CBC Radio produced some interviews this morning regarding Amalgamation/Unification of Greater Vernon. You may listen to the program at the above link.
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"Amalgamation: the costly experiment that failed":
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Adrian Johnson representing the Greater Vernon Governance Society,
ReplyDeletestates that we have lived, played, travelled, collected garbage etc separately a century ago.
Respectfully, that is a romantic notion.
Historically Vernon was a hub of trading activity, and services. In fact, the court house was built in Vernon because before Kelowna had a bridge, it was isolated, and not the regional centre it is now. Vernon was the de facto centre.
Save for online shopping, and trips to UBCO, Costco etc, the way we were, is the way we pretty much are:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon,_British_Columbia
As usual..."follow the money"...
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"Free Noosa" Noosa Australia's
ReplyDeletede-amalgamation dream...coming soon...
http://www.noosanews.com.au/news/come-with-me-into-the-future/1750508/
To date, "anonymous" and duplicate voters still propping up numbers on the amalgamation petition.
ReplyDeleteExpected more diligence from "community leaders" driving the agenda to absorb/nullify my Coldstream.
What would Dr. Margaret Ormbsy say?
Amen:
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