My comment may be aggressive but as a new transplant to Sturgeon Falls I am disappointed and frankly embarrassed as to the decisions of town council. Unfortunately the whole Council is painted with same brush and under a microscope. The community has trusted you to work for the taxpayers and not be short sighted by ego or financial expectations. I am confident all of the representatives had a decent idea of how they would be compensated. The cherry on the cake, you reward the taxpayers with misrepresenting wage increases. I have spent several years representing organized labour and we had never received more than 3% per year. It amazes me at the rate of property tax increases since I have joined the community in the last 3 years and observe few progressive changes. In contrast, at the very least we deserve better roads and a safer community. It is easy to highlight by recall micro management of short term rentals, chicken coups and it is alarming how hazardous waste materials has been entering our community under the guise as safe materials and profitability. The real threat to our community is the behaviour on council. I hope the next time our community has to elect a group of representatives that we exercise more due diligence and the representatives themselves decide to represent.
We the people should have the right to vote regarding a raise for council.Who else gives themselves a 27% ? This is our money and we should have a say on this matter especially when some councilors lie to our face.Shame on you 😡
How stupid do they think we actually are? Yes indeed their salary has gone up every single year. I don't care what they call it. It is more money in their pockets. Why are we accepting these untrue comments? You would expect honesty or would you?
How does this not surprise me or the rest of the taxpayers of West Nipissing? Come on Mayor and Council, except the ones that voted against it, give your heads a shake! Do you really think that we (the taxpayers) just bury our heads in the sand and don’t pay attention? We have Rejean Venne to tell us how it really is! Enjoy your term on Council as I’m sure it will be your last!
For a long time now, a major concern with main-stream reporters is that they do not look closely at the stories they the print. There is no investigation and no verification.
They are mere sloppy stenographers that take the news releases they get by email and the comments that they receive by phone call and then copy and paste them. It is fast and easy.
Politicians lying to the public is nothing new but they seem to be getting bolder about it.
Reporters and politicians don’t question anything. Remember when all of our MPs—including the Jewish ones— eagerly gave a standing ovation an ex-Waffen SS storm trooper, in parliament, who fought as hard as he could to stop the Soviet armies from liberating Auschwitz? Two of them are running for re-election in the Sudbury and the Nickel Belt ridings. I do.
Yes and what makes it worse is that some of these journalists are subsidized by the federal government to write stories like these because they believe small rural communities lack “truthful coverage”.
But then they produce lazy content like this that misleads the communities that they are supposed to serve with our tax dollars.
Guess who? As I indicated a couple years back; our investigation found little confidence being offered from these municipal offices. Mr. Larabie has attended our residence numerous occasions in the past and demonstrated his confidence then. To date he has not done anything to justify an increase to us. We never see him; nor has he addressed anything other than his own interests as others have indicated his little interaction and representation for the people he is supposedly representing. We would rather see any financial surplus municipal funds available be diverted to the community issues they refuse to fix such as water and homeless issues. They don't work as hard as you believe for all they are now are redundant mandate messengers bidding incompetence for their Provincial employers and not the voices of their people. Profits to pockets their only care. As sovereign citizens residing in this community we do not endorse or agree to any raise at this time and will expect our community contribution bill to reflect our rule. Until better leadership and not mandate messengers fill those seats we will remain the better confidence.
Isn't this what politicians and their boys in blue gang are expected to do? The police pick who they believe are worthy of their protection and those who are not. I'm beyond fed up with West Nipissing shenanigans. I've often wondered if the fact that certain rules, regulations and legislations aren't being followed, is because those who " have the responsibility lead protect and punish us" know that way up here no one pays attention. An if a person wishes to complain then the first place they must go is their own local establishment. Which they crush immediately and then lie about what other options are available.
I probably have all this half-ass backwards. But it's my genuine feelings.
