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Friday, August 24, 2012
VOL. 98 NO. 102
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Thapar denied UBCM AUTUMN MacDONALD Observer Reporter Coun. Sushil Thapar has been denied representing the city at an annual function. Due to restrictions placed on the councillor, Thapar is now required to seek council permission prior to representing the city at any function or traveling out of town on behalf of the Gold Pan City. Following censure protocol, Thapar recently requested council approval to attend the Union of BC Municipalities conference. That request was denied. “What right do they have to stop me from doing the work I was elected to do,� Thapar said. A recommendation by the executive committee comprised of Mayor Sjostrom and Couns. Laurey-Anne Roodenburg and Ed Coleman was on the agenda and read: “The recommendation of the executive committee is to allow Coun. Thapar to attend the annual UBCM convention, on behalf of the City of Quesnel, due to the importance of the UBCM convention. In allowing this request by
Coun. Thapar, Council requests Coun. Thapar to keep his communications with and about, the mayor and other members of council respectful.� “I’ve been 10 times to the convention and now these people are telling me I can’t go, due to disrespect?� Thapar said. In an interview with the Observer in July, Thapar called his council members “morons� prompting council to place restrictions (censure)on their colleague. “I’ve apologized and they are still punishing me,� Thapar said. “But it’s not just denying me, it’s denying the taxpayers who voted me in.� Mayor Mary Sjostrom, who supported the recommendation to allow Thapar attendance on the grounds he “keep his communications with, and about, the mayor and other members of council respectful� voted in favour of Thapar attending, as did Coun. Coleman and Thapar. Couns. Roodenburg, Mike Cave and Scott Elliott opposed the recommendation. Coun. John Brisco wasn’t in attendance. Once a vote is split it is automatically defeated.
RCMP seeking jumper’s identity
See how it’s done During the Aug. 18 Quesnel Farmers’ Market, Flavours of Quesnel, several vendors offered samples of their products and also provided demonstrations. Jodi Ballinger of The Dandelion Bucket works on one of her products. Autumn MacDonald photo
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Investigation continues into a suspicious occurrence which took place on the Moffat Bridge in Quesnel Saturday afternoon. Shortly before 3 p.m. Aug. 18, Quesnel RCMP received a report of a male jumping off the Moffat Bridge into the Fraser River. Witnesses were concerned for the male’s well being and called 911. Quesnel RCMP and Search and Rescue personnel commenced a search of the shoreline and river but were unable to locate the male. An aerial search of the area was also conducted. The male was not located and Quesnel RCMP have not
received any subsequent missing persons report for a male matching this description. The male is described as a thin Caucasian male who appeared to be in his late teens or early 20s. He was wearing light brown / tan shorts and had long dark hair and possibly a beard. RCMP are looking to speak with anyone who may have information regarding this incident or who may know the identity of the male involved. Anyone with any information is asked to call the Quesnel RCMP at 250-992-9211.
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