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.

2010-05-28

Walk the Land to Heron Pond -- Sunday May 30th 1:00 pm

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Bring your friends and family! Spread the word -- please pass this on to your networks. We've invited all municipal election candidates ...
2010-05-20

Marie Lemay Gets it Right Again

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It looks like the National Capital might have a new crusader against the hegemony of the automobile in our society. Last month she was promo...
2010-05-18

Reflections on Murdered Trees

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During Sunday's OMBA trail day there was some discussion about using natural materials, and particularly wood from around the trails in ...
2010-05-12

Submission to NCC CEO Marie Lemay on Mountain Biking and the South March Highlands

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This is also being submitted directly to Marie Lemay via e-mail To: Marie Lemay Chief Executive Officer National Capital Commission (NCC) ...
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2010-05-03

Sudbury's Leo Gerard Channels Joe Hill

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"If it takes civil disobedience," so be it, said Gerard. "We're not going to walk away from our jobs or our fathers' ...
2010-04-29

Old Quarry Youth Mountain Bike Skills Park

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Submission to the National Capital Commission Greenbelt Master Plan Review - Part 3 By Richard W. Woodley, environmentalist, hiker, mountai...
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2010-04-27

The Truth is Coming Out About the Terry Fox Drive Extension Through the South March Highlands

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After hearing from City staff and concerned residents, the Ottawa Forests and Greenspace Advisory Committee passed a unanimous motion to ask...
2010-04-23

Question for Dalton McGuinty About Sex Education

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When should students learn about sex in the classroom? Before or after they learn about it in the schoolyard? Before or after they start hav...
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2010-04-22

Let's Send Clive to Copenhagen

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I would like to congratulate the National Capital Commission, and in particular CEO Marie Lemay, for their enlightened approach to cycling i...
2010-04-18

Once Upon A Time In Teronia

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The following is a fable, but like all fables it contains hidden (and not so hidden) truths. Once upon a time in a land called Teronia there...
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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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