Rapid-fire slap-down... “We will not fund a study unless all parties involved want to do it,” said MLA Eric Foster, just moments after getting off the phone with Community Development Minister Coralee Oakes. And given that Coldstream and Areas B and C recently thumbed their noses at a petition request for a governance study, Foster’s comments are the final kiss of death. “Unless Vernon is able to convince the other parties to participate, that’s it for us,” said Foster of the provincial government. Now, it should be pointed out that the City of Vernon wasn’t being heavy handed Monday. It was responding directly to a request from the Greater Vernon Governance Society to pursue a study. The society collected 3,160 names on a petition.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:12:55 +0000
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