The Similkameen News Leader
Editorial
WE DO SOME OF OUR OWN RECYCLING
EDITORIAL - November 14, 2006
It was this time last year we were preparing for the Municipal Elections and wrote an Editorial inspired by an all-candidates forum.
At the time we explained it would be far easier to pick the honest candidates if all the liars were identified when their noses started to grow just like Pinocchio's.
Well, a year later we've decided the same physical trait would come in handy in trying to cut through the smoke and mirrors related to the Compliance Energy coal-fired (and sometimes referred to as wood waste/coal) power generation plant.
We've attended way too many meetings where mostly only one side has been discussed, emphasized and repeated over and over. We get it. Mercury is bad.
So it was actually quite refreshing to attend another meeting on the project where two members of the Compliance camp were in attendance. It was great to see President and CEO John Tapics answer questions and dispel rumours and misinformation with ease and not break out into a cold sweat. It was nice to see the majority of the audience be respectful enough to let him answer the questions in his usual 'non-answering' way, but at least he was there.
We still think Tapics and someone from SOS or Friends of the Similkameen should go head-to-head in a no holds barred full body contact debate on the coal-fired (sometimes referred to as wood waste/coal) power generation plant.
The only hook here is if a lie is told, your nose grows. The more you tell, the longer it gets. It goes for both sides, so it would actually force each opponent to get their facts straight before trying to fool anyone with facts, figures or non-answers.
It's about time both sides went at it for a little more than just bragging rights. This time it would be winner take all.
Then maybe a lot more people would stand up and take notice and pay a little more attention to what's going on around them. Good or bad.
