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Tag Archives: Dissolution
Why I won’t be participating in the Election Forum
Election Forum It’s simple. The game is rigged, the deck is stacked against me, the winner has already been decided (as with the last election) even before Nomination Day. Therefore, I will not participate in a farce subjecting myself to … Continue reading
Is ‘dissolution’ the solution
Town Talk on Dissolution Since the release of the Municipal Inspection Report there is much talk going on around town including several comments on this blog about the possibility our community could be dissolved by way of ‘dissolution’ i.e. swallowed … Continue reading
Notes From the Underground
I’m the medicine you need that tastes bad but is good for you. I get called anything, I’m accused of everything you can dream of: being a hot-head, shit disturber, a radical for change, arrogant, ignorant, in your face, a … Continue reading
Divide and Conquer…. I think not!
Divide and Conquer As a socio-political activist who religiously studies how governments interact with their citizens with respect to the sharing and (mis)use of power and having just finished reading another book on this subject by Noam Chomsky Understanding Power … Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE: JOHN PRINCE For MAYOR
After much deliberation on whether I should or should not run again the decision was finally made for me last night with the release of the Municipal Inspection Report with its recommendation threat of “dissolution“. If this community ever needed … Continue reading
I’m not impressed, and I’m sure as Hell PISSED!!!!
Municipal Inspection Report Just got back from the Municipal Inspection Report presentation at the MDM and I’m one pissed off individual! But before I get to the reason why let me just say to those who were smart enough to … Continue reading
Night of the Long Knives
Night of the Long Knives Evident here in the Pass Some old-timers and those who know their modern history know what the title of this post ‘Night of the Long Knifes’ implies. In essence, it is an example of dark … Continue reading
Posted in CNP Politics
Tagged Amalgamation, Bill Kovach, Blogging, Crowsnest Pass, Dissolution, Municipal Election, municipal politics, Pincher Creek
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Bad talk going around about ‘dissolution’
Bad Talk Lately in conversations I have been involved in there has been much talk about the unhappiness and unfairness of the Crowsnest Pass being one community. Back in 1979, when Amalgamation was sneakily (underhandedly) forced onto the people living … Continue reading
Posted in CNP Politics
Tagged Amalgamation, Annexation, Community, Crowsnest Pass, Dissolution, MD of Ranchlands, MGA, Municipal Government, Ward System
41 Comments