Sunday morning rewards...

Sunday mornings bring the inevitable money making opportunities - in multiples of 10 cents.

If you're early enough, you can beat all of the four bottle collectors who frequent the neighbourhood.

This fall the neighbourhood will have exponential money making opportunities when more than 360 students move into the new student-only apartment buildings encircling us.

Maybe bylaw can collect the empties and boost their budget to add more officers so the kids walking down the street drinking beer off premises can be charged, as the city promised us proactive/zero tolernce enforcement in the student accommodation report.

Who needs a driveway when you've got a lawn?

As much parking as you can fit in - no tickets - no consequences - no worries.

Close to schools? NO - silly - close to licenced lodging houses...

Monday - same cart - new view

How many more of these can we expect this fall when more than 300 tenants move into the apartments being built on Columbia???

With too few parking spots, the tenants will find stealing carts a handy way to get their purchases home.

And who will return them?

Jan?

The mayor?

The rest of the councillors who voted to preserve the neighbourhood?

Who shall we call?

Another "neighbourhood enhancement"

This arrived on Albert Street Saturday overnight - and don't think it arrived there quietly.

No, shopping carts are an excellent way to transport your drunken friends home.

Can't walk? - take the cart.

Hope they don't hit it backing out of their driveway.

real estate - close to ill-managed rental properties - any takers?

After a week sitting there full of garbage the cans were finally emptied - and then sat there empty for almost another week waiting for??????

Nice legal rental property in a desirable family neighbourhood.

Here we are after the garbage was picked up today (June 10/08). Look at the pictures from last week. Just about the same thing. The stove was put out around 3pm well after garbage pickup. So it will sit there till next week probably end up on the road after being pushed over. I thought there were rules when things were to be put out and letting the region know that you have a appliance to be picked up. Landlords and people that look after the properties should know the rules. So who is going to say or do anything about this? It always seems to fall on the permanent owner who still takes some pride in the neighbourhood.

Is bylaw on vacation?

The sweet smell of summer in student ghetto - oops sorry Jan - I meant a slum.
This is Albert St. - can someone arrange eye tests for the bylaw officers?
6 days and counting, at 30 degrees plus; maybe the maggots will have taken care of it by Tuesday.

Litter in the Neighbourhood

This garbage has been sitting on the boulevard since June 3rd garbage pickup. Who will pick it up? Not the landlord and not likely the students. This is almost a weekly mess. One only has to go around the streets in this neighbourhood and look at the degradation of this neighbourhood. A couple of weeks ago a permanent resident took a broom and dustpan and went across the street to clean up garbage. For this generation to be so eco conscious it is a shame the litter that never gets picked up.

More on the way

Lester St.

Corner of Albert

& Columbia

Lodging at corner

of Lester & Columbia