Friday, June 6, 2008
Terrible news in the Crowsnest Pass today
Today received terrible news Artic Spa's one the largest employers in the Crowsnest Pass laid of the vast majority of it's employee's. This is so sad and I really feel for the employee's I have gone through this myself several times. Understand from talking to a number of the laid off employees this afternoon that the company as a large inventory of hot tubs backed up. Sounds like its not a temporary situation, the laid off employee's told me they would be receiving their severance pay next week. This really once again emphasizes the need for all groups in the community to work together and attract secondary industry to our area.
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Hi Dean,
This is devastating news for all concerned, especially for the workers and their families, and for our community as a whole. Our hearts go out to them!
With respect to your ‘secondary industry’ comment… I don’t know which groups you are talking about but I am guessing the economic development board, chamber of commerce and council. A collective group such as that (with a 'self-appointed' leader rather than a 'chosen' leader) which is currently meeting once every several months at best, is not going to get the job done!
Dean, I respect your past efforts in trying time after time to get these groups to even come together, never mind more frequently. /btw I do recall your saying that the next scheduled meeting which was to take place this month (June) would not likely happen. Sure enough, I understand it has been put off until September, at the earliest. The powers that be don't want meetings, which goes to my earlier point with respect to meetings being rare and sporadic at best. (Is it because some of them who are running things are already having their own meetings???)
I mean be honest, over the last 15 years or so, the same people and leadership who are responsible for where we as a community have landed up today, are still running things. They are still in charge! Until that changes we are going to keep getting more of the same.
Now you may not like what I say, but as you yourself have shown, time after time... 'facts are facts'!
John
I don't argue with a lot that you have said here, but I can't and won't give up. Each member of council only as one vote, you know like I do it takes four votes to make a majority. Now some people vote the way they do for one of several reasons; it's the right thing to do, they believe in what they are doing, or they vote at the whim of the loud minority interest group, or to satisfy the person that is going to pass them the golden torch in two and a half years. I have no problem with the first two.
This is really terrible news Dean, I hope the community is able to come through it ok.
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