Good Tuesday

Hello all, I hope your Easter long-weekend was a good one for you and your family. It's overcast and - 3°C (and yes, that is in April). Anyhow, some news of the day:

1) Mr. Justice McKinnon's Court Case - Barnett vs. Cariboo Regional District:

I've read the decision and without making this blog extra long, the Court ruled that if there was a case to be made with respect to alleged allegations from individuals, who could include CRD Staff, Directors or CAO towards a Director(s), the allegation(s) must be specific and the process used must be neutral and allow for the parties to respond in a reasonable manner that respects the principle of natural justice. The old saying applies here: "Innocent until proven Guilty". The actual court ruling of Barnett v. Cariboo Regional District is here. Also, today's WL Tribune has a letter to the editor from Area 'F' Director Duncan Barnett with regards to this Court Case. The letter is here. There are also articles on this subject from the Vancouver Sun here and also in the BC Edition of the Globe and Mail here

2) Public Consultation on the 2009 City of Williams Lake Budget and 5-Year Financial Plan covering years 2009-2013

A reminder that at 7:00pm in Council Chambers at 450 Mart Street, Williams Lake, BC, on April 14th (tonight) Council will hear from the public on its' 2009 Budget. If you have any concerns, please come and express them to your elected officials. The Budget is slated to be adopted at Council's April 21st meeting

3) 39th Provincial General Election

The election will be underway in earnest later today. It is expected that Premier Gordon Campbell will visit Lt-Gov Steven L Point and ask him formally to dissolve the 38th Parliament of BC. As per tradition in the province, the election campaign will be 28 days with the actual voting day being designated as Tuesday, May 12th, 2009. There are 85 seats up for grabs. Locally, in Cariboo-North, it will be Bruce Ernst running for the BC Liberal Party against incumbent MLA and Cariboo-North NDP Candidate Bob Simpson. In Cariboo-Chilcotin, it will be Donna Barnett running under the BC Liberal Party flag against incumbent MLA and Cariboo-Chilcotin NDP Candidate Charlie Wyse. I'm personally looking forward to the campaign and the debates that will flow from the campaign

Have a great day!