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Second legal opinion sought on water deal
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vote in favour of an expenditure contrary to the legislation, including personal liability to the municipality for the amount and disqualification from holding office for four years. BY TAMARA CUNNINGHAM The information conflicts with THE NEWS BULLETIN the district’s own legal opinion. Mayor Jack de Jong told A Lantzville councillor warns the News Bulletin there are no that a new agreement with capital costs involved and the Nanaimo could get politicians municipality’s legal team has into hot water. advised that as long as it’s not Lantzville Coun. Denise Haime made a condition of signing the has sought an independent legal agreement, the district doesn’t opinion on the need have to go to referto put a water deal endum. with Nanaimo to refThe City of erendum, which she Nanaimo agreed to says shows counciltake out the clause lors could be personrequiring electoral ally liable for signing consent in early the agreement withAugust. out elector approval. I had never Lantzville’s mayor H a i m e c o m m i s - expected says he’s comfortsioned an indepenable with the legal dent legal opinion this kind of opinion and council from Kamloopsneeds to move forbased Fulton and obstructionism ward. Company at her own ... and it’s not “I had never expense in July after expected this kind her first attempt to going to go of obstructionism get a motion on the – that’s what I’m table for a referen- anywhere. going to call it – dum failed. The firm’s and it’s not going report, dated Sept. 3, was not to go anywhere. I have the legal seen by council prior to its vote opinion, council has the legal to sign a 20-year water supply opinion, we published our own deal with Nanaimo, but suggests positions ... so I am very confithe agreement creates liabilities dent,” he said. “In fact, it’s gone. for Lantzville of a capital nature I signed the document.” and the approval of electors is news@nanaimobulletin.com required if the municipality is to What do you think? Give us have proper authority to enter your comments by e-mail: ediinto the agreement. tor@nanaimobulletin.com or on According to the legal opinion, our Facebook page at www.facethe Community Charter carries penalties for councillors who book.com/nanaimobulletin.com.
COUNCILLOR WANTS deal with Nanaimo to go to referendum.
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Post-ceremony celebration
Nanaimo RCMP Const. Ryan Blakey, Nanaimo detachment’s 2014 Tour de Rock rider, left, reacts to Const. Misty Dmytar, 2013 team member, who gives an impromptu performance with miniature cow bells following this year’s team tour jersey presentations at the CFB Esquimalt Gun Room pub Friday. The team gets a send-off in Victoria Saturday (Sept. 20) and starts its 1,100-kilometre journey across the Island from Port Alice Sunday. Tour de Rock rides into Nanaimo on Sept. 28 with a Red Serge dinner and a stop at Maffeo Sutton Park on Sept. 29 before heading off to Ladysmith.
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