Since Paul Tomlinson became mayor of Kearney we've not only watched business and industry leave town, but also town staff. As we've previously reported, several left because of Mayor Tomlinson's behaviour or had their jobs cut by him:
- Liz Stermsek, Office Administrator: Resigned in disgust.
- David Hunks, Treasurer: Resigned in disgust. Replaced with high paid, part-time financial consultant.
- Dean Hall, Operations Manager: Gone and not replaced.
- Kim Harrison, Fire Prevention Officer and 1st Response Captain: Gone because of budget cuts, but partially replaced.
- Frank Colley, General Maintenance, Custodian, Rink Attendant resigned in disgust after Lions Park heated washrooms were locked and replaced with Porta-potties.
- Volunteers: Gone. Mayor Tomlinson has managed to do away with most volunteer committees and the deterioration of services and facilities is obvious.
Now we can add Yvonne Aubichon, Kearney's Town Clerk, to Tomlinson's list of victims. Tomlinson harassed her to the point where Council had to intervene and Tomlinson issued a written apology to his victim. Council also censured the mayor and asked for his resignation. Almost immediately after, Tomlinson's lack of sincerity quickly became apparent when, at The Iron Skillet, he launched into a long and loud diatribe to his lawyer Rob Pritchard about what a shitty employee Ms. Aubichon was and how the "harassment" was nothing more than "keeping her in line". Several people in the restaurant were friends of Ms. Aubichon and were disgusted with Tomlinson's obvious grandstanding. Mayor Tomlinson's harassment and slander finally drove Ms. Aubichon out of Kearney on a leave of absence and she has now officially resigned. This is also what's known as "constructive dismissal". All this hot on the heals of Tomlinson telling the Almaguin News how, as a mere town councillor, he personally fired the previous Town Clerk, Twyla Nicholson.
Are you surprised?
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