FRIENDS OF ROCKWOOD PARK COMES FACE TO FACE WITH TWO MINISTERS OF THE SHAWN GRAHAM GOVERNMENT!!! HONEYMOON OVER???

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Today was the first true confrontation the Shawn Graham Liberal Government ever had with the public since they took power.


I might add it involved two Ministers of the Shawn Graham Government.








Yes, it was a heavy one!!!




Last night, I was asked if I would be interested in attending a Christmas Party organized by Paul Zed. < I might add that he almost ran me over when he race in the parking lot >









Once there, I decided to take a walk up the road. I noticed the Friends of Rockwood Park on the side of the street.








I might add there was a lot of horn blowing in support.








I would like to also add that people are still congratulating me from the result of my trial.




The word spread around very quickly and it wasn’t even in the Irving papers? Ok...never mind that!!!




While chatting with a reporter from CFBC. I heard this loud shouting match between Roly MacIntyre and Stuart Jamieson.( 2 Liberal Ministers)








Duty was calling and I quickly went for my camera.





I never said a word ( for once ) and began clicking away!




I was surprised these two Liberal Ministers would even face the protesters?



But? I must give credit where credit is due because the Ministers of the former Bernard Lord Government wouldn’t have shown their faces.










The point these Ministers were trying to make was - As Ministers of the Shawn Graham Government, They are not allowed to get involved in the hearings of the Gas Pipeline.




The Friends of Rockwood Park didn’t wish to hear this.










Abel LeBlanc spoke out loud and clear against the pipeline so therefore the same action should be followed by Roly and Stuart.









Sorry...I guess it doesn’t work that way?



But one thing is certain!!!





They got the message loud and clear.




If any decision concerning the pipeline reached the Cabinet table?




Well? It’s going to be a touchy one.




Going back to the friends of Rockwood Park.



They are a very determined group.







Today, it was cold and windy but they still stood their ground and will fight this pipeline till the end of time.




This is November, can you imagine what this group will do once the warmer weather arrives again in the Spring?

IS THE PRINT CLEAR ENOUGH FOR YOU STUART JAMIESON????

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Someone gives Charles a Christmas gift.

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The reporter from the Baron!!!!

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I was driving by and I caught her off guard!!!

FIRST CONFRONTATION OF THE SHAWN GRAHAM GOVERNMENT WITH THE PUBLIC!!!!

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It was a heavy one!!!

Stay tuned.....

Everyone wants to become a blogger these days!!!!...lol

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PROTEST AT ROCKWOOD PARK THIS AFTERNOON AT 1:00PM!!!

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I'll be right there with my camera. Could I be arrested again? Who know????

The emotional question is this? Now what???

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It's going to get very interesting next week,

Stay tuned!!!

DOROTHY DAWSON IS THE BEST!!!

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Taken on the elevator after the verdict!!!!

Many citizens approached me today on the verdict in saint John!!!

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I was surprised the amount of strangers who congratulated me on the verdict. It was nice.

Two feet of snow in Saint John???

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Just a reminder....

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Water meters in Saint John?

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Water, water everywhere, but.

So, another threat to Saint John taxpayers: Cut back on water usage or face higher and higher water bills.

I'm curious. Is it the average homeowners who are using all this water or is it industry; the pulp mill, the oil refinery, etc.?

I suppose it's both. Industry, however, has no reason at all to reduce its consumption of water. It can offset its own water rates by simply adding a few cents to whatever it is producing.

So likely it's going to be the average Joe who is going to bare the brunt of higher rates to pay for the cleanup of Saint John harbour and to keep water and sewerage infrastructure up and running.

What about meters? There is no question that they work.

In Ontario, cities that have installed meters have seen usage drop by 20 to 30 percent.

But what about the added cost and maintenance of those meters?

Who will pay for that? Well, you and I, of course.

Where does our Mayor stand on this?

Last January, he said that he hadn't made up his mind on meters because he hadn't had "a full briefing from staff on how they would work, how much they would cost, and how effective they would be in saving water and taking stress off the system". Hello! Why
>weren't you as interested in a full briefing from staff when you bullied
>council into accepting a 160 million dollar tax giveaway for the Irving LNG terminal?

We wouldn't even be having this debate over water rates if that
money hadn't been slipped to Richie Rich and his family. 160 million
dollars could pay for a Niagara of clean water, some pretty good water pipes and a clean harbour to boot.

The city's top water guy, Paul Groody, says he wants to see ongoing
discussion with citizens during town hall meetings. Now, that's an
innovative approach. Paul, you should have talked to Norm before he rammed the LNG project down our throats -- with no public input at all.

I encourage you to share your feelings more.

I'm surprised too that Groody has so much to say on the water issue when he himself doesn't seem to have all the facts. Don't tell me that our water usage is "significantly" higher than in many other municipalities - tell me exactly how much higher and more importantly, why it is so much higher.

I have a quick shower every morning, flush my toilet a few times a day, do my laundry once a week, drink 4 or 5 glasses of water daily, and use a quart each day for cooking and whatever it takes to wash my dishes or floors.

I suspect Mr. Groody uses about the same, probably more as he has a family.

What are you doing to cut your consumption, water man?