Censorship Continued
The ugliness has continued since the February 23 meeting at which a disorderly group of activists demanded that Council prevent the appearance of a controversial comedian at the Port Theatre. With a view to this, the Theatre was requested by Council to re-examine their policies - a motion opposed by Mayor Krog and myself as a step towards censorship. Other Councillors were not concerned by this, intent on preventing a sold-out Theatre audience from hearing the comedian beca
Public Works Yard
It has been a long time coming, and is long overdue - but our city will at last be getting a new Public Works Yard, with constructions to hopefully get underway by fall of this year. The project has a total budget of $79.4 million, with the majority of that being funded through long-term borrowing. Provincial borrowing legislation which was updated last June allowed the borrowing to take place without electorate approval through referendum or alternative approval process, s
Censorship
Last Monday evening featured one of the most unpleasant Council meetings in recent memory, due to a controversial topic combined with a crowd of disrespectful protestors in the audience. The topic was a performer booked for the Port Theatre, a comedian whose humour is viewed by many as rude and demeaning against minorities. Is is important to note the the Theatre has an operating agreement with the City which gives it total control over its bookings. Nevertheless, Councill