The Death of 2006:An Unbalanced Rebalancing

The Power to see Beauty where there is Ugliness...

LEAF VAPIDS CANCELS ANNUAL CHILDREN"S CHRISTMAS PARTY & DINNER

FACT: Xmas day party for children of Leaf Vapids cancelled.

FACT: At the 08Nov06 Laugh Vapids council meeting, the very first meeting of the new council, the very first order of business, the matter of the annual Xmas party came up on the agenda. A presentation was made by Dale Seddon, CEDO & organizer of many previous Xmas dinners. Seddon outlined what work had been done to date and the financial position of the xmas organization. The financials were solid, with thousands in the account, more coming in and all $ related matters had been taken care of. As Seddon stated, the weight of the organizing had just become too much, it was time for some new blood and Seddon thought this would be good timing for the "new wave" council to step in and save the annual xmas party.

FACT: Although the 4 councillors and the mayor had just been supported by the community in the form of votes at the municipal election about 10 days prior, in a good, old fashioned "screw the people" manner, the elected officials turned their collective backs on their community. Not one of the elected individuals did or said a thing. The only individual to comment was our CAO, who stated, "We have lots of time...right?" and then piped in "I'm just saying...".

RESULT: NO XMAS PARTY for our children...

ANALYSIS: Our LeaderShit hard at work. Very few councils have this type of opportunity handed to them, on a platter(pun intended) at the first meeting. A chance to thank the entire community in one fell swoop, not to mention pick up everyone's spirit and put a smile on the face of our children. The platter crashed to the ground. Turkey, mashed potatos, cranberry sauce, gravy, et al all over the place, inedible. Inevitable?


THE TALLY: Batting zero on: 1) Dental 2)XMAS Dinner 3)Hockey, Figure Skating & Curling (still no ice????) 4) Daycare
5) Bank Machine 6) Special Project Coordinator 7) CMHC Housing 8) $'s for Sustainable Development 9) An Actual Recreation Director who knows RECREATION

...yet again, the list goes on.

FINAL SAY: The LeaderShit of Laugh Vapids is hollow. The popularity contest was over and Laugh Vapids instantly discovered what it had really done. Yup, through the stupor of the election hangover, Laugh Vapids had elected individuals devoid of leadership, individuals intimidated by the Municipal Administrator. Politicall newbies in way over their heads. And it showed... and the children suffered. Unfortunately and invoking the Peter Principle, the children of Laugh Vapids continue to take the brunt of the collective incompetence of our elected zombies. The Positive? It can't get any worse... can it?

Manitoba's Spirited Energy PR Campaign, Talking the Talk

Where's the Walk?

Watching the Spirited Energy campaign unfold remind me of the PR smoke & mirrors show the public is pummelled with by the oil companies. Our oil company is soooo concerned with the environment, we love mother nature, mother nature's gas station... but you just know the bastards are clobbering the planet with toxic concoctions.

The same applies to Manitoba. You don't launch multi million dollar PR campaigns when things are good. Smacks of the coach going into the dressing room before the third period, down 7-0, attempting to lift the spirits of his charges with a plea to hold their heads high, finish strong and c'mon, we can still win this one.

Manitoba has great people and it has an amazing future, but it is going to take a helluva lot more than some quasi slick PR campaign to achieve those elusive objectives. It requires real change. Time we stopped worshipping the status quo and work toward accountability, transparency, professionalism, caring & development.

What can you see?
What do you want to see?
What do you want to believe?
What can you believe?

Do you believe it when you see it...?

Not that we needed more proof that the deterioration of laugh rapids continues. The jury is in and the Peter Principle is in full force here north of 56...

We have lived for years without DAYCARE, DENTAL SERVICE, a BANK MACHINE, ACCESS to Government... the list goes on & on. Our children do not have access to basics other communities ACROSS Canada enjoy.

After almost 6 months of requesting information on Rec & Culture in laugh rapids from the local govt body, a public body that HAS to disclose this information, i finally rcvd a REV & EXPENSE list dating back 5 years. The numbers are both shocking and indictable, a confirmation that our community is in the throws of deep, massive and systemic bureaucratic incompetence. We have been cursed with poor leadership and an attitude that allows almost everything to slide. And for those who are willing to speak up? The local mafia will attempt to shut them down through slander, libel, slur, intimidation, defamation, smearing, vilification, all the good BOSS HOGG tricks that brainless, dim-witted, myopic bureaucrats use to dissuade.

Bottomline? Our children are the victims in our community and there is no shame amongst those who call themselves our leaders. Leadership? Try leaderSHIT.

Now do you believe?

The scary thing? This is only the tip of the iceberg. How low can we go?

Wow! One of the Person's of the Year!

The winners this year were anyone using or creating content on the World Wide Web.

That would be the creators of this site... and millions, maybe more, who do the same. We all deserve a good cup of java and a nice back rub. Way to go to the people who don't bow and pray to the neon gods, whatever the hell that means.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061217/ap_on_re_us/time_person_of_year




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those out there who follow the meanderings of omar sharriff rapids via the elist and laugh rapids ejournal will be happy to know that we have identified a possible collaborator for the reality show project. this since the pitch went out through contacts from the banff tv festival & the indie spirit awards last month.
MAC:Manitoba Action Center will be up shortly and pix will be posted...
-12 today and lots of snow.

still no hockey as of 10dec06.
no dental.
no daycare.
no after school programs.
no bank machine.
no access to child nutrition
diabetes rates now at 50%
BUT, there's talk of the bar opening. now that's leadership...

the list goes on & on for the basics. they've cancelled the xmas dinner now, even though town council had an opportunity to save it, gonzo lyin' encouraged the council to pass 'cuz they had lots of time. what a twit. council immediately proceeded to spend 1000's on themselves and neglect the hearts of the children in the community.

these postings will become increasingly frequent as we pull laugh rapids into the 21st century and the age of discovery...