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Steve Howes Councillor for Ward 2 County of Brant

Steve Howes Councillor for Ward 2 County of Brant

Category: How Things Work

County of Brant Firefighters

August 21, 2022
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| County of Brant, Facebook Post, Firefighters, How Things Work, Services

This was originally posted to Steve’s Facebook page April 14, 2021 Did you know that the County of Brant has 182 Volunteer Firefighters deployed out of 8 Fire stations? The Mayor and all members of Council met last night (April 13, 2021) at the Policy Development and Strategic Direction Committee to review our new Fire […]

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Just Say No

August 19, 2022
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| County of Brant, Development, Facebook Post, How Things Work

This was originally posted to Steve’s Facebook page January 6, 2022. Here is an example of “sometimes you just have to say no”. This application made a lot of sense on paper, seemed to fall “within the requirements” of the commercial designation for the property. However, if you are familiar with the intersection of Paris […]

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County of Brant Development Charges

August 18, 2022
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| County of Brant, Development, Facebook Post, Housing, How Things Work

This was originally posted to Steve’s Facebook Page April 6, 2022. The information presented was accurate as of that date, however changes may have occurred since then. I often hear questions about how the County pays for services, especially those related to growth: Does Growth indeed pay for Growth? The answer is found under the […]

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Where does our Water come from?

August 18, 2022
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| County of Brant, Development, Facebook Post, How Things Work, Services

This was originally posted to Steve’s Facebook page May 25, 2020. Why does Paris water taste so good? I have always been curious about why the water in Paris tastes so great, where it comes from, and about the functionality of the giant water towers near the north end and south-east corner of town. Once […]

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Thoughts on Being a Councillor

June 11, 2022
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| County of Brant, Facebook Post, General, How Things Work

Over the last 3 years, I have had many people ask me: “How do you like being on Council?” The short answer is always the same: I love it (…and some days are more challenging than others)! For those who are interested, I wrote a more detailed story about what it’s like being a Councillor, […]

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Little Paris Bread Co

May 13, 2022
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| County of Brant, Facebook Post, How Things Work, Local Business, LoveLocalBrant
painting of Little Paris Bread Company storefront by Steve Howes

This is one of my own sketches, to accompany one of my favourite local Good News stories. Once in a rare while, we get to see someone pursue their dreams and this one is exceptional. April Lee had a lifelong dream to operate a bakery and last year she started small, in a basement under […]

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What happens when you flush your toilet?

May 12, 2022
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| County of Brant, Facebook Post, How Things Work, Services

Lets talk about Poop! Or, more importantly, what happens after you flush your toilet in Paris.This is a subject where I have always had a lot of questions, back in October 2019, myself and all of the other Councillors for Paris took the opportunity to participate in public tours of our Paris Wastewater Treatment Facility. […]

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How much does it cost to run the County of Brant?

May 12, 2022
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| County of Brant, Facebook Post, How Things Work

I hope to help inform people about the various functions of running a Municipality (where our drinking water comes from, what happens when you flush your toilet, possible approaches to Affordable Housing etc). This post takes a broad view of the finances involved in running the County of Brant. Some people are curious about where […]

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