Todd Stone and Peter Milobar, by all means possible, extort this government to end the never ending delaying process of review after review
With all
the troubles and strife people in the Cached Creek / Ashcroft area ... and all
the way through, and just past, Williams Lake are going through ... it's hard
to get worked up -- annoyed -- or just plain miffed at matters that are
political in nature.
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| Kamloops City Councilor Denis Walsh |
I mean,
really it is. WITH ONE EXCEPTION. The recent letter written by Kamloops City
Councillor Denis Walsh. To be fair (to
me that is), I did wait five days while I let things simmer to see if what I
had thought up first reading his letter, had changed it all.
It did
not.
The
letter Denis Walsh wrote to Christy Clark, Andrew Weaver, and soon to be
Premier John Horgan had all of the hallmarks of the rabid opposition that has
been stirred up for several years now.
It was
all filled with all of the buzz words, of doom and gloom, that one would expect
... and even more. Those included:
...policies on the Ajax
mine approval process shock the conscience of the public
...controversial, unacceptable, obsolete and unfair
...not be allowed to proceed in a discriminatory way
...formal disapproval
...virtually powerless regarding the approval process and regulation
...the project could pose serious risks to Kamloops residents’ life and health
...completely unacceptable
...direct threat to the lives and security of the persons living below
...catastrophic failure
...an arbitrary abdication of your foremost responsibility
...opponents have begun queries to legal counsel
There are
apparently numerous groups opposed to the mine -- all of whom are loud and vocal in their opposition to
the mine. The rest of us ... those who
are busy trying to work, raise a family, provide advanced education for our
children, and help launch them into their own career that will have them doing
more than a minimum wage coffee barista, or retail clerk ... just want the mine
to go ahead, with the safeguards needed to adequately protect the community.
The
problem with Denis, and the rest of to LOUD and VOCAL opponents, is that
NOTHING will ever satisfy them --- except for the AJAX Mine to never be built.
Of course
they will always say, sure we're okay with mining in general, just not here. And of course by extension that means or
there ... or anywhere ... period.
Mr. Walsh
states in his letter:
I wish to hereby formally request
that you suspend the permitting process for this mine until the province has
undertaken a judicial review of British Columbia’s unacceptable, obsolete and
unfair mining practices and regulations, followed by updating and reforms that
are found to be necessary.
Well Mr.
Walsh, this is what I hereby request:
That our Kamloops MLA's, Todd Stone and Peter Milobar, by all means possible, extort this government to end the never ending delaying process of review after review. I also hereby request the approval of the mine so those $100,000 plus yearly salaries, the miners will earn, can start creating additional well-paying spin-off off jobs for the people of Kamloops, and the generation who will next be looking for a well-paying job.
That our Kamloops MLA's, Todd Stone and Peter Milobar, by all means possible, extort this government to end the never ending delaying process of review after review. I also hereby request the approval of the mine so those $100,000 plus yearly salaries, the miners will earn, can start creating additional well-paying spin-off off jobs for the people of Kamloops, and the generation who will next be looking for a well-paying job.
I am, and
will be, forwarding this piece to Kamloops area MLA's Peter Milobar and Todd Stone, as well as acting Mayor Arjun Singh, so they
are aware of MY REQUEST. It is just as
valid as the one (which I believe to be the minority opinion) expressed by
Kamloops Councillor Denis Walsh.
Hopefully
if you agree, you will do the same thing.
Meantime
... and big thank you to all of the individuals who are working long hard hours
ensuring the safety of residents in the interior of BC ... firefighters ... doctors and nurses ... police offices ... councilors ... volunteers ... and everyone else. No thanks can every been enough.
And now,
as always, the floor is now your for comment.
In Kamloops, I'm Alan
Forseth.
I much agree with you Alan. After twenty odd years of operation they expect to have the city stands to make a good deal of income as well as keep our workers home. There are multiple uses for the pit when it's finished. Dale.
ReplyDeleteI am tired of those who have their own agenda and not the interest of the majority of people in Kamloops. Stop spending money to try and get the answer you want, not the real answers!
ReplyDeleteI am tired of those who have their own agenda and not the interest of the majority of people in Kamloops. Stop spending money to try and get the answer you want, not the real answers!
ReplyDeleteThank you for speaking up Alan. I am in agreeance with you. This project, in my opinion, is an amazing opportunity for Kamloops. I would love to see the results of a referendum vote by the city. Let the citizens speak for themselves
ReplyDeleteWalsh forgot whom he is representing as a city council...nobody is interested in his personal opinion!! He isn't there to tell us what to do....he is there to do what we tell him!! He better start listening and leave his ego at home!!!
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