site dedicated to teaching residents how to walk their way through the civic bureaucracy.

A reader sent the link in from Richmond Hill. Obviously someone who is watching Windsor from afar. Maybe it's time for Windsorites to C.A.T.C.H. on and establish such a solid footing.

ODE TO EDO DEBUT

This Thursday Evening

Arrivals start at 7:00 P.M.

Whats the Big Noise in Windsor

Is Central Windsor Going to be Overwhelmed with Noise Pollution?

If you were up in the wee hours these past couple of weekends or if you were out cueing in the backyard the last couple of Sundays you may have heard some noise. A steady, hum and whine that seems annoyingly endless. If so, what you heard was the testing of Windsor's new co-gen plant which is in it's final stages of construction. It is an extension of the Ford Generating station between Riverside Drive and Wyandotte Streets just east of Drouillard Road. See this link:

http://themayorofmonmouth.blogspot.com/2007/02/new-cogeneration-plant-on-wyandotte.html

The noise from this operation could be heard as far away as Howard Avenue to the west, Pillette Road to the East and Tecumseh Road to the South. The big question remains: Is this noise just temporary because the co-gen plant is still not complete or is the big noise going to be giving Windsorites headaches for years to come? Maybe there is some accoustic attenuation and sound cancellation technology which is not in place yet. Perhaps our Councillors from Wards 3 and 4 could look into this for us.

Walker Road Rubble gets Cleared

HEAVY EQUIPMENT ON SITE AND PICKING

Finally. One year ago this Flag Depot site across the street from the Walkerville Fire Department burned completely to the ground. It has since sat as an ugly and dangerous pile of rubble while the courts gleaned through evidence related to the arson.

The shovels, bins and trucks have finally arrived and are picking through the salvagables. The blocks, beams and bricks should be away by the end of next week.

So now the Beer store gets some added parking. Macdonald & White; Walkervilles's own historic paint factory and outlet is now going to have to paint the north side of their building. Great place for some murals what? Let's see if Doug is paying attention.

ODE TO EDO DEBUT October 1st

AT RAWMEAT GALLERY!

ARRIVALS START AT 7:00 P.M.

600 BLOCK MONMOUTH ROAD

SOUTH OF WYANDOTTE ACROSS FROM THE CLUB LOFTS

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

RAWMEET on Monmouth. Gallery debut

After a successful run in Toronto, ODE to EDO comes to Windsor, Ontario -- Featuring the works of eleven international artists, including a striking collection of samurai armour and regalia. Thursday, October 1st to Sunday the 4th at RAWMEET, a new Studio/Gallery in Walkerville. GRAND OPENING is on October 2nd, FRIDAY NIGHT, at 7PM - everyone is welcome. The spirit and visual richness of the Samurai culture speaks to us today through films, manga, as well as personal experience. This collection, with pieces dating from the 1890s through the 1990s, serves as a starting point for our group of western and eastern artists; a direct link to the past, stimulating new forms of creativity. This is our Ode to Edo and the traditions that have honoured the samurai for centuries.

Participating artists include :

Jori Baldwin (Toronto) — http://www.joribaldwin.com/

Harvey Chan (Toronto) — http://www.harveychan.ca/

Mike Faille (Hamilton) — http://mikefaille.com/

Nathan Fox (Milwaukee) — http://www.foxnathan.com/

Sam Hiti (Minneapolis) — http://samhiti.blogspot.com/

Scott Hughes (Windsor) — Rawmeet Studio/Gallery

Kagan McLeod (Toronto) — http://www.kaganmcleod.com/

Phil McLeod (Windsor) — Rawmeet Studio/Gallery

David Pepper (Windsor) — http://www.walkervilletimes.com/okame.htm

Ben Shannon (Toronto) — http://www.shoontz.com/Site/ben%20shannon.html

Matt Woods (Windsor) — Rawmeet Studio/Gallery

GRAND OPENING:

Friday Evening at 7:00 P.M., October 2

628 Monmouth Road, Unit 6

South of Wyandotte Street East

(Across from the new Club Lofts)

Fazisi

Fazisi is docked at Lakeview Marina today, Saturday and Sunday. This is a must see sailing sloop. An 83 foot "Maxi" style racing rig that was the first and only Russian entry in the 1989 Whitbread race. For those not in the know, the Whitbread is a round the world sail race. 33,000 gruelling nautical miles in all types of sea and weather. The winner of that particular race was the New Zealand ketch named Steinlager 2 . She completed the trek in 128 days at an average speed of 22 knots. Pretty darned fast. Fazisi didn't do as well but her race was a much larger challenge (read link below). Here is what the race looked like from the deck of Fazisi:





Fazisi is just coming in from the direction of New York. She also just completed a Boston to Halifax sail race. This is short notice but the ship and her crew are on a well publicized stop here in Windsor. A great opportunity to shake some hands, chat and listen to some whale tails. This is one big, fast, sexy boat. Worth the visit. Pack up friends and family and pay her a visit. Let's put some "T" in Tourism.

Read this news clip from the New York Times which was published in 1990 shortly after that Whitbread race:

http://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/13/sports/against-the-sea-and-the-odds.html

Some specs:

Overall length: 82.8 feet.

Beam (width): 19.2 feet

Displacement: 38,200 lbs.

Draft (whats under water): 12.5 feet.

Sail Area: 260 square metres

Sleeps: 18 in cozy pipe births.

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Trouble Not a Load of Bull

Ontario Government

Lays one on Harrow Fair

Bovine Bingo, a long time Harrow Fair Tradition has been dropped by the new management of Ontario Lottery and Gaming.  A Mooove that locals and visitors think stinks.  The above poster has been placed on all entrances of the dairy barn at the fair.  This scandal is obviously deeper than anyone knew.  Hopefully the honourable Finance Minister will get to the bottom of it all very soon.  Cockfights remain unaffected.