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Cheaper Than A Porsche plays during Civic Sounds Thursday night at Civic Plaza in front of the Vernon museum. Curtis Poustie and his daughter Senna, right, dance at the free concert, put on by the Downtown Vernon Association. Civic Sounds features Vernon’s Celtic-Maritime band Cod Gone Wild this Thursday.
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“Everyone has an opinion and there isn’t much of an outlet for it. A test drive like this allows that to happen and we can reassess after it happens.” Coun. Brian Quiring said such meetings could Model EX FB2E5FJX turnshown: into Civic a “huge make-work project” and a big “bitch-fest.” “You have all these concerns come out that are being raised, then what are we going to do with them?” asked Quiring. “I’m not prepared to vote in favour until I get a sense of what it will look like, how it will functions and what we’re going to do with the concerns raised. I’m nervous about doing it. If we do a trial run, there has to be some parameters and boundaries. A big public forum could be a disaster.” Mayor Akbal Mund said there’s no way he could support a town hall meeting. “By inviting everybody into a room and discussing whatever you want it becomes more personal,” said Mund. “We start agreeing on some topics that some councillors have passion LAST CHANCE FORabout, and others disagree on some, doesn’t make us OUR 2015itCIVICS look good, does it? I don’t feel it does as a team,
A test drive on Vernon city council holding open town-hall-style public meetings won’t even leave the garage. Council voted against a motion put forward by Coun. Scott Anderson, who asked that council implement a test of one moderated town hall meetModel shown: Civic EX FB2E5FJX ing in October or November. Model shown: Civic EX FB2E5FJX The meeting would be informal with no defined topics, and would give participants two minutes to ask a question or make a comment to council. “It’s something that should be driven by council and I’m quite willing to give it a test drive,” said Coun. Catherine Lord. “I’m not sure how well it’s going to work. If we don’t try it we won’t know.” Anderson said the idea for the town hall meeting was to have an informal evening where people would feel comfortable talking to council members. “It wouldn’t be as formal as we are sitting right here (in council chambers),” said Anderson. “It’s 2015 CIVIC pretty hard for people to address andDXget their conLEASEthat looks like * cerns out looking at a panel judges. FROM $
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anyway. My fear is that’s what’s going to happen at these meetings.” Coun. Juliette Cunningham said council is very easy to get a hold of. “When people have concerns, they contact us,” she said. “Through staff and council, we address their concerns. People call me at home, e-mail me or see me downtown, I’m always happy to hear what they have to say and I do what I can to address their issues.” Council, in May, requested staff to bring forward recommendations and alternatives for council to host periodic public town hall meetings. Five options were presented in a report – Anderson’s motion was the sixth – and council voted on option four. That is, staff will continue with the current community consultation practice of actively engaging and consulting with the community on new initiatives; conducting business in a transparent manner; and implement goals and deliverables outlined in council’s strategic plan, many of which include a form a consultation and communication initiative.
Vernon RCMP received help and are looking for more following an incident involving a prolific offender Monday. The Vernon detachment was called at 6:15 a.m. Monday to a report of a suspect out on Okanagan Lake near Lakeshore Road. The man was believed to be illegally in possession of a Zodiac boat towing what was believed to be three stolen kayaks. “Our officers would like to thank the good citizen in the area who took our officers out on the water in his boat so they could determine where the suspect went with the kayaks,” said Vernon RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk. “The suspect was able to make it to shore and he took off in the bush before the officers could catch up with him.” The police service dog team was called in and the 40-year-old suspect was located a short time later. “He gave up only after the dog made contact with him,” said Molendyk. When he was arrested, the man was found to be in possession of numerous suspected stolen items, break-and-enter instruments, as well as a prohibited weapon (bear spray). Some of the stolen property found on the suspect included a Samsung Galaxy S4 that has been linked to a theft from a motor vehicle reported at 4 a.m. Monday. The investigators believe the suspect hid two of the kayaks in the area from Kin Beach south to Old Stamp Mill Road. One is blue and the second is yellow. The investigators are asking anyone in the north end of Okanagan Lake that had a Zodiac boat or kayaks stolen to please call them at 250-545-7171. Molendyk said the suspect is a prolific offender out of Kelowna, and will be held for court as officers continue to investigate.
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