Letters from Resident Larry Barron
The following letter was submitted to council by resident Larry Barron and forwarded to the Anmore Times. The letter is requesting that council form and election committee to choose an election officer since council has yet to appoint one and asks that the Village no longer provide a grant to the Anmore Times to assist in publishing their print newsletter to Village residents. The link to the full letter is below:
**Editor’s notes:
As background for those that aren’t aware - The Ministry of Community has sent a letter to the Village stating that if the council could not agree on the appointment of an election officer at the Tuesday, February 9th meeting that the Ministry would use it’s rights under the Local Government Act to step in and appoint someone. This letter is available on the Village of Anmore web site under Council Agendas. It appears in the February 9th agenda package.
In reference to the Anmore Times funding – we receive funding from advertising sales and a Village grant (correction: $3500) that we apply for each year. The Village grant is used to cover the cost of printing any government submissions, including submissions from all councillors and the advertising of Village events and notices. Advertising monies are used to pay for letters to the editors and other Village news. The Anmore Times is not a business, it is a community based volunteer organization with an open membership that has had many, many varied volunteer editors over the years. We welcome all submissions and contributions to the paper. We also welcome all volunteers. The paper can only reflect the contributions of those that take the time to write something. If someone, such as Mr. Barron feels the Anmore Times is one sided, we welcome his side.
Fundamental powers
8 (1) A municipality has the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural person of full capacity.
(2) A municipality may provide any service that the council considers necessary or desirable, and may do this directly or through another public authority or another person or organization.
Letter sent to the Anmore Times from Larry Barron on February 12th : larrybarronFeb12
Letter sent to Council and forwarded to the Anmore Times from Larry Barron on February 22nd: LarryBarronFeb22
(**Please note the Feb 12th and 22nd letter from Mr. Barron was posted on Feb 28th after the Anmore Times volunteers had a chance to meet at their monthly meeting on Feb 26th.)
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Tracy
Perhaps you could post my response which was sent in on Feb 13. I note that the Anmore Alt has it posted. How often do you update your website?
Tracy
Your email response was simply to say you “would like to allow [council] an opportunity to respond”. That seems a bit curt in view of the issues raised in your email to me after the last council meeting, and for which I have raised related issues. I will address that in a further email.
But are you now saying that you will not post my Feb 13 response because it is not “something newsworthy to post”? Please clarify.
On 2/16/2010 9:39 PM, editor@anmoretimes.com wrote:
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> Mr. Barron,
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> I sent you an email response to your Feb 13 question. As for your other comment, we post often and whenever we have something newsworthy to post. We also have a weekly email update list that you are welcome to join:
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> http://www.anmoretimes.com/subscribe/
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> Regards,
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> Tracy Green
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> On Tue 16/02/10 5:31 PM , WordPress wordpress@anmoretimes.com sent:
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> Author : Larry Barron (IP: 64.180.6.237 , d64-180-6-237.bchsia.telus.net)
> E-mail : libarron@telus.net
> Comment:
> Tracy
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> Perhaps you could post my response which was sent in on Feb 13. I note that the Anmore Alternative has it posted. How often do you update your website?
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Subject: Re: Anmore Times
Date: Tue, February 23, 2010 3:44 pm (less)
From: “Larry Barron”
To: editor@anmoretimes.com
Cc: “Councillor Chris Sedergreen”
mpiamonte@shaw.ca
“KERRI ISAAK”
johnmcewen@shaw.ca
“Howard Carley”
editors@anmorealternative.com
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Tracy
While I can appreciate that the issue of whether to release the Anmore
Times’ financial records for outside perusal might be an appropriate
issue left for discussion at the monthly meeting, I am amazed that it
takes a monthly meeting in order to determine whether or not to publish
my letters regarding the Times. Why should free speech and the right
to critique funding of the Anmore Times require further consideration?
I didn’t know it had to pass a monthly board of censors, or is that
just my submissions?
I don’t mean to sound snide, but it appears to me that you are dodging
the issue of publication.
Larry Barron
On 2/23/2010 3:24 PM, editor@anmoretimes.com wrote:
Hi Mr. Barron,
Thank you for email and attachment. I will be bringing this and your
previous emails to our monthly Anmore Times meeting on February 26th.
Sincerely,
Tracy Green
All
I respectfully attach my latest correspondence regarding the Anmore
Times for your perusal.
Larry Barron