Fishing fiasco

I would like to thank Mrs. Charron for her letter in the latest Chapleau Express.  For a town that worked so hard to become Canada's Ultimate Fishing Town winner in 2011, it sure doesn't show in 2012.  Apart from some signs and t-shirts at the Village Shops this summer and beforehand, a visitor would not have the slightest clue that our town won the contest a little over a year ago.  How come the zeal and effort by people like Charley Plourde did not continue into promoting our town as an ideal fishing destination?  I daresay that maybe we did not deserve to beat out Port Colborne if we can't seem to at least erect some decent signage to highlight the event in stead of...nothing.  More importantly, where is the $25,000 prize money?  Hopefully, it is still there waiting to be spent on a worthy fishing-related cause.  Maybe there should be an expiry date by which the money can be used.  Sometimes, doing nothing can be as bad as making a mistake.  Maybe worse.