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Comment on MP David Wilks: Senator Duffy should “do the honourable thing and quit” by fred mayert

fred mayert — Sat, 25 May 2013 06:11:25 +0000

just about let this slip by..funny original writer didn’t respond at all to either of our responses CJ..maybe it was a ROBOLETTER…

Comment on MP David Wilks: Senator Duffy should “do the honourable thing and quit” by fred mayert

fred mayert — Sat, 25 May 2013 04:57:13 +0000

amen CJ..conversation about Senate has been going on for years..lots of questions about what their purpose is..ya simple answer..or is there one..they can’t stop anything Parliament puts out..maybe delay it..who ever is in power puts there Senator in from their party..you know..hockey players..hockey coaches..unreal who gets appointed….about BC election..you know where I stand..but am disappointed at the amount of people who even bothered to vote..why is that..we have same problem here..and I would say right across this great country of ours..and honestly no matter what ones political stripe we are..if we can get people to sit up and take note of what the hell is going on..maybe they will stand with us and fight for stuff..we all want the same..good government who will listen to us..and our MP”S and MLA’s to listen..not to much to ask for..

Comment on MLA Report: Thanks for voting by cj

cj — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:25:01 +0000

Thank you for winning this riding and for all of the hard work you have done and will do. We appreciate it!

Comment on MP David Wilks: Senator Duffy should “do the honourable thing and quit” by cj

cj — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:57:40 +0000

Fred, What we should expect is less complaining and more action on the part of the “citizens” of this country. Pass on information that educates, write a letter to your MLA or MP, make a sign and stand with others trying to move forward. Voter turnout was dismal in the BC election and I know you (an Albertan) are happy with the general outcome but many British Columbian’s know that the next 4 years will be HARDER STILL for seniors, education and the environment. Those of us who do not exist to chase dollar bills around, willing and able to do whatever it takes to stockpile some more, were hoping for a more balanced approach between business and government. We need BOTH to build strong communities, the one size fits all corporate agenda (bought and sold wholesale to the Chambers of Commerce) will be devastating to the environment and to our unique way of life. I have own and operated a small business for over 30 years, never belonged to a union…. so don’t anyone reading this call me a commie… I have great respect for hardworking people of every stripe, business owners, teachers, nurses, construction workers, janitors, government employees ET AL, and I am tired of the slander, name calling and all of the labels both sides put on each other. I believe the system isn’t working for the majority of human beings OR the planet and I believe it behooves ALL OF US to try to get past the name calling and drawing lines in the sand and start listening…. first to ourselves and then to each other, as with everything in the entire universe we must try to find a balance that works for everyone. There are better answers we just have to start asking better questions and chilling out when someone has a different viewpoint. Respectfully your pal cj

CANADIANS NEED TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS REGARDING THE SENATE AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT THE PURPOSE OF IT IS AND THEN ASK “IF IT IS STILL RELEVANT” OR IF “PERHAPS IT NEEDS TO BE REFORMED” TO BETTER FULL FILL IT’S PURPOSE. In this weird transitionary period in history there are so many things that we as humans must reevaluate, our fear of change should perchance be the first of those.

Comment on Mountain Goats: an essay by Hanna Thomson by Sue

Sue — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:50:49 +0000

Thanks for sharing, Hannah! I really enjoyed reading about your work experience with Parks Canada. The photos were also fun.

Comment on Planning Director John Guenther pulls the plug at City Hall by RevelBloke

RevelBloke — Fri, 24 May 2013 03:51:45 +0000

This is a real positive thing for the city and long overdo. Gunther rarely made a decsion and rarely watched his spending..The planning departments budget skyrocheted under his leadership, the department did not adapt to the econimic downturn and thus was spending far behind the cities means at the taxpayers expense.
John is not soleley to blame….Leadership comes from the top so the Mayor and council should have seen the problems with the planning department, the spending and the counterproductive process to getting things done…
When the leader of the community has little concern for local small businesses, how can it be impressed on his staff to act in a manor that works well and productively for community stake holders?
It seemed to be such a broken record hearing from people how hard it was to get things done with Gunther..
I am sure he is a good man but many are sure glad he is gone and we should be…
Just have to wait out the Mayors departure now and this city may have a fighting chance in the future…

Sticking it out despite.

Comment on MP David Wilks: Senator Duffy should “do the honourable thing and quit” by fred mayert

fred mayert — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:03:02 +0000

the waste of money Senate has been debated for years..there always seems to be some kind of turmoil coming out of the chamber..same goes for the house of sitters..half ..or i should say most of the elected ones have no say..we the people are not represented as we should be..the leader of Party writes the script..everyone learns their parts..votes as told..so what can we expect..

Comment on Planning Director John Guenther pulls the plug at City Hall by RevelstokeSign

RevelstokeSign — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:42:51 +0000

Oh John what have you done!
I thought I was making progress in convincing you of the exemplary merits of a neo classical changeable text sign style in the planning of a growing eclectic urban resort environment. Not only did I think that I changed your view that it was “ugly” but I was truly convinced that you would embrace it in the new sign bylaw manifesto. I even thought that you might accept my invitation to be a guest writer of the sign this summer.
I guess we will never know.

Buen viaje
Peter

Comment on Planning Director John Guenther pulls the plug at City Hall by leslie savage

leslie savage — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:11:59 +0000

We’ll be sad to see John and his family leave Revelstoke. Our very best wishes,
Leslie and David Savage

Comment on NDP victory in Columbia River-Revelstoke tempered by the party’s overall disaster by steve62488

steve62488 — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:21:19 +0000

I would like to make a correction in my former comment. I quoted Cristy as stating “now that we have fixed the economy” I meant to quote her as stating “now that we have balanced the budget”.