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Thumbs Down to Niagara Falls city hall. We’re past Valentine’s Day, folks. It’s time to take down the large outdoor Christmas wreath and bows.
Thumbs Down to Premier Kathleen Wynne for making negative comments regarding a new hospital for South Niagara. She may be the new premier but she has an obligation to respect the advice that Kevin Smith has provided. He was appointed by the minister of health to make recommendations. When the people of Niagara are just beginning to trust the NHS again and are starting to believe that health care in Niagara may be on the road to improvement, comments like this will only serve to derail the progress.
Thumbs Up to Premier Kathleen Wynne, who, to quote her aide, says she will “work with the opposition” to review the reasons behind the cancellation of gas plants on the eve of the 2011 election, “so that we can have a productive session the legislature.” It’s refreshing to see the new Liberal leader take this approach and we applaud her for the decision to let some light finally shine on this issue. More importantly, we support any effort that will in the final analysis make this session of the Legislature more productive than the last.
Thumbs Down to Fort Erie Mayor Doug Martin, who says he won’t attend any more closed-door sessions of his own council due to unspecified activities happening inside. “In my opinion, there have been serious breaches of ethical and moral issues that confound my integrity and there are things going on behind closed doors that are just not right.” That may well be. Who knows whos right. The public doesn’t get to hear what’s going on inside closed-door meetings. But just staying away from the meetings unless the Ministy of Municipal Affairs intervenes, as Martin has suggested, is not the answer. Martin can, even in closed door meeting, go on the record with the clerk stating his objections. We would even go so far as to argue that he, as mayor, has an obligation to do just that.
Thumbs Down to the provincial court system trying to collect parking tickets from 1990. There is a statute of limitations on real crimes but they think they can collect money from 23 years ago?
Thumbs Up to the Niagara Falls Chamber of Commerce for lowering the price on their State of the City luncheon this year and helping to make it more affordable for business people to attend.
Thumbs Up to Family Day – any excuse to have a day off – especially in February, deserves two thumbs up.
Thumbs Up to the school crossing guard who goes out of his way to wave at every passing driver while he works each morning on St. Paul St. (south of Mountain Road) in Niagara Falls. Sir, your small gesture helps set the tone for the day for a lot of morning commuters. Thank you.
Thumbs Down to businesses and residents who do not clean the sidewalks in front of their establishments and/or homes after a snowfall. There were plenty of pedestrians forced to walk on the street during and after last Friday’s snowfall, and that is never a good thing. C’mon people, especially students at Brock and Niagara College, we can do better.
Thumbs Down to Marineland protesters who did their best to disrupt Niagara Falls council Tuesday evening. Council has nothing to do with this issue. Picket the Humane Society. Picket MPP Kim Craitor’s office. Picket MP Rob Nicholson. Municipal politicians? Wrong place.
Thumbs Up to Valentine’s Day and all the people who did something special for the one they love. Thumbs up even more up for people who show love every single day in the little things.
Thumbs Down to muddy fields soft with snow melt-off.
2 Comments on "Thumbs Up to Family Day, friendly crossing guards and valentines; Thumbs Down to Christmas in February, Kathleen Wynne and old parking tickets"
If you are going to give Wynne a Thumbs Down for dismissing a South Hospital then you must correct and give a Thumbs Up to those protesting the move of maternity services. It only took one month to prove that there is no short term or long term plan to get a South Hospital as a previous writer to some of your columns I will repeat it is 25 – 30 years down the road. Your opinion writer Ianonni faces an even larger dilemma. Where is she? Why haven’t you got any comment from her in regards to Wynne’s last statement putting the nail in the new South Hospital coffin. She fought Ted Salci 2 1/2 years ago on the moving of maternity services and then does a 180 and agrees eith him and I think an apology is in order to rectify this. Then she sides with Kevin Smith the most not trusted man in Niagara for whatever political or other opportunities she thinks she will receive. The best part is that she is supposed to be the head of the Niagara Falls Health Care committee. I believe there is no one supporting this position on that committee but then again just ask them. Then she must apologize to all of Niagara Falls for falling for the oldest magic trick in the book distract the victim by dangling a shiny object (new hospital) in front of them while you are loading up the trucks and making the maternity services disappear. So Mrs. Iaononni there is still time to salvage something all we need is unaminous support at city council so here is your opportunity to redeem yourself and tell everyone you were wrong again.
Thank you.
Thumbs down to Bullet News for criticizing Kathleen Wynne for finally telling the truth about the future of hospital services in Niagara. It’s high time you woke up to the lies that the NHS has disseminated to Niagara over the years, and to the real reasons Kevin Smith was appointed as Supervisor. Stop drinking the KoolAid, Bullet News, and join the conversation about how south Niagara is going to cope with the loss of services.