My comment may be aggressive but as a new transplant to Sturgeon Falls I am disappointed and frankly embarrassed as to the decisions of town council. Unfortunately the whole Council is painted with same brush and under a microscope. The community has trusted you to work for the taxpayers and not be short sighted by ego or financial expectations. I am confident all of the representatives had a decent idea of how they would be compensated. The cherry on the cake, you reward the taxpayers with misrepresenting wage increases. I have spent several years representing organized labour and we had never received more than 3% per year. It amazes me at the rate of property tax increases since I have joined the community in the last 3 years and observe few progressive changes. In contrast, at the very least we deserve better roads and a safer community. It is easy to highlight by recall micro management of short term rentals, chicken coups and it is alarming how hazardous waste materials has been entering our community under the guise as safe materials and profitability. The real threat to our community is the behaviour on council. I hope the next time our community has to elect a group of representatives that we exercise more due diligence and the representatives themselves decide to represent.
We the people should have the right to vote regarding a raise for council.Who else gives themselves a 27% ? This is our money and we should have a say on this matter especially when some councilors lie to our face.Shame on you 😡
How stupid do they think we actually are? Yes indeed their salary has gone up every single year. I don't care what they call it. It is more money in their pockets. Why are we accepting these untrue comments? You would expect honesty or would you?
Thank you once again Rejean for keeping us informed.
Great job to give another example of "main stream media " telling white lies!
How does this not surprise me or the rest of the taxpayers of West Nipissing? Come on Mayor and Council, except the ones that voted against it, give your heads a shake! Do you really think that we (the taxpayers) just bury our heads in the sand and don’t pay attention? We have Rejean Venne to tell us how it really is! Enjoy your term on Council as I’m sure it will be your last!
Enough lies already, the people of West Nipissing should not let this raise go through.
For a long time now, a major concern with main-stream reporters is that they do not look closely at the stories they the print. There is no investigation and no verification.
They are mere sloppy stenographers that take the news releases they get by email and the comments that they receive by phone call and then copy and paste them. It is fast and easy.
Politicians lying to the public is nothing new but they seem to be getting bolder about it.
Reporters and politicians don’t question anything. Remember when all of our MPs—including the Jewish ones— eagerly gave a standing ovation an ex-Waffen SS storm trooper, in parliament, who fought as hard as he could to stop the Soviet armies from liberating Auschwitz? Two of them are running for re-election in the Sudbury and the Nickel Belt ridings. I do.
Yes and what makes it worse is that some of these journalists are subsidized by the federal government to write stories like these because they believe small rural communities lack “truthful coverage”.
But then they produce lazy content like this that misleads the communities that they are supposed to serve with our tax dollars.
Guess who? As I indicated a couple years back; our investigation found little confidence being offered from these municipal offices. Mr. Larabie has attended our residence numerous occasions in the past and demonstrated his confidence then. To date he has not done anything to justify an increase to us. We never see him; nor has he addressed anything other than his own interests as others have indicated his little interaction and representation for the people he is supposedly representing. We would rather see any financial surplus municipal funds available be diverted to the community issues they refuse to fix such as water and homeless issues. They don't work as hard as you believe for all they are now are redundant mandate messengers bidding incompetence for their Provincial employers and not the voices of their people. Profits to pockets their only care. As sovereign citizens residing in this community we do not endorse or agree to any raise at this time and will expect our community contribution bill to reflect our rule. Until better leadership and not mandate messengers fill those seats we will remain the better confidence.
Isn't this what politicians and their boys in blue gang are expected to do? The police pick who they believe are worthy of their protection and those who are not. I'm beyond fed up with West Nipissing shenanigans. I've often wondered if the fact that certain rules, regulations and legislations aren't being followed, is because those who " have the responsibility lead protect and punish us" know that way up here no one pays attention. An if a person wishes to complain then the first place they must go is their own local establishment. Which they crush immediately and then lie about what other options are available.
I probably have all this half-ass backwards. But it's my genuine feelings.