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	<title>Municipal Matters - Sean Shaw</title>
	
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		<title>Provincial By-Election Likely to Result in City By-Election This Fall</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=573</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Breaking news this morning that Saskatoon-Northwest MLA Serge LeClerc has tendered a letter of resignation in Regina. This paves the way for the Sask Party government to call a by-election in Saskatoon-Northwest sometime within the next few months. As previously discussed here on this blog, Ward 5 City Councillor Gordon Wyant is the nominated candidate <a href="http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=573" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>News And Notes: August Edition</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=570</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lake Placid]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It appears that my new job has nearly zapped my ability to keep this blog upto-date over the past weeks. In my defense it has been a relatively slow summer. So, I figured now would be a good time to dump a few municipal tidbits on whatever readers I have left: 1. Possible Municipal By-Election: <a href="http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=570" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Saskatoon Recycling Survey – The results are in, and….</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=564</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:38:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recycling has been a primary focus of this blogs (sporadic) postings over the past couple of months. In addition, yours truly has found himself speaking out in both print and television media advocating for the creation of a city-wide curbside recycling program for Saskatoon. At the end of June, the City launched the first portion <a href="http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=564" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>We Get Press Clippings – Star Phoenix Editorial on Recycling Consultation</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=553</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Star Phoenix published my editorial today. In the editorial I rebutt some of the arguments made against a city-wide curbside recycling program by Cosmo Industries in their editorial from last Friday. For a look at a good back-and-forth debate with a proponent of Cosmo&#8217;s position, have a look through the comment section of my <a href="http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=553" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cosmo Industries, SP Editorial, My Rebuttal</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=550</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Shaw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is an editorial I submitted to the Saskatoon Star Phoenix on Friday (July 31, 2010), in response to an editorial written by Gary Nickel of Cosmopolitan Industries on the topic of recycling. No word yet from the SP if they intend to publish it or not. Time to get serious about Recycling It <a href="http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=550" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Saskatoon Cycles – A New Cycling Advocacy Group</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=546</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Shaw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past few months I have been spending some of my limited free time helping start-up a cycling advocacy group here in Saskatoon. In June the group launched its website &#8211; www.saskatooncycles.org &#8211; a facebook page, and started holding bi-monthly meetings. Over the past month membership has grown to over 60 cyclists, while the <a href="http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=546" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Council Salaries – High Enough?</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=543</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Shaw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[From Elsewhere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mayor]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=543</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On the weekend the Star Phoenix published an article comparing the salaries of the Mayors and Councillors of Saskatoon and Regina. In Saskatoon, the Mayor earns 85% of a Provincial Cabinet Minister ($112,968) and Councillors earn 45% of the Mayor ($50,836 &#8211; 1/3 tax free)). In Regina, the Mayor earns 77% of a Provincial Cabinet <a href="http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=543" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Light Posting Ahead</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=541</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Shaw</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=541</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I started a new job last week, hence the lack of posts. Posting will be light for the next few weeks as the new job will be taking up a good deal of my time and energy. Not to worry though, I&#8217;ll still be keeping my ear to the in&#8217;s and out&#8217;s of City Council. <a href="http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=541" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Video Post: Saskatoon’s Bike Valet</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=539</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Shaw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Events]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cycling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a couple weeks of learning how to use my camera and editing software, I&#8217;m happy to present the first (of many I hope!) video blog post here at Municipal Matters. In this installment we take a look at Bike Valets, with a focus on RoadMap Saskatoon&#8217;s service introduced to the city last fall. I <a href="http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=539" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Recycling Consultation: Full Cost Analysis Indicates $3 per household/month</title>
		<link>http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=534</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Shaw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Council]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Province Matters]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to continue beating the dead horse that is the 2007 Saskatoon Waste and Recycling Plan (SWRP), let&#8217;s take a look at the estimated costs associated with establishing a city-wide curbside recycling program. Using the triple-bottom line cost estimates developed by the outside consultants in the SWRP and building in some conservatively estimated <a href="http://www.blog.seanshaw.ca/?p=534" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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