My, my, my, Vernon receives $2 million dollars from the casino, and
what do Vernon's regional partners get? A big fat zero!
How does this work Vernon?
Surely, patrons of the casino who live outside Vernon have an
expectation that our "contribution" to the casino would benefit us too. Be warned sister communities, this is how
Amalgo-land will look. Vernon promises to be a black hole into which Provincial
gaming grants, regional taxes and energy will flow. Vernon recreational and
cultural facilities, service providers and businesses are the primary
recipients of disposable, and non-disposable non-Vernon boonie-bucks.
Moreover, the spirit of lottery funding suggests that gaming income
ought to be used to enrich the cultural and community life of the communities
that are home to casinos and the like. Vernon, has gone against this spirit,
streaming the money into utilitarian Vernon infrastructure such as roads.
Is there anything stopping one of Vernon's regional
partners from allowing a casino to call them home? We'd share with our sister
communities wouldn't we? As for Vernon, we could leave them to play their own
"games"...
The municipality of View Royal near Victoria has a casino and shares the
revenue it receives with the Capital Regional district and it goes towards
libraries and parks not roads.
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ReplyDeleteActually I would like to see this prospect investigated. Casinos are a clean industry with the minor exception of increased traffic. Perhaps gamblers would welcome a choice of venue.
We are rural surely we can "milk the cow" also?
Just made my weekly foray into the Big Smoke, where fyi I dropped a healthy chunk of Coldstream-bucks in your pockets...
ReplyDeleteNow where was I?...Oh yes...Vernon your potholes are showiiiinnnggg! I had to dance my car around your generous supply of said car-traps.
Here, in Coldstream we're much more modest, and cover our potholes up.