It's been very quiet on the blogs, this one included. The A-C blog has not been updated for close to a week. I saw Bill Hogg in the Great Canadian Super Store on the weekend, I guess he's been busy.
I am gettting ready for a well deserved vacation. Heading to the UK for 2 weeks. I will not be blogging while I am gone. I will catch up upon my return.
FUIMUS
It was late one night. I was having a hard time getting to sleep so I thought the best solution was to go over to the Convicted Child Killer’s blog and read some of his work. It usually puts me to sleep in a hurry. So I start reading this bit about the Queen’s York Rangers Association event being held to raise funds for the troops.
His biggest gripe is that the cost for this event is $300. As I pointed out in a previous posting, this cost is not out of line with some charity golf tournament events that are held in the area. His problem is that he cannot see the difference between the Queen’s York Rangers as a unit of Canada’s Armed Forces reserve and the Queen’s York Rangers Association which is a civilian group not unlike any other group that supports an organization.
He is priceless in the letter that he sent to the Aurora Council asking to review the cost, admit their mistake and correct it “immediately”!
As someone who is a “professor” – according to his Linked In profile - he should maybe take a look at the proper use of the words “then” and “than”. In his letter I count three instances when he uses “THAN” when he should be using “THEN”. But THEN, he is a professor of a non-existent course at a Scarborough community college. Like they say, “Those that can’t do, teach.”
At the end of the letter he tells the council that he intends to make this situation known to the area’s MP and MPP as well as David Onley, Ontario Lt. Governor. His ignorance is shown again when he calls Mr. Onley the Right Honourable. That title, in Canada, is reserved for the Prime Minister, Governor General and Supreme Court Chief Justice. Sometimes a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. Mr. Onley’s title is Honourable by the way.
The fact that his letter is an amateurish attempt at best, it’s no wonder he got a response only from Councilor Ballard – who happens to be the event chair. I love the response however. It shows great restraint (he could have told the Convict that he sounded like a loon) and he invites him to participate in other events that will be held. If he honestly wanted to help the QYR, he should appreciate the offer from Ballard for those events.
I don’t think that his motives are sincere anyways. He has a hate on for Ballard and this was a feeble attempt to hurt the reputation of him. Watts is using the QYR for attacks on Ballard.
I think that he should get off his high horse. There are events all the time that are exclusionary. This can be because of price, age or whatever. If he really wanted to support the QYR, he should attend one of their many parades to see what really goes on rather than focus on one association’s event.
FUIMUS
In light of two posts made by the Child Killer on his blog, I thought that I would voice my concern over an event he is touting. I posted a concern to him and in typical fashion he did not publish it. However, using a tip out of his book, below is a letter that I am sending to the people at "A Step In Time". It is very similar to letter he posted to the Council of Aurora over another issue that I will comment about later.
But seriously, why cannot this be held at a location that is not under a liquor license? Kids love this type of thing and they will not be able to attend because alcohol will be served.
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To: A Step in Time,
I was deeply upset to find that the upcoming Spirit Walk for Heart & Stroke, and Crohn's & Colitis foundations, which touts itself as an “exclusive event” is holding the event at a licensed liquor establishment.
I fail to see any rationalization that would satisfy such a venue, except as a kick back to the pub itself.
It appears to me that by erecting such an exclusionary barrier, the organizers of the event have successfully excluded average citizens of our town with underage children interested in such history.
If this exclusion is intentional than it can only be seen as a great affront to both our nation’s and our town's youth.
If it is a mistake, then the organizers need to recognize it as such and take measures to correct it immediately.
Ghosts are not an “act” that is booked so that select few people in our town can enjoy a beer call. Citizens should never be denied the ability to see ghosts based on their age as is being done here.
If this is to become a first of multiple events as it has been suggested then the organizing committee will not require “luck” to accomplish that goal, but instead a fair venue as a show of respect to the entire community so they can all see ghosts, not just a privileged few.
I appreciate that this is not a Town run event, but all the same I am voicing my concern in hopes that a positive change may result.
I will be pointing out the issues I have outlined here with our local members of the Provincial and Federal parliaments, as well as Casper the Friendly Ghost himself.
I look forward to your response in this matter.
Sincerely,
Robert Bruce (deceased),
Earl of Elgin and Kincardine
Fuimus
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Fuimus
So, the federal election that all of the non-ruling parties wanted is over and who won? That’s right the party that did not want it. The Conservatives – with a majority to boot.
