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The need for reform in community efforts.

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The Toronto Star is reporting a story about two public meetings arranged to provide people with information about the recent propane explosion that occurred over the weekend. The headline for the story “Competing meetings for explosion victims” highlights one on the most pressing problems for communities in WTO the clash that often occurs between ratepayer associations, counsellors and even more often the local business improvement area associations. As long as the friction continues, community development in all ways will suffer.

Competing meetings for explosion victims [Toronto Star]