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On Being a CAO in Canada
Civil Thoughts Series As published in: Municipal World (St. Thomas, ON), 122/10, 13 (October 2012) . I have long been concerned with the proposition that not only public servants, but also all...
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Traditional and New Public Management Conflicts
Civil Thoughts Series, No. 32 Civil Thoughts Series, Bowen Island Times (Bowen Island, BC), 2/5, 7, 2 April 2010 . New public management’s stated values, which I described in my previous column, are...
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Government Isn’t Strictly Business
Civil Thoughts Series, No. 8 The Saint Croix Courier (St. Stephen, NB), 143/27, B-3, 8 April 2008 I have worked for multinationals and have run my own businesses. I have also worked with and for...
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On Being a Chief Administrative Officer in Canada
The precarious professional life of a municipal chief administrative officer in Canada, and why politicians are never wrong. As published in Municipal World, October, 2012.Filed under: Political...
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Edmonton, Alberta – The City’s Infill Plan
Edmonton released its draft infill plan on June 2nd and invites commentary until June 23rd. This plan is to be presented to city council. I support infill, because it discourages sprawl and improves...
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Museum of Vancouver
Saturday, 1 March 1997, 11:13 am, Vancouver, BC End of February; and the end of my acting executive directorship at the Vancouver Museum. A lot got accomplished, but it is with relief that I am glad...
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One Horse of the Iron Apocalypse – Covenant II:II:7
The subject of the poem “One Horse of the Iron Apocalypse” is the social indifference to the poor – war veterans, the aged, the homeless. The setting is the corner of Queen Anne Avenue and Mercer...
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Hendrik Slegtenhorst – Literary CV
Hendrik Slegtenhorst is a Canadian writer. He lives in Vancouver, and has worked throughout Canada, and in the United States, Europe, and Africa. His experience includes: his activities as a...
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Hendrik Slegtenhorst – Publications
1. Book Caravaggio’s Dagger (A Pursuit of Right Action), poetry, Iguana Books (Toronto, ON), 120 pp., 2013. Print, Kindle, and e-Pub editions. ISBN 978-1-77180-015-0. 2. Literary Publications...
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Alberta and Municipal Reform
Canada has three orders of government: federal, provincial, and local; and the allocation of powers amongst them is rather unequal. The 1982 Constitution Act of Canada, which incorporates the Charter...
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Qualicum Beach, British Columbia
Is there any other community where a theremin is played at its annual outdoors celebration of its arts centre? During my many years’ travels throughout Vancouver Island, for both work and pleasure, I...
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