For additional irony, the leaders of the Liberals and Bloc did not win their own seats and in the aftermath, have resigned. Don’t let the door hit you on the ass on the way out!
The new leader of the opposition is Jack Layton? You got to be kidding? I am sure he will talk a great deal about how he will “keep the government on track” or “fight for the little guy” but the reality is…. He will do jack shit. He does not have the votes to do a thing. The only thing he can look forward to is him and Olivia bicycling into Stornoway’s driveway. Maybe he should do the socialist thing and not move in and open it up to the homeless in Ottawa? Wouldn’t that put the money where their socialist mouths are?
I can’t help but thank the two cyber air-heads of Aurora for helping our own Conservative MP Lois Brown get reelected. Both Evelyn Buck and Christopher “The Convicted Child Killer” Watts endorsed the Liberal candidate who came in such a distant second, the riding was declared won minutes after the polls closed. I think that having these two nuts endorse the Liberals was akin to Sports Illustrated magazine picking the team to win it all at the beginning of the season – it’s a curse. The fact that they endorsed them told the public that read their trash to vote opposite, because they KNOW NOTHING! Maybe the local press will take another look at using them for debates too; they are out of their element trying to discuss National politics as it relates to the local riding. There is a provincial election this fall, let’s hope that they don’t use them again.
Speaking of the Child Killer, he really cannot play well with others. He was so critical of Steven Granger when he supposedly yelled at an ice cream vendor at the park, but the way he treated the NDP candidate on the Aurora Citizen blog is offensive. Its fine to have a different opinion but his attack on her (a young university student) was so bad. I don’t know who he thinks that he is, but I wish he would just go away. He should apologize to her, but he is not bright enough to know he did anything wrong.
That’s about it for now. But first, I would like to thank those that have had the courage to email me at the email link here. I especially like to hear from those that work on the inside of the municipal machine – I know you appreciate the dose of reality that I have here as opposed to the Buck/Watts/A-C blogs. I appreciate your work too – keep writing – all of you!
That quote is from “Full Metal Jacket” a movie set in the Vietnam War era about a group of USMC recruits from their time at Parris Island, SC to the front in Vietnam.
It is also a question that I would ask Christopher Watts.
I would also ask him this line “What is your major malfunction, numbnuts?!”
Today on the Child Killer’s blog, he has made two entries where he tries to wrap himself in the flag and tries to come across to all of us that he is as patriotic as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in this movie. Today has been an extra-prolific day for this “Ass-Hat” on his blog. He clearly has blog-diarrhea today – or more accurately, shitty fingers.
Let’s take his entries as they hit the information super highway…..
His first was about the tattered Canadian flags at the Aurora Shopping Centre. The real reason for this post was to flog his thankfully short column in The Auroran. It was bad enough that they were torn, but I can visualize the ginger-headed Watts typing on his Smith-Corona typewriter with tears streaming from his eyes because “To add to the insult they were practically facing Aurora’s war memorial”.
I too am not happy to see tattered flags. I replace mine as often as needed and dispose of it properly. I doubt the Child Killer has a flag flying at his house. However, as he points out there are no laws governing the use of the flag. There are “guidelines” that are published by the Government. I tend to give private corporations a bit of slack with regard to flags, because their replacement can be expensive (there are quite a few at the ASC) and I think that the effort to fly one in the first place is better than not. Winter is tough on flags and most replace them in the spring because of that. I have more of a concern when other government bodies fly flags without regard to proper guidelines. More often that not you see flags at schools sporting two flags on the same staff. This is of course against the same rules and you would think that the school boards could get it right. I saw one Separate Elementary School with three flags, Canada at the top, Ontario’s and then the school board’s flag.
So then he goes on to say that Lois Brown could donate some flags, and that she has been silent about this, she clearly does not care. Oh Christopher, your left-leaning red boxer shorts are showing!
I am sorry, but he is way over the top – sounds like he is wrapped himself in the Stars and Stripes more than the Maple Leaf.
But that’s part one. Now, part two.
He unwraps himself from the flag like a beautiful butterfly to go on a rant about the Queen’s York Rangers levee. And I mean a rant. He believes that the cost is too much and demands $20 tickets and an apology!
I admit, $300 is a bit steep for a convict like Chris. But even if it was at $20 would he go? Has he been to any of the free “Freedom of the Town” parades? I doubt it. Has he ever ventured over to see what happens over there? I doubt it. He is a know-it-all who thinks he speaks for all Aurorans. He links the cost to the F-35 fighter issue – again your red underwear is showing. He doesn’t like the venue; he thinks it should be at the Legion.
