Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Freedom of OUR Press

Jamie Wallace
Home page of the Lantzville log states, "Because of the increasingly litigious nature of the debate about urban agricultural farming, the Log will no longer publish related articles or letters related to this topic. Only reports of actual proceedings and public record will be printed."

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the voice of Lantzville, British Columbia

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- Andrew Mostad Wait, wasn't Wager part of the public record? Seems silly to edit him out of such a great report
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- Gord Fuller What a crock:)
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- Jamie Wallace Your right Andrew, that was the first thing I thought. So look out, this issue could be another interesting read.
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- Marjorie Stewart Who's been litigating?
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- Andrew Mostad from what I can tell, not us...
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- Les Bendo I found this quote "Buy fresh vegetables and fruit at least twice each week." on this page: http://thelog.ca/2011/02/vegetables-to-go/ . Interesting!
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- Nicole Shaw Not quite "the voice of Lantzville" now is it...?
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- Renessa Bak this always reminds me of how the papers are fond of sharing 'we are the voice of our community'. . and I always reply with. "for as long as you are not including my voice. . sorry, I think you are falling short on that statemend.
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- Chris J. Slater Exactly Nicole Shaw, "the voice" has been silenced but by whom? What freedom of the press? Well if that's what's happening, we're becoming less free every day! We need to tell whoever thinks they are in control here in Canada, those who would condone such censorship, many have fought and died for our rights and they best look out! Shame on the Lantzville Log for folding under such "pressure". They need to report this attempt to control OUR CANADIAN CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS to the RCMP! That's the story here. My father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, aunts and uncles fought in WWII to protect these rights this paper will now throw away! If they won't stand up to this sort of manipulation, I will. How about you people? Are you ready to defend our Constitution?
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- Renessa Bak freedom of the press has always stopped at the editors desk.
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- Chris J. Slater My post today to the Log: Thanks Lantzville Log for "Vegetables-To-Go" BY PATRICIA CHUEY on February 8, 2011. Excellent article except for one thing. The greatest danger to our health and continued existence on this planet comes from "Frankenfoods"! These are gentically modified organisms (GMO) manufactured by Corporations that have been given the RIGHT to patent the life they've "invented" by the United States of America. Sadly Canada has joined this foolishness. These foods are prohibited in the EU for very good reasons. The next greatest threat comes from the unnatural pesticides, insecticides and unnatural fertilizers manufactured from natural gas for instance. Same problems with a lot of pharmaceuticals. Next is the right of these corporations NOT to divulge what they are up to. They don't even have to tell us on their packaging that they have put this in our food and thus in our bodies. Help us Health Canada, your mandate comes from the people of Canada, not Monsanto, Dow and others! Will the Log fold to Monsanto and others? http://grownfoods.blogspot.com/ Stay tuned, WE can make a difference!
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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Response to comment to Minister of Agriculture

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Please be assured that your message has been received. Your views are important to us and will be given careful consideration. If required, you will receive a response as soon as possible.

Thank you again for your interest and comments.

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Yes, thank you Kate Storey, Agriculture critic for the Green Party of Canada for your expression of support on Protect Urban Agriculture, Save Compassion Farm.... Oh that The Honourable Gerry Ritz http://www.agr.gc.ca/cb/min/index_e.php?s1=help-aide&s2=contact Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board would now respond to our righteous concerns for food security and our RIGHTS to grow and sell FOOD from any property under our control. He has been doing an admirable job for AGRI-BUS., with his foreign trips to sell their products, but I want him to start doing more for us, the people who elected him; the people who are forced to consume disgusting GMO and GE foods simply because they are sneakily NOT LABELLED. Canada needs to follow the rest of civilized societies such as in the EU and ban these Frankenfoods. And then arrange restitution from Corporate Capitalists like Monsanto for the DAMAGE they have done to our world! Won't you join me in letting The Honourable Gerry Ritz http://www.agr.gc.ca/cb/min/index_e.php?s1=help-aide&s2=contact know of our concerns?

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Mayor Colin Haime; Lantzville, BC, Canada

Chris J. Slater

Back to the future as we enter into a post consumer and oil society. Could some one please tell me:

1. What does the Mayor of the District of Lantzville get in the way of salary, benefits, honorariums and expenses? How long has Colin Haime been the Mayor and what has he received for each year he's served and what benefits like pension, etc. will continue after he is defeated or leaves office voluntarily?

2. What does a Councillor of the District of Lantzville get in the way of salary, benefits, honorariums and expenses? How long has Denise Haime been a Councillor and what has she received for each year she's served and what benefits like pension, etc. will continue after she is defeated or leaves office voluntarily? Contd...

What an inspiration Mayor Colin Haime, of The District of Lantzville http://www.lantzville.ca/cms.asp?wpID=465, British Columbia is to our local political, corporate, and academic world! Colin Haime, CA has been a CASB (Chartered Accountant, School of Business) facilitator since 2001. He is a Partner in Barber & Haime, Chartered Accountants (Mayor Colin and wife - Councillor Denise Haime (Barber) are CA's and principles of barberhaime.com/), a Professor in the Faculty of Management at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo http://www.viu.ca/business/faculty/haimec.asp, see: http://www.casb.com/pdf/CQ_Winter-2008.pdf As a "peasant" living with my wife, a student, on less than $14,000/yr and friends to activist Dirk Becker and magazine owner Nicole Shaw whose combined income is approximately$20,000 I cannot help but wonder how in touch Colin and Denise and their "accountant majority on council " are with people who are struggling to get clean and nutritious food by growing our own food? Maybe some time "walking awhile in our shoes" would teach them what it is like to struggle to make a living on Vancouver Island these days?

On the Island we only produce 4% of the FOOD we consume here. The rest of our food has to come from somewhere else in the world: China, California, Florida, Mexico, Thailand: What is going to happen when there is no more cheap transportation or "chemicalized" food?

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