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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Recap The Audit Situation":

"I have wondered how the Culture Centre Agreement escaped attention of the auditor. Clearly public interest was not served."

Alternatively, no fault was found. You're putting a lot of credence in this auditor's report, so you clearly have to accept that possible conclusion.

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I said I ""wondered" about the "agreement" and how it escaped the auditor's attention. 
There was an audit of the Centre's financial afairs. No fault was found. The Centre Board were not challenged for   their  financial management. That statement was made several times. .
The agreement was, and is still  the problem.
I do put credence in the auditor;s report. I've seen a number. I've never challenged them when  everything was reported to be  as it should be. 
Why should there be a challenge  now when things are not as they should be?

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.Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Recap The Audit Situation":

A question related to the audit. You say you do not recall specific errors. Will these be included in that promised report? Because if we do not know which items are in trouble, it will be hard to deal with remedies. For all we know, that Cultural Gang's Agreement might be one of the problems. Wouldn't that be a lovely present! 

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The Financial Statement was presented to Council, as the audit committee, last Monday night.
There were questions and answers....in public. 
We  then went into a private meeting and continued the discussion in  greater depth. 
The  full and unvarnished Financial Statement  has been presented and  must  be published in both newspapers and on the town's web site.
That's the law.
When things are not as they should be, a letter is issued to management.
Management being Council.
Council is accountable . .
The community can expect to see a plan to deal with the problems..
They cannot be swept under the rug.
 
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A separate report is pending on how the Culture Centre Agreement might be changed. 
Direction was given  at the beginning of March. 
Meetings have been held  between the Town and Centre Board.. Recommendations  will soon be debated in public. 

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A pilot study on streaming is to start in "Early Fall". 
That's any day  now.

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I'm not sure where  an account of how garbage is handled  can be found. 
I believe re-cyclables are shipped to a plant in Quebec for processing. 
Garbage collection is done by contract with  the Town by a firm called Turtle Island. 
Garbage disposal is a Regional responsibility. 
I have a feeling the deal with a private land fill waste site in Michigan  is coming to an end. 
York and Durham Regions have built an incinerator together.
It shouldn't be more expensive than shipping  out of the country.
We shall see.