Tag: ontario
Caledon Against the Upcoming HST Tax
Interesting article from the Caledon Enterprise: The Town of Caledon has lent its voice to the opposition of the Harmonized Sales Tax. On August 12, 2009 the Town of New Tecumseth stood up against the proposed harmonization of the Goods and Services Tax with the Provincial Sales Tax, a tax that is set to be […]
Posted: January 26th, 2010 under Caledon, News, Politics.
Tags: Caledon, hst, hst tax, Marolyn Morrison, ontario, Politics
Comments: 2
Federal Stimulus Project Spending in Caledon, Ontario
Just in case you were wondering if any of your tax dollars were ending up here back in our very own Caledon, here is a list projects in the Caledon area that received Federal Stimulus money this past year from the Federal Government also known as Canada’s Economic Action Plan. Thanks to David Tilson‘s Office, […]
Posted: January 16th, 2010 under Bolton, Caledon, Caledon East, Caledon Village, Conservation, News, Palgrave, Politics.
Tags: Bolton, Caledon, Caledon East, canada's economic action plan, David Tilson, federal stimulus, ontario, Palgrave, peel, Politics, tax dollars
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Wandering Coyote near Brampton/Caledon
Don’t let the photo fool you, I found this wandering coyote in a much more urban environment than it looks like. On my way home later afternoon yesterday by Hwy 7 & 427 I happened to notice in the corner of my eye something moving. When I stopped I was surprised to find a very […]
Posted: January 11th, 2010 under Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: brampton, Caledon, coyote, ontario, Photos, vaughn, Wildlife
Comments: 3
Stalking a Hawk
Quite often I see Hawk’s in Caledon, they are territorial and usually stay in certain areas so after a while you know where to find them. However getting good pictures of them even with a big zoom lens is often a challenge. You may see them on the sides of the roads, sitting on power […]
Posted: January 10th, 2010 under Caledon, Photos, Wildlife.
Tags: bird, Caledon, hawk, ontario, Photos, Wildlife
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Dawn of a New Morning, a New Year in Caledon
The dawn of a new morning, new year in Caledon, Ontario. The picture was taken early January, I processed it through my program Photomatix to bring out the colours in the sky a little more and cropped it a little bit in Photoshop. More new pictures of the Caledon area will be coming soon, I […]
Posted: January 7th, 2010 under Caledon, Photos.
Tags: Caledon, dawn, landscape, ontario, Photos
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Caledon woman arrested for fraud in Mexico
According to a Toronto Star report today a Caledon woman has been arrested for fraud in Mexico which the family believes the incident stems from a 2005 business deal involving the woman’s high-tech security firm. Paulina Zelitsky, 64, of Caledon was detained Monday without a warrant in Mexico City, moments after stepping off an airplane, […]
Posted: December 3rd, 2009 under News.
Tags: Caledon, Integrated Control Systems, mexico, News, ontario, Paul Weinzweig, Paulina Zelitsky
Comments: 4
Toronto Downtown Skyline from Caledon
There isn’t a ton of high points in the Caledon area to see Toronto on the horizon and its often hazy or covered by pollution but every once in a while you will get a nice clear morning where its possible to get a good view. The above picture was taken on the top of […]
Posted: November 6th, 2009 under Caledon, Photos.
Tags: Caledon, ontario, Photos, skyline, toronto
Comments: 1
Caledon OPP give out over 400 tickets during Thanksgiving Weekend
Caledon OPP has released the results from Operation Impact which ran from Friday Oct. 9 to 12 Thanksgiving weekend. During the long weekend crackdown, Caledon officers handed out three licence suspensions for having alcohol levels in the warn range, 7 charges for failing to yield, 3 careless driving charges, 349 speeding tickets, 3 stunt driving […]
Posted: October 22nd, 2009 under Caledon, News.
Tags: Caledon, News, ontario, opp
Comments: 2
Fall is definately here now
The colours of fall are definitely here now in Ontario, here are just a few pictures I have taken recently of the changing colours. Click on the images below for larger pictures.
Posted: October 16th, 2009 under Photos.
Tags: fall, ontario, Photos
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A Last Glimpse of Summer
This photo taken back on September 26th in the Palgrave conservation area provides a last glimpse of summer. There is only a small hint of changing colours and it just shows you how quickly it can turn from very green to the colours of fall. This is an HDR photo processed in Photomatix from a […]
Posted: October 15th, 2009 under Caledon, Conservation, Palgrave, Photos.
Tags: Caledon, Conservation, fall, hdr, ontario, Palgrave, Photos, summer
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