The State of the Water Address
Mr. Pizzuto’s state of the water supply letter raises several interesting points for consideration. When council first proposed spending millions on installing individual household water meters, an astute citizen did the calculations and concluded that spending millions of dollars on water meters instead of investing the money in water delivery infrastructure made no sense economically [...]
Continue reading...27. August 2010
Is? Or is not?
You’re not paranoid if the Universe really is out to get you. I stood there contemplating the recycled brown envelope sitting atop the pile of mail before my door as if it were a King Cobra poised to strike; filled with foreboding that the contents of the envelop would reveal the next act in the [...]
Continue reading...9. August 2010
Why the smile Mr. Mayor?
The smile on the face of Shape Properties president John Horton is understandable, but considering what this photo-op cost Abbotsford’s taxpayers what does Abbotsford Mayor George Peary have to smile about? But then consideration of what effect their actions will have on taxpayers or their pocketbooks has never been a priority for Abbotsford’s mayor, councilors [...]
Continue reading...5. August 2010
City Council Priorities
Surely G.H. Chandler is not suggesting that water, roads, sewage, facility fees that are affordable for families and the average citizen are more important than Abbotsford city council’s ego projects? How could G.H. Chandler possibly expect council to put the needs of Abbotsford’s taxpayers, the need for significant investments in water delivery and other infrastructure [...]
Continue reading...30. July 2010
Of Politics and Media
While I share Mr. Evans disdain for what traditional, mainstream media has become and the unacceptable way it purports to report the news as well as his disdain for what politics and politicians have become, I believe he has failed to address the root cause of the problems and challenges we as a country, a [...]
Continue reading...19. July 2010
Fawlty Tower
The ongoing business as usual behaviour of Abbotsford’s current crop of politicians and management evidence that, in the name of accuracy, we need to rename city hall Fawlty Tower. This renaming is needed to reflect that the decisions and behaviour of council have gone well past ‘Comedy of Errors’ into ‘Farcical’ making it appropriate to [...]
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31. August 2010
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