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Coun. Kathy Wallace: "Telegraph readers do not represent the whole community"

by Andrew Bennett on 01 Feb 2013
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Coun. Kathy Wallace

City Hall was packed for Monday's council evening as residents turned up in force to request that council pursue a third-party investigation of the arena scandal, but also to directly address comments made by Coun. Kathy Wallace two weeks ago.

Agreement on arena scandal action crumbles into acrimony as council meeting comes to a close

by Andrew Bennett on 01 Feb 2013
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Coun. Cary Fisher

"I had an ah-ha moment last week in an email exchange with a citizen," Coun. Kathy Moore said during Members' Reports, towards the end of a three-hour council meeting on Monday evening, and just before council adjourned to an in camera discussion on labour relations.

COMMENT: A straight shootin cowgirl, yes ma'am!

by Andrew Bennett on 01 Feb 2013
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COMMENT: A straight shootin cowgirl, yes ma'am!

In response to the acrimony at the end of Monday’s council meeting, one reader called Coun. Moore a “straight shooter.” Too true.

Coun. Jody Blomme disputes "the timeline" of who knew what and when about the arena scandal

by Andrew Bennett on 30 Jan 2013
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Coun. Jody Blomme

"I'd like to start with a timeline of the way I see things," Coun. Jody Blomme said on Monday during the debate on whether council should request a performance audit by BC’s new Auditor General of Local Government.

City of Rossland asks BC Auditor General for Local Government to investigate governance issues in the arena scandal

by Andrew Bennett on 30 Jan 2013
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Basia Ruta, BC's first Auditor General for Local Government

The crowd spilled into City Hall’s hallways as 11 Rossland residents addressed council's public input period on Monday to support Coun. Kathy Moore's motion to request that BC's new Auditor General for Local Government (AGLG) investigate the big picture of policy, procedure, and governance in Rossland that may have contributed to the Jason Ward arena scandal.

EDITORIAL: City Hall is broken. Who will fix it?

by Adrian Barnes on 23 Jan 2013
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EDITORIAL: City Hall is broken. Who will fix it?

Councillor Kathy Wallace is on the public record as saying the following with reference to the now-famous meeting at the Seniors’ Centre about the Jason Ward Affair:

COMMENT: The Department of Peace, part 2

by Alex Atamanenko on 22 Jan 2013
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COMMENT: The Department of Peace, part 2

In this column I will continue the discussion on the creation of a Department of Peace by highlighting some of the initiatives undertaken in other countries.

Over 30 countries have campaigns to create a Department of Peace.  In three countries – Nepal, the Solomon Islands and Costa Rica this is a reality.

On September 14, 2009 the Costa Rican Legislature passed a law changing the name of the country’s justice ministry to the Ministry of Justice and Peace – a first for Latin America. 

We are not the solution: we are the problem

by Charles Jeanes on 22 Jan 2013
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We are not the solution: we are the problem

Arc of the Cognizant XXI

“What do you mean ‘we,’ Paleface?”  -- Tonto to the Lone Ranger

By Charles Jeanes

Oh, Canada. If ever there was a time for Canadians to take a prominent place in global affairs, it would seem to be now. But is the consciousness of our people up to this task?

COMMENT: Idle some more?

by Andre Carrel on 21 Jan 2013
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COMMENT: Idle some more?

I am not sure if Idle No More is a movement or merely a passing protest. Like Occupy Wall Street before it, Idle No More, above all, appears to be an expression of frustration. Earlier protest actions opposed the status quo, but they did have a clear focus — civil rights, women’s rights and gay rights — visions for a new reality.

These earlier movements may not have achieved the full measure of their objectives, but they did bring about significant changes. The norms of today’s society differ from those of the 1950s in part at least due to their efforts.

On 'obscene' City salaries

by Laurie Charlton on 21 Jan 2013
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On 'obscene' City salaries

Rossland’s new CAO, Cecile Arnott, apparently didn’t like the contract she signed only a few short months ago.  At an in-camera meeting on November 26, 2012. Ms. Arnott asked that council amend her contract that took effect on October 1, 2012.  In a memo dated November 22, 2012, Ms. Arnott indicated staff, through consultation with the City auditor, had been reviewing options that would simplify the administration of her contract.  Sounds reasonable.  Or did she have some other reason for asking for the change?

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