THE FIFTH COLUMN

"This column is dedicated to the proposition that Canada (and indeed the world) is in a crisis situation and that fundamental social change is required to remedy this situation." - The First Column, Lambda November 2, 1971 This blog is inspired by my column of the same name in the Laurentian University Newspaper, Lambda, from 1971-1973. The title refers to the concept of subverting the system from within. To read key excerpts from those columns read the first few posts in this blog.

Showing posts with label bicycles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bicycles. Show all posts
2021-01-05

Bikes from Eh to Zed

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A bike  What everyone needs. Everyone should have a bike. B bike   Be at one with your bike. Be the bike. C bike   A homophonic cross refe...
2011-09-18

The Most Annoying Thing About Cycling in Ottawa: Postscript

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I was riding the shared bike path along the Ottawa River today and across from the War Museum on the pathway I noticed three yellow dots sim...
2011-09-07

The Most Annoying Thing About Cycling in Ottawa

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We all agree that Ottawa is a great place for cycling, but it is not perfect. Apart from the fact that the City of Ottawa and NCC have to do...
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2007-11-09

A tax cut I can support

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Congratulations to the Ontario government for taking a small step that makes an important statement about the importance of health, fitness ...
2007-10-26

Why I Like Bike Lanes

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The first thing I should make clear is that I am not a hardcore roadie or commuter. I am more of a recreational cyclist who, when not riding...
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Richard W. Woodley was born in Sudbury, Ontario in 1950. He earned an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Laurentian University where he was the News Editor of the student newspaper Lambda and active in student politics. He was active in the New Democratic Party and Waffle in Sudbury and Kanata, as well as Kanata municipal politics. He was a member of the Bridlewood Residents Hydro Line Committee (BRHLC) and creator of the now archived Bridlewood Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) Information Service. He worked on Parliament Hill for 33 years indexing the Debates of the House of Commons (Hansard) and it's committees. Richard has been an outdoorsperson and environmentalist for most of his life and a life long cyclist.
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