He provides a link to order the tickets and it sounds like a great event. What he fails to acknowledge – and he probably has no clue of the difference anyways – this event is not being put on by the QYR. It is put on by the QRY Regiment Association. A CIVILIAN group created to support the QYR. This sentence sums up his understanding of reality “Our military is supposed to be inclusive, not elitist.” His goes onto say its tacky, it’s snobby and exclusive and so on. He is whining idiot at this point. As a private function, they can charge as mush as they want.
They owe nothing to him or the public. Certainly they felt that the $300 price point is in line with the going rates. I have seen charity golf events in the same or higher price range. I went to the Magna Hoedown last year. The price was a little steep; maybe they should drop it so that all of Aurora can participate? Same thing Ass-Hat.
In perfect irony he states…. “Whoever is responsible for organizing this has a lot to answer for.” Answer to whom? To him? Who the hell does he think he is? The ironic thing is, whether he knows it and does not publish it or he is just ignorant, the “whoever” is his good friend Chris Ballard (Aurora councilor and chair of the event committee). This is probably the real reason for Watts’ outrage.
When I first heard about the levee a number of weeks ago, I emailed Chris Ballard for information. There was speculation on the linkage. Chris Ballard’s son is a member of the QYR and like other parents of those in the ranks; he is a member of the Association.
Watts’ ignorance is offensive to those in the Queen’s York Rangers and the Association. His phony patriotism expressed in these two posts is offensive to me personally. My family has a long tradition of service to this country from the battlefields of The Somme to Juno Beach. In peacetime service to a regiment with similar tasking as the QYR by my grandfather, father and myself.
You are a pathetic excuse for a patriot and this sort of shitty soap box crap you spew makes me sick. The worst part is the pathetic losers that read your crap and give you praise for it.
FUIMUS
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Hard to believe that we are half-way through April already. Soon we will be complaining that it’s too hot and Aurora will be under another watering ban.
So what’s been happening in Aurora blog-land this week? Some interesting things to be sure. Where to start?
At the Aurora Citizen blog, the focus has shifted to the Federal election.
The usual suspects have thrown in their couple of cents. In a lot of cases, they spout off about something but usually end their statement with some stupid comment like “well at least they are not as bad as our last council”. It is amazing how bitter these folks are to continually gripe about that council. A new player this week is the Green Party candidate Vanessa Long. I think her last name describes the chance she has to be elected. The Green Party platform is laced with so much spending Jack Layton would get a hard on. Meanwhile the other leftist groupies say that Lois Brown just spouts the party line and is “plastic”. Someone actually says that Iggy is smart and a lot to offer to Canadians! Sure he does if you count inflation and higher taxes as a lot to offer. Pluuueeaase. In an interesting twist on both the A-C and her own blog Evelyn Buck has gone to great lengths to endorse the Liberal candidate. This coming from a woman who ran as an NDP candidate a few years ago. I guess she is about as stable as the former NDP premier of Ontario, Bob Rae (who now is a federal MP for the Liberals). Of course she refuses to talk about that experience running for the NDP. It sounds as though she ran afoul the NDP higher-ups. Go figure, she did not get along!
But that is not the only thing that she has done. I think Evelyn Buck is now the queen of flip-flops. She has done a complete 180 degree turn on The Petch House. Seems that some money is available to fix it up. Her theory is to take the money, fix it up cheap and then pocket what’s left? WTF? A couple of month ago she was willing to pay someone to pour gasoline on it and burn it to the ground! To fix it up on the cheap is a short-sighted response. Whatever you save no to fix it will have to be spent later when the short-cuts need to be fixed. Let’s wait and see on that one, she may use her plaid flip-flops again!
She has not flip-flopped on her contempt for those that share the council table with her. She is odd man out on most things – even with this council – and is not shy to write about it. I think at this point in time, she just wants to disagree for the sake of disagreeing.
One common contributor to both the Aurora Citizen and Buck’s blog is this wacko Elizabeth Bishenden. She is one of the three that is being sued by the former Mayor. She was a moderator - I remember reading the post that was announcing her. I have a read a lot of her stuff and done some research. She’s sort of like a Susan Walmer but with her causes 180 opposite. In a word, she’s a nut! I think that she was on the Library Board at one point in time – if she was, she certainly doesn’t come across as someone that knows anything about the library. I can see why she is being sued, she’s a bit of a s**t disturber and Morris probably got fed up with it.
