The Similkameen News Leader
Editorial
TIME TO START CAMPAIGNING
EDITORIAL - December