"Cowardice asks the question...is it safe? Expediency asks the question...is it politic? Vanity asks the question...is it popular? But conscience asks the question...is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because it is right." ~Dr. Martin Luther King

Friday 6 June 2014

Thank You For The Info

It would have been nice to have the name of the guest who provided  particulars about the Queen's York Rangers  and  QYR Association.

Appreciation could  be properly expressed.

I always looked to the Royal Canadian Legion for advice on protocol. The military were  experts. and the veterans never lost the discipline.

Comments  about Councillor Ballard's involvement are noted.

Mr.Ballard was the one with friends in the right places  that got the hydro building spirited out from under the same way Church Street School was pirated from the Museum.

 Sneaky, snivelling ,wretched, underhanded conniving and skullduggery.  Was it the Rangers or the Ballard connected Association. I think we all know the answer to that.

But the  Rangers did their case no good when they slyly removed Aurora's name  from "The Armouries"

Without a word, they erected a sign on town's property with a new name for the Armouries.

And  when  there's  an  important Honorary event, it happens in Richmond Hill.

Not up here among Ballard's Rubes.

It's no way to go about winning friends and influencing people. Though it is in keeping with Councillor Ballard's various expressions of disrespect to the town he represents.

I think at heart, he will always think of himself as part of the  Monarchy  of King City.

Hewers of wood and carriers of water, similar to Church Street School , as landlords  the town provides maintenance to the property.

Councillor Gallo's calculated calculation of  rent multiplied by term of lease to show financial benefit
to the town, pales substantially against  the  cost of forfeiting the property for town use.

Despite arguments to the contrary, there are still few signs of activity at the property. None at all during weekdays and little in the evening. I suspect ,by the lack of  local comment, Councillor Ballard  may be the only Aurora connection to Queen's York Rangers Association.

Judging by his foot -in -mouth trait, I seriously doubt he  has ever had any military experience.

I have to go now, I need to call The Auroran and  to discover cost to advertise Petch House as a Wedding Chapel and promote the Senior's Centre as a beautiful facility for wedding receptions.
Wedding planners ,wedding photographers  take  note

It could be a  private sector gold mine as well as a charming accessory to Aurora's Life Style.

The Senior's program could all be paid for  and money in the bank to boot,

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Your Guest Poster is mistaken about those who read your Blog & our ignorance. Two of the kids in our family got all their service points by working at a camp on a military base. It took a good chunk out of their summers & reduced time for both work & recreation. They loved it except for the bus trips to the zoo.

Anonymous said...

Your Guest Poster is mistaken about those who read your Blog & our ignorance. Two of the kids in our family got all their service points by working at a camp on a military base. It took a good chunk out of their summers & reduced time for both work & recreation. They loved it except for the bus trips to the zoo.

Anonymous said...

Cllr Buck, you shouldn't make assumptions based on a lack of comments. Per capita, how many actually read your blog?

Anonymous said...

Ron Wallace used to do a lot of free advertising for the town before the former declared his paper to be a rag & banned it from the town hall. He did it as a " public service " & was repaid when Cllr Gaertner after years of accepting free ads, threatened to sue him because of a letter he printed from a senior citizen who claimed to have seen a couple of councillors meeting prior to a council meeting.
I think Mr Weir might help with initial ads to get Petch up & running.

Anonymous said...

There is a ranger-linked thing in Aurora that the Mayor has listed on his events list . I do not believe HRH will be in attendance.
Mayor's events list is on New town web-site. I found it while looking for something else which was not available.

Anonymous said...

Evelyn
"Councillor Ballard may be the only Aurora connection to Queen's York Rangers Association.

Judging by his foot -in -mouth trait, I seriously doubt he has ever had any military experience."

Not sure about the Councillor, but his son is/was a member of QYRang.

Anonymous said...

13:10
I suspect a whole lot more than read whatever it is that you write.

Anonymous said...

If people that read the blog posts also read the comments, then it would be the same number, 15:10.

But I'm content just knowing that YOU read 'em.

Anonymous said...

The current candidate for provincial office prefers to talk sabres at dawn to the real thing. I associate several councillors with sporting activities. Not him.

Anonymous said...

Went to vote this afternoon & checked out the Petch site. It is perfect for your idea, Evelyn. In fact, due to its location, I cannot think of anything else that could be done with it. But it will be hard slogging. Council seems determined not to leave anything jointly created in their wake.

Anonymous said...

@15:58
And Mr Ballard received less than 6% of the votes cast. What is your point ?

Anonymous said...

19:03, a better question is what's yours? (Ballard?!)