Both of the A-C and Bucks blogs have implemented some editorial policies. Buck more so. I have not tried to post to either that much but Buck refuses to post anything that I submit now and the A-C has posted one or two over the week. I am not going to bother to post as another name – I think I will just use this tool to post my comments because the other two are severely whacked now.
That brings me to the Convict; the Child Killer! For those that don’t remember, a Christopher Watts was found guilty of some bad things. Scroll down to my previous blogs to see my theory of who he really is!
His blog has had a few little topics this week – I think that he is running out of material. He spends less attacking me now. His target of choice? Chris Ballard. He disagrees with everything that Ballard says or does. I did not vote for Ballard but I have to give him some credit for the attempt to inform the public with out the spin that Buck does. I know we all can’t be Social Media mavens like the sexual degenerate that Watts is, but I am willing to give Ballard and the Town for that matter the benefit of the doubt as they get their arms around social media. You can’t learn unless you make mistakes and Watts' constant bashing is not productive – in his mind it makes him look good.
In other topics that he tripped over, the green bin waste bag change was in the fore for him. I personally don’t understand the problem. As a left-wing, Birkenstock wearing tree hugger, he should be all for the new rules around the bags. He claims that the new bags cost upwards of 50 cents each. I buy a box of 100 at Costco for $10. I have been buying them there since the beginning of the program. If he was a true tree hugger he would embrace the cost if it would save a tree later. I think he needs to give his leftist head a shake!
Finally he takes a shot at me with his stupid limerick contest. First prize gets two passes to the Aurora Home Show. He did not list it, but second prize is FOUR passes to the Aurora Home Show!
Here’s my go at a limerick Chris - you F**K.
There once was a hack called Watts
He gave kids some drugs, his many plots
Chris said it was not a big enough dose
She died anyways but he is still morose
FUIMUS
This month always reminds me of the campaign that was launched to inform everyone about Dihydrogen monoxide and it’s terrible effects on people and the environment. Governments tend to sweep this under the carpet. Luckily the Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division maintains an vast wealth of information at their web site at http://www.dhmo.org . I encourage everyone to take up this cause.
FUIMUS
Who pays for legal fees for a former mayor? It was clear that the fees incurred under the original deal were being paid by the Town of Aurora. These fees are for the lawsuit that the former Mayor (Phyllis Morris) took out against the alleged moderators and owners of the Aurora Citizen blog.
First of all, suing a blog for something that anonymous persons wrote is not only frivolous, but stupid comes to mind. But to sue people that are supposed to be moderators (one has said that he never was one) is crazy! How do these people have any control on who says what? I am sure that they could have elected to not post something, but that would be censorship and not moderation.
So, who pays for this? The new council supposedly approved paying for all the legal bills for time up to the point that the new council agreed to turn off the tap. That was back in November.
Evelyn Buck reports on her blog the details of invoices that are outstanding. Turns out that the Town has not paid any of them yet but the meter seems to still be running. She lists on her blog invoice details for services rendered by Aird & Berlis LLP to the tune of $55,000+; Paterson, MacDougall LLP for $1,800 and Weir Foulds LLP for $5,600. The details of these billings show they are for services from September through December but the frightening one is the W&F invoice dated March 24th. Why are we still incurring legal costs that are being invoiced to the Town? Should the Town’s solicitor be sending these firms letters stating that no invoices will be paid, send them to Phyllis? Oh wait, we lost the solicitor …..
In addition, these firms are starting to charge interest on outstanding balances. Again, it was agreed that the Town would pay up to a certain date. Let’s pay those, stop the interest charges (I agree that they are small, but we did agree to pay them) and then return the others back.
Ms Buck also contends that Council did not approve litigation in the first place. She said that they approved “any and all” action. Well, does litigation not fall into that? Sounds like Morris asked for carte blanche and she was given it. Sounds like semantics to me. If you talk to any of the junior members of the “Gang of Six”, they will tell you that they had no idea what they approved. To that I say “Horse Hockey”. I argued with Grainger on my driveway about this. He told me that he did not believe in litigation and we should all try to get along. Of course he was looking for votes (I saw him looking under a rock).
It seems that a majority of the current council disagree with Evelyn – now there is a surprise.
Interestingly, this lawsuit is in the forefront. We don’t hear about the “other” lawsuit that has an equal chance to cost the tax payers a small fortune. That of course is the lawsuit the Ms Buck has filed against the GOS. I am sure that they Town will be hit with some of this shrapnel. The Town’s insurance is supposed to cover the costs, but if you remember what happens to your insurance premiums after you make a claim – I am sure the Town’s insurance will be going up.
