Notes on the public record, each with a permanent link, so they can still be found in October, and after.
Council meetings already produce minutes and a video. What’s missing is a one-page summary a resident can actually read. Here’s a working sample built from the September 22 meeting, with links to the agenda, the minutes, and the exact moment in the video for every item.
Read →The Town’s finances and taxes, roads, and property crime came out on top, and three in four residents rate the Town’s financial transparency poorly. The full results, and how to read them.
Read →AI has gone from answering questions to doing work. What that means for the Town of Cochrane, why it needs rules before January 2027, and what I’d push for on council.
Read →Trucks carrying Canada’s used nuclear fuel could be on Highway 11 for 50 years, and nobody asked the towns along the way. Ottawa is taking comments until October 26. Here’s a quick way to send yours.
Read →The Town can cut your grass and bill your taxes if it passes 20 cm. Its own corners and trail entrances went uncut all summer. Why this is one of the easiest things for the next council to fix.
Read →Cochrane’s audited books used to reach council about five months after year end. The 2024 statements took thirteen. The 2025 statements still are not tabled. Why that matters heading into a new council and the 2027 budget.
Read →Cochrane’s mayor has held strong mayor powers since May 2025. Where they came from, what the Town publishes about their use, what it leaves out, and the questions every mayoral candidate should answer before October 26.
Read →Cochrane votes by internet and telephone this October, with no paper ballot. The council record behind that decision, the dates and help centres, and where Ontario’s other 412 municipalities landed.
Read →Publishing the Town’s tax history took less than ten minutes, table, calculator and all. For the basics, transparency is not a workload problem.
Read →Forty years of studies, reports, and council decisions on the truck bypass, gathered in one place with links to the original documents.
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