CRYSTAL BEACH IS MAKING WAVES
Maybe there was other stuff going on in Fort Erie, but Crystal Beach was sure swinging this weekend. On Saturday, July 12, Queen's Circle came alive with the sounds, smells and tastes of the Crystal...
View ArticlePETTIT ROAD RESIDENTS UPSET ABOUT DEVELOPMENT CHANGES
In what seems like another case of the planning department not listening to the people, Monday night's Council in Committee Meeting of Fort Erie Town Council featured a report from the planning...
View ArticleSTEPHEN PASSERO GETS "SCHOOLED" BY ACTIVIST PARENT
Where does one begin when there's a treasure trove of topics to discuss revolving around the Monday, July 21st Regular Council Meeting? "From the sublime to the ridiculous," as my mother would say.OK....
View ArticleWASN'T THAT A NIGHT?
There were other issues and discussions on Monday night, but let's just get to the last act of this dramedy and talk about Paul Collard's request that the new Acting CAO and the new town attorney take...
View ArticleJIMMY IS PULLING A PALIN
Next, he'll be talking about "Blood Libel" in reference to comments about him on my blog. Just like Sarah, he takes no responsibility for the effects of his words or actions. And like the former failed...
View ArticleLET'S GET POLITICAL!
BREAKING NEWS!I knew all along who the "unnamed," now convicted and sentenced embezzler was in the Bridges Scandal. A lot of political capital must have been spent to get such a good deal for Carole....
View ArticleWARNING TO CANDIDATES PROMISING JOBS
Canada's unemployment rate edged down to seven per cent in July, with just 200 new jobs created, according to Statistics Canada. The article goes on to report that"On an annual basis, employment...
View ArticleNew neighbourhood: South Coast Village
New neighbourhood: South Coast VillageGreat video highlighting Crystal Beach and in particular, the South Coast Village under construction on the former arena and parking lot grounds of the Crystal...
View ArticleCARL PALADINO BUYS FORT ERIE RACETRACK
BREAKING NEWSCarl Paladino and others purchased the race track according to PUBLISHED REPORTSCarl Paladino is quite the developer and quite the character. He ran for governor and lost to Andrew Cuomo;...
View ArticleTHIBERT KNOWS BONUSING
The chief Poobah of the racetrack and the EDTC was on local radio this morning bragging about the sale of the Fort Erie Racetrack's 388 acres to a Buffalo group headed by Carl Paladino and a couple of...
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ALL WILL BE REVEALED
Actual Transcripts of cross examination of Mayor Douglas Martin taken on November 22, 2013.This is part of Project 4-2-0 a plan that came out of town hall.
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SHULAR TO THIBERT CONNECTION REVEALED
This may require some careful reading. I've taken what I feel are pertinent pages of Rick Shular's Cross Examination in the Conflict of Interest Case against Councillors Steckley, Hill, Lubberts and...
View ArticleLIST OF CONTRIBUTORS TO LEGAL ACTION
In the Conflict of Interest case against Councillors Steckley, Hill, Lubberts and Collard, the late Supreme Court Justice ruled that the contributors to the lawsuit be revealed.Here is the list as...
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A. Mr. Passero and I don't like each other
Tim Whitfield got off to a good start in his cross-examination on November 26, 2013. His answer to the question of how he knew Ward 1 Councillor and mayoral hopeful Stephen Passero brought an honest...
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"I don't recall."
That was a term used often during his cross examination in the Conflict of Interest Case by Stephen Passero.Odd, isn't it that Passero has bragged in the past that he never asks a question that he...
View ArticleKUDOS TO ART VANDALAY
A reader sent in his version of a Limerick. It deserves to be reprinted here:Alas'If not for The Jimmy there would of course be no ninjaFor it was from his lips came the leaks to this frinjaPassed...
View ArticlePASSERO TAKES SELF-PROMOTION TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL
Leave it to Fort Erie's own Eddie Haskell to promote and host a public information meeting about the Kinsmen Pool during an election. Especially when there is no real news coming forward about the...
View ArticleIT'S TIME FOR A FORENSIC AUDIT
Remember this?Fort Erie council has approved a last-minute decision to give $500,000 to ensure the Fort Erie Race Track has a racing season this year. The decision was made with a 6-1 vote in favour of...
View ArticleDECISIONS, DECISIONS, DECISIONS
A trio of recent decisions has vindicated certain elected representatives. Two have been decided in the favour of the accused while a third has upheld an earlier decision.First, The Mayor of Richmond...
View Article"QUIT BASHING THE EDTC," HIZZONER SEZ
It must be really bothering Doug Martin that he is now a real Lame Duck - not just on paper like most of the other councillors. He had to hang it up because he knew that his five vote margin in the...
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