No one wins here – unless you are one of the lawyers involved.
In other news, some nitwit on the Aurora Citizen blog thinks that Wikipedia should be sanitized to show the Town in its best light. It was asked who at the Town is responsible to maintain the information – answer: no one. Someone else suggested that if they did not like what it said, go change it. So she did. She has removed the references to the integrity commissioner fiasco. Removing it from here does not make it go away from our history. The worse part about this thread was that someone actually uses Wikipedia as a reference. Of course if you were the Convicted Child Killer, Wikipedia is your friend but this fiasco proves how good a reference it really is.
Speaking of the Child Killer, he had an opportunity to take a couple of shots at me. In his piece about “Robert’s Rules of Order”. This is the “bible” of how parliamentary meetings function. The person that started the topic went by a cute play on words “AnonyMouse”. He says that this person must think it’s Robert the Bruce’s Rules of Order and then tries to say that Anonymouse and I are the same person! I guess he uses the same logic that Anonymoose is Evelina MacEachren! Trust me; I am not Anony-Anything. Clearly the mouse has similar ideas as I have, but that does not mean we are the same.
Someone also accuses him of being a disgruntled former ACI employee and that is why he is anti-Rogers. This was in the A-C topic about Bell’s rebate cheques. He says “I have never worked for ACI…”. I reported here in a previous topic that there is a LinkedIn profile that says the opposite – I am glad that someone is using my blog as a reference. The interesting adjunct to this, is his post in another topic on A-C about sponsorship which turned into a charity thing, he says this…. “However being familiar with the ACI building there is significant parking….”. Maybe he did not work for ACI but he worked for Rogers AFTER they took over ACI?
I thank everyone for reading my little corner of the world here. Entries that I submit to Buck’s blog end up on the floor (whether I sign them or not). A-C posts most of my replies. So this is the only place that I have control. Happy April – the weather should be getting warmer soon!
FUIMUS
In looking back on the prose that the Convicted Child Killer has churned out over the last few days, I stumbled across his dissertation on video rental outlets. He is comparing the industry leading Blockbuster vs Netflix. Netflix is a new player in Canada and while their model seems sound, it is a lot different than the US company.
Netflix in the US is primarily a mail-order business. You subscribe to the service, they send you a rental, you watch and send it back and get the next one. The “streaming” offering that we pay for here in Canada is free in the US as an add-on to the mail order product. This model works well in the US because their postal system is much more robust than Canada. They still get Saturday delivery in most places and there are locations in the US that get multiple deliveries per day.
In both cases, the titles offered are not current. BB has exclusive 30 day access to new releases. I guess if you want to stream a year old movie onto your notebook or through your Wii then have at it. It is interesting how cable and TV satellite companies have reacted to NetFlix. They have enabled strict download caps and charge higher premium rates. Soon that $8 a month gets expensive.
It’s interesting that he shows a nice chart listing BB and Netflix revenue. When he gets to 2010 and BB files Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection he lists their revenue as $0. I guess he does not know what Chapter 11 means or what revenue means. While in Chapter 11 BB has continually earned revenue while reducing expenses.
His second last sentence had me laughing.
“Times change, even if Blocbuster refused to, and because of this ended up busted.”
I have been saying the same thing about his favourite councilor – Evelyn Buck. Or is it Evelyn Buckbuster?
FUIMUS
It's been a while since I have posted. I have been under the weather with a head cold. Winter is holding on and it's very depressing.
Meanwhile, it is amusing watching the budget process from Evelyn Buck's blog. For all of those that thought she was being isolated by the other councilors in the previous council, guess what? Same story, different group. It’s a classic case of “It’s not you, it’s me” going on here. In interpersonal communications courses, they talk about the “difficult person”. Here is a text book case. She cannot work with anyone – anyone that disagrees with her. Meanwhile she continues along this path of “informing” us but the reality is she is trying to justify her non-conformity and tries to get the public to buy into it.
Her Monday morning entry states that she will probably not support the budget. She did not support the budget the entire last term of council and she is starting this term down the same path. How is it that the problem last time was Mor-Mac and the wicked Gang of Six? This election showed great promise. She endorsed the Mayor and with a couple of exceptions (her other incumbents) she more or less saw the elected council members as someone that she could work with. Could it be that she is so out of touch with reality that she cannot see that it’s 2011 and things are different?
