Posthumous...Not Quite

In the Auroran his week, I was looking for whatever it was  a commenter was shocked about in the twilight zone.

I didn't find that. But I found something else. 

Catherine Marshall was posing in a group photo with the Honorable Lieutenant Governor of Ontario,David Onley.

I met the Honorable Leslie Frost  at the Aurora Armouries . It didn't cost  me  anything. I  consider myself privileged to have met the former Premier of Ontario, a small -town lawyer from Lindsay, who is credited with making Ontario great. 

Catherine Marshall is credited with the fund-raising project  for the Queen's York Rangers, of  having  old army helmets turnded into art and auctioning them off.

Catherine Marshall is also a good friend of the former Mayor.

On the night the Mayor arranged to have the St Kitts woman attend the  and use the public forum to heap unsubstantiated
allegations and unfounded accusation that I had written negative comments about herself and her husband on my blog and declared her intention to file a complaint against me with the brand new Integrity Commissioner,  my grand-daughter with  her mother,father,Uncle Frank classmates and teachers were in the audience. 

Hayley was to be honored for her anti-litter poster. Two of my five sons, Andrew and Frank,  were attending  a Council meeting  for the first time,  with Mum sitting as a member.

The Town Solicitor  intervened with advice the matter was not for Council to deal with.  But the Mayor was intent and carried on with the plan.

The general consensus in the community was the performance  was an appalling display but doubly so with my family members  present.

Catherine Marshall wrote a letter to the editor declaring my grand-daughter was not in the least upset. 

Now we find the same lady  involved  as a supporter of  the Queen's York Rangers .


The Rangers  are now in possession of the former Aurora Hydro building, on five acres of land  perfect for the town parks department on  Industrial Parkway. 


They have a ten year lease. I am  in the process of discovering if there is a termination clause in the contract. If there isn't, I understand it may not be  legal.


The  parks department was turfed out of the building to make room for the  "kiddies" was how the former Mayor described it. ..

We are now  contemplating an expenditure of twenty million dollars plus  to accommodate  works and parks department combined. Had the parks department moved entirely to the hydro building, the town-owned site on Scanlon Court would be plenty sufficient for the works department.

We would need  a new structure for works  but the cost would likely be a tenth  of  current  cost contemplated .

The hydro building was never offered  publicly for lease. It was simply and quetly  transferred to the Rangers. 

I almost feel apologetic  having to tell you this. If you  find it hard to believe,I wouldn't blame you.

Why would a Council elected to serve you ,do something so absolutely contrary to your interest ? It is simply not believable

Now it appears, Catherine Marshall, the  former Mayor's still current friend and Councillor Ballard. the former Mayor's protege and constant  supporter, could conceivably  have  lobbied  for the project..

Other clues  are  probably still  to surface.