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Tag Archives: Municipal Government
Ratepayers deserve thanks… or do they?
Ratepayers Association In our local newspapers this week one will find the following letter to the editor… Dear Editor, Ratepayers deserve thanks With the election and the release of the Municipal Report approaching we would like to express our sincere … Continue reading
Mediocrity and conformity will be the ruin of us all
Mediocrity and conformity The revolutionary is a doomed man. He has no personal interests, no business affairs, no emotions, no attachments, no property, and no name. Everything in him is wholly absorbed in the single thought and the single passion … Continue reading
Posted in CNP Politics
Tagged conformity, Council, Mayor, medicocrity, Municipal Election, Municipal Government, Societal Issues
38 Comments
Poles, poles, everywhere (Ugly) poles
Power Poles A commenter on a previous post said… All of these new power poles all over the place look awful.They are ruining the views all over the place.Did council know this was going to happen? It could have been … Continue reading
Posted in Misc Subjects
Tagged Blairmore, Council, Crowsnest Pass, Fortis, Hillcrest, Municipal Council, Municipal Government, power poles, Rogers
33 Comments
CFO has to go…
CFO Concerns Joni MacFarlane’s editorial in this week’s Crowsnest Promoter (see below) raises some SERIOUS legitimate concerns with respect to the management of our municipal finances. Municipal misstep Last month provincial Tories told Albertans they’d missed the mark on energy … Continue reading
Posted in CNP Politics
Tagged CAO, CFO, Crowsnest Promoter, editorial, Joni MacFarlane, Municipal finances, Municipal Government
5 Comments
Lessons on Policy and Politics
Lessons to be learned For two weeks running Featured columnist for the Pass Herald John Pundyk has done an excellent job in shedding light on both property taxes and now governance… if this community is not careful, we’ll soon have … Continue reading
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
Wanted: Change for the better
…. Received: Change for the worse. Change Wanted Prior to pompous Bruce and his band of merry men taking over our municipal government this community had suffered from stagnation for over two decades and was in desperate need and want of change. … Continue reading
A Call to Action from the Ratepayers
A Call to Action Just reading Dean Ward’s latest blog post Trying to deflect attention away from the real issues. I’m reminded of the importance of tonight’s council meeting. Besides, Councillor Andrew Saje being the star of attention (will he … Continue reading
Posted in CNP Politics
Tagged Andrew Saje, Council, Dean Ward, Fire Master Plan, Municipal Government, Ratepayers Association
9 Comments