She talks about staff reorganization – not required in her world. How can these 8 other people this term and the other 8 from the previous all disagree with her? I am not the type that endorses change for the sake of change, however change is inevitable. She is wasting council cycles and staff cycles on this continual campaign for “truth” when she has no idea what the truth is. She needs to join Charlie Sheen and his Violent Torpedo of Truth because she is becoming a side-show just as much as Sheen.
Evelyn Buck’s Violent Torpedo of Truth Tour – every other Tuesday at Town Hall and 7 days a week on her blog.
In another form of ass kissing, the Convicted Child Killer chimes in on a Buck blog entry about the Town’s crest and how the Town has not marketed itself. Stand clear of the drains…. Here comes the crap.
Here is his words of wisdom (spelling errors included):
If Aurora ever claimed to have, or had displayed a heraldic emblem it doesn't appear to be included in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada. http://archive.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/reg-search-adv.asp?lang=e&results=1...
I think it would be insulting for a Canadian town to display something that hasn't been officially been registered by the Canadian Heraldic Authotity :
http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=81&lan=eng
But I'm not surprised.
That said, Aurora seems to have consistent problems with branding itself.
Does Aurora have a flag?
I kind of remember some hokey blue and white thing with a crest but can't find any record of it on the Town's website or through any Google image search.
Aurora's logo used to have a slogan attached, it is sometimes seen with the slogan, sometimes not.
What are we as Aurorans supposed to be proud of?
Perhaps if we had a competent Communications department these matters would be handled in a more professional way.
I posted a reply to this on her blog, but she has a moratorium on my posts so it will never see the light of day. I would like to try and replicate it here.
From the FAQ on the same web site that he quotes…The heraldic emblems in the Register have, for the most part, been created since 1988. Some were created before that date and have subsequently been registered. All these heraldic emblems are to be borne by the recipients and their direct descendants or heirs only.
There is a nice search engine on the web site. I searched for such places as Richmond Hill, Newmarket, York Region and Vaughan. NONE of these municipal organizations had a listing. I would then surmise that all of these places have problems with branding themselves too. I was sure that the “City Above Toronto” was something of a success – but the Child Killer would know better. To quote him, “I’m not surprised”. The reason they do not is up 1988, all heraldry registrations had to go though a British based organization. It was expensive and time consuming.
Another wonderful resource – I guess he did not find it with Wikipedia – is the Royal Heraldry Society of Canada (http://www.heraldry.ca). If you go to their misconceptions page, there is this wonderful nugget.
In some countries where a heraldic granting authority exists -- and notably in Scotland -- it is illegal to "assume" a coat of arms (i.e. merely to design one yourself and use it without a grant). In Canada, it is not strictly illegal but is considered improper and such arms have no legitimacy -- that is, they confer no ownership or protection against unauthorized copying or use by another person or institution. Unfortunately, this practice of assuming arms is not uncommon among Canadian municipalities, often with pretty ghastly results. In most cases, such arms are used quite innocently in the belief that they have been "properly approved" by some official body in the past - usually the City Council itself, which was unaware that it lacked the authority to do what can only be done by the Crown. This sort of thing was common - and to some extent excusable - when application for arms had to be made in Britain and was a long and costly process. Now, however, with a Canadian Heraldic Authority to provide a relatively simple and inexpensive means to acquire arms, there is no further reason for the practice, especially for a municipality (see Obtaining a Coat of Arms). It is one of the projects of the RHSC to inform municipalities of this and encourage them to obtain properly designed and granted arms. The same principle applies to other corporate arms and to personal arms.
Perhaps if we had a self-professed expert of everything that was not a narcissist and would actually reach out for information if he did not know, he could assist the town in becoming the marketing powerhouse that he expects. Rather than assuming they are a bunch of idiots he could actually make friends and influence people. I guess you can see why Evelyn would not post my reply to the Child Killer, it would make him out to be slightly less than what she and others consider him to be.
The Aurora Citizen blog has been quiet this past week. There was a small flurry of activity over a discussion of a policy for not-for-profit and Town facilities. Other than that, a one-sided discussion over Blackberry devices in council. The real issue is that people think MorMac is using them to “control” their Councillor-bots. Pure fantasy if you ask me.
On a positive note, over the last week or so, I have met the Mayor of Newmarket, the Mayor of Aurora and a former Aurora councilor that I will not mention his/her name. The meetings were outside of Town(s) business and everyone was very pleasant.
That’s all for now. Thanks for reading.
FUIMUS
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