Talk:Goderich, Ontario

message: this is the first town to pop up when you type in "small town ontario" or "small town canada" into google.
It is completely incorrect that the plans for The Square were intended for Guelph, information adjusted.  Jwagar 20:56, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
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message: Even though obviously there is a lot of difficult feelings centred around Steven Truscott's conviction, especially in the Goderich and Clinton area, I removed him from the Goderich notable persons section for a couple of reasons. First of all, Truscott is not a Goderich 'native' in any sense,which is what is implied by inclusion in the category, he wasn't born there and apart from several months spent there during his trial and while he was imprisoned in the community, he has no connection to Goderich. Perhaps more importantly, I removed his name from the list because he has expressed on several occasions how much he personally and deeply dislikes Goderich Ontario, which all things considered, is fairly understandable, he's probably the last person in the world who would want to be seen as being "from" Goderich. Truscott was born in Vancouver,has resided in Guelph Ontario for decades and of course Vanastra Ontario was where he lived when the infamous events took place, in my opinion, any one of those three communities has a viable claim to list him as a "notable person" in their articles. Steven Truscott is already mentioned in the Goderich article, and should a "crime" or social history section for the community ever be written, he would certainly legitimately belong in it.
Deconstructhis 19:03, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Steven Truscott as a Goderich "notable person"

message: Hey, I just added a bit about the demographics. I got it all from Stats Canada aswell. I was wondering though if anyone could find the sheet that says the ethnic backgrounds of the people who live in Goderich. I saw it on Sates Canada site before, but I can't find it anymore. If anyone could help expand the demographics, I would really appreciate it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.46.141.18 (talk) 02:17, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Try the 2001 data.  That data isn't due out for 2006 until April 2008:  --Jdeboer (talk) 01:47, 18 November 2007 (UTC)
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message: I'm looking at this page and I can't get over how many 'Citation NeedeD's there are...the thing i like about Wikipedia is that it allows people to write their own encyclopedia based on THEIR KNOWLEDGE, but by adding numerous 'Citation Needed's, you're limited what one can say. Most of this info that has 'Citation Needed' is from local knowledge, Goderich is a samll, unimportant town to the global picture, so it's immposible to find reliable info on it, besides the town folk who have lived in the town their life.
such things as Tiger Dunolp, that info is 100% undeniable truth, the twon sports memorial placks around the town, near the beach, etc in support of the history. Wikipedia is an awesome site that makes local knowledge accesable to the global picture, and by constantly adding 'Citation Needed', you're making Goderich look like nothing but a lie...I'm deleting all the 'Citation Needed' where i see fit, i've lived in G-Dot my whole life, so don't bother re-adding the 'Citation Needed' BS...  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.130.211.27 (talk) 17:15, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Please don't dictate to other editors not to add such tags. They've been introduced for a reason. Local lore does not trump these requirements. Given that Goderich has its own media, archives etc., it is quite possible to find sources to support the claims. Until such sources are added, the "citation needed" tags stay. I've partially reverted your change, having kept out a few of the truly un-necessary tags. Moreover, the existence of these tags does not make "Goderich look like nothing but a lie", it makes this article a weakly referenced work. Mindmatrix 19:19, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
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message: I see the 'Prettiest Town in Canada' quote needs a citation.  Unfortunately, I don't have access to the source material; however, I have seen promoters of the town use the slogan as early as the 1900s-1910s which would predate QEII.
--Jdeboer (talk) 08:30, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Of course, this could be one of those urban legends that's modified by each successive generation, becoming ingrained in the lore of the town, and becoming a commonly-known "fact". Then again, it's also possible that some member of the royal family said this, but the grapevine has distorted the circumstances in some way - either the actual message, the speaker, etc. Mindmatrix 17:02, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

text: No, we just need to find a reference for the claim. To put it in perspective, it's common knowledge that Toronto was declared the most multicultural city in the world by the UN; this urban legend has been disproven. Mindmatrix 16:14, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
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message: If it is so pretty, why is there not a single photo to show how pretty it is?--174.119.145.37 (talk) 16:50, 22 August 2011 (UTC)
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message: In section - Industry - Heavy Equipment: The plant was acquired by Volvo AB in 1997
It was acquired during the spring of 1999. I was interviewed By Champion Road Machinery and hired by Volvo at that time.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.253.122.62 (talk) 12:32, 3 February 2016 (UTC)
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