CityHallWatch style sheet

  • Canadian English spellings
  • Sentence style capitalization of headings
  • Define abbreviations the first time they are mentioned in the abstract or text; also the first time they are mentioned in a Table/Figure heading.
  • Dates style: June 30, 2021 in a sentence, or 30-Jun-2021 to abbreviate.
  • Write 1990s rather than with an apostrophe or just 90s.
  • Write do not, cannot (not don’t, can’t)
  • Numbers 1 to 9 are written in full
  • A space after a number and before units, NOT before %
  • Generally, Chicago Manual of Style.  For example, punctuation goes BEFORE quotes, not after.
  • Above all, be clear, be clear, be clear.

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  1. There is an infestation of bugs in the city trees on 27th Ave west side of Oak St. These bugs are now invading my house and yard. I live on Oak St. south of 27th Ave. Can you let me know what is being done about this infestation.

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