At this year's Kearney Dog Sled races, many members of the new council were on hand to help out with setting up, working the kitchen, staffing the tracks, and cleaning up afterwards.
Mayor Paul Tomlinson on the other hand managed to be available only for the Opening Ceremonies and Closing Ceremonies. The rest of the time he was nowhere to be seen. He certainly wasn't rubbing elbows with any of the Townies or guests.
MP Tony Clement not only attended the Opening Ceremonies, but joined the locals for breakfast in the Community Centre and watched the races.
MPP, Norm Miller attended the Closing Ceremonies on Sunday and stayed for the spaghetti dinner.
So where was Pauldo?
One of the prime responsibilities of the Mayor is to represent his town and be an attentive host to special guests. Instead, Mayor Tomlinson virtually boycotted the entire event, save the opening and closing photo-ops. Messrs Clement and Miller had to fend for themselves when they attended the races and community events. Nice manners, Paul.
But we did notice that Mayor Tomlinson busted out the Chain of Office and bent over backwards strutting his stuff for his personal friends from the U.K. who were visiting. He probably gave them all autographed photos of himself carrying the Olympic torch through someone else's town.
But we did notice that Mayor Tomlinson busted out the Chain of Office and bent over backwards strutting his stuff for his personal friends from the U.K. who were visiting. He probably gave them all autographed photos of himself carrying the Olympic torch through someone else's town.
Tony Clement and Norm Miller have been huge supporters of the Town of Kearney and much of the improvements and funding over the years have been because of their continued goodwill and friendship. We owe both a sincere apology for Mayor Tomlinson's inexcusably rude and selfish behaviour.
Are you surprised?
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