Thursday, May 05, 2011

Province To Get Involved In Greater Vernon Governance Reviews - Mayor expresses frustration to minister during Victoria meeting


Community Minister Ida Chong is throwing a provincial official into the mix as North Okanagan Regional District staff and Greater Vernon political directors struggle with ongoing governance reviews over water and parks. Chong made the promise in a meeting in Victoria Thursday with Vernon Mayor Wayne Lippert. ``I made it very, very clear how frustrated I am and how much these issues that are not coming to an end are costing all of us in the North Okanagan and Greater Vernon,'' Lippert told SUN FM following his meeting. The mayor also met with Public Safety Minister Shirley Bond who is promising some changes soon to help with the Okanagan Spirits efforts to expand its business.

1 comment:

Coldstreamer said...

I heard cold showers can ease frustration.

Minister Ida Chong was at the SILGA meeting in Merritt so Mayor Lippert could have saved a trip to Victoria.

Mayor Lippert seems to adopt the position that all of the problems are the fault of Coldstream and NORD. A dispute can only arise when two or more parties have different viewpoints. Who is to tell that Mayor Lippert's position is the correct one and everyone else is wrong?