Rose strikes again!

There was much commotion lately when councillor Bertrand has attempted to dictate what committee a local volunteer could sit on.  She also tried to tell the committee how they should conduct their meetings and that their current method of organization was not acceptable.  These comments were met with opposition by Michael Levesque, the chair of the Recreation Committee.  He has shown that he is doing an excellent job, as are all the other members of this vibrant, valuable and badly needed group.  They extraordinary efforts must be commended.  Let's not let one bad apple spoil all the hard work that has been done so far.  Keep up the good work!  Chapleau needs you! 

Perhaps councillor Bertrand should look to her own behaviour before being too concerned about hard-working community members who have taken the time to contribute by attempting to join a committee.  She has still not yet publicly explained her actions as of late.  As a result, her credibility has been seriously damaged and everything said by her will be examined more closely than ever.  Even though, through legal technicalities, there is nothing much that the taxpayers of Chapleau can do about her misconduct, we will certainly not forget.

The gravy train ends in 2014! (Of course, sooner would be better).

The right to decide

While the current federal election campaign may be on some peoples minds lately, it illustrates a very important fact about our democratic system.  Many of us take our democracy and our right to vote for granted.  This happens at every level of government in Canada.  Voter apathy is a growing problem.  While the rate of participation in our last municipal election was an improvement, we can still do much better.  Many people in Canada have questioned the necessity of the latest federal election.  While that may be a valid argument, there is something even more important at stake: the future.  If you don't want things to be exactly as they were before the election call, get out and VOTE!  Maybe then, something will change and this will not all seem like an exercise in futility.  Let's not forget the millions of people around the world who would love to have a say in how THEIR country is governed (Lybia, China and many others).  If they ever do get the right to vote, I doubt they would ever choose not to exercise their right.  It makes me sick when I hear that people are deciding not to vote.  Every Canadian citizen has a responsibility to be informed and do their civic duty to elect a government that represents them.  Apathy leads to lots of minority governments and scandalous behaviour by a man who likes to wear sweaters and his party who think they can do whatever they want and get away with it.  The only way to change this is to get out and vote and show the man in charge that we will not be ignored and taken for granted anymore.

More tweaking...

Unfortunately, my attempt to reduce the clutter on my site has failed.  Live and learn.

Anonymous postings are once again enabled.  Traffic has remained strong, but there have been no comments since the change was made.  Hopefully, this will rectify the situation.

After all, what's a site like this without the input from all of you, the readers.

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