You CAN Fight City Hall!

We don't know if it's our blog or the petition being circulated for Mayor Paul Tomlinson's resignation, but the Proudfoot Four (and their sycophant Art Murdy) were playing a very different tune at the Council meeting on Friday, March 11th.

As you might recall, Council (i.e. the weak-end members) had voted against this years' Regatta, ending a 60-plus year tradition. Instead, Kearney residents would have had to come to the Sand Lake (Proudfoot) Regatta in the hopes that the people of Proudfoot would let the Townies join in their reindeer games.

But, following a groundswell from the real citizens of Kearney, who have had just about enough of Tomlinson, Council voted unanimously on Friday for the Kearney Regatta to go ahead, including the street dance and beer garden.

Of course, Barrie resident, Councillor Barry Dingwall had to remind everyone of the Proudfoot Four's real feelings about Townie events when he tabled the motion to have councillors assigned to attend events. Dingwall assumed that the other councillors felt as he does and would have to be ordered to attend a minimum number of events. Councillor Yvonne Wills raised the point that councillors, as representatives of the citizens of Kearney, should make every effort to at least attend every town event, if not pitch in and help out. Councillors shouldn't just have to meet a minimum quota. As the people of Kearney (or at least the ones that actually live in Kearney) know, Councillor Wills has attended virtually every event, even prior to entering town politics. Can Mayor Paul Tomlinson or his bootlick, Deputy Mayor Art Murdy claim the same?

Council's reversal on the Regatta surprised us, but on the rest of it...

Are You Surprised?