Email to Mayor: Who’ll Step Up, Take Responsibility?
Frank Murphy — October 12, 2010 Re: Long road ahead to recover money From: <frankmurphy@shaw.ca> To: <Mayor&Council@nanaimo.ca> CC: <GeneralManagers@nanaimo.ca> Mayor...
View ArticleWhere’s the Beef? Here’s the Beef!
Ron Bolin: May 7, 2011 Re: “Politicians explain decision on annex”, by Derek Spalding, Daily News, on May 06. I am puzzled by the city’s ability to leap from a call for expressions of interest based,...
View ArticleGenerous to a Fault
Ron Bolin: June 17, 2011 The words of Matthew (25:29) rang true on Monday night as Nanaimo City Council undertook the entire cost of installing a City sewer installation in the Green Lake area. This...
View ArticleBlogs, Brennan and Bad Information
Ron Bolin: July 9, 2011 Re: Blogs not great for information, Diane Brennan, Daily News, July 8, 2011 Unfortunately it is not only blogs that are not great for information. A great deal of the problem...
View ArticleAnother “Vote to get a Vote” referendum – water flowing underground
Ron Bolin: July 11, 2011 At its meeting of July 11, 2011, Council backed yet another “Vote to get a Vote” referendum, otherwise known as the “Alternatative Approval Process”, dealing with water. The...
View ArticleEconomic Development(s)
Gord Fuller: March 30, 2012 I don’t know what others think but we, the taxpayer, have shelled out more than $1.4 million for the new Economic Development Corporation and with the latest stories coming...
View ArticleAsking the Right Questions
Letter to the Editor: re: Survey seeks visitors’ thoughts about Maffeo Sutton Park By Staff Writer – Nanaimo News Bulletin Published: July 05, 2012 8:00 AM Let me be among the first to laud our Parks...
View ArticleRFP, AGLG, our Pocketbooks and the Product
Ron Bolin: Nov. 14, 2012 A Letter to Two Local Editors: The City recently issued an RFP for a consultant to perform a study of governance for the City of Nanaimo at a cost estimated to be up to around...
View ArticleNo sponsor to push to look into event, says Mayor? Who raised this question...
Ron Bolin: Feb. 19, 2015 The following Letter was sent to the Daily News yesterday. I am at a loss to understand the City’s position in this matter as it involves spending taxpayer funds, apparently...
View ArticleA Question of Councillor Liability
Ron Bolin: March 18, 2015 A Letter to the Editor of the Nanaimo Daily News re: City seeks legal advice on liability: Spencer Anderson, NDN March 18, 2014 Who is advising our Councillors that they may...
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