"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

Wednesday 19 February 2014

Times change not necessarily for the better.

Aurora Historical Society is a private volunteer organization . They are not accountable to the Town. 
The Town has no responsibility for decisions the Society makes.

For almost fifty years the Town and the Society worked together compatibly ,productively and economically towards the same objective.

Service. 

The Town provided  a grant and facilities .

The Society  and the museum curator provided  the many-faceted  and much appreciated  heritage programming. 

Times change.

The Aurora  Historical  Society no longer provides the service of the past. 

Funding continues  with substantial increase.

An aggressive recruiting drive was necessary to select , not elect an executive board. 

John McIntyre and William Albino were elected President and Vice President. 

Mr. Albino made a presentation to  the  members. He explained how  the idea  for a heritage theme park  arose during a conversation  between himself and Mr.McIntyre. 

He confirmed a statement by a previous president. The idea did not originate with nor was it endorsed by the Historical Society. 

With Mayor Dawe and Councillor Thompson before him in the audience , he  referred to  choosing new candidates in the next municipal election.

Yes indeed.

Times change.

They do not necessarily improve. 








8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Same script writers. Different cast members.

Anonymous said...

many allegations .........

Reportedly According to said...

Cllr Buck, I don't believe you were present at the AHS AGM. What source are you relying upon for your report of events?

Anonymous said...

11:11
I believe Evelyn has multiple sources. Have you read the Auroran ?

Anonymous said...

11:42, her "report" on the AHS AGM reads as a first-person account of events. However, it wasn't witnessed, but gleaned from secondary sources.

Anonymous said...

19:08 You're kidding?...right?

Anonymous said...

23:29
No. 19:08 was not kidding. That's what is so sad about its comments.

Anonymous said...

Not to worry, Anonymous 15:58. The comment at 19:08 was made anonymously so, as we've been told, it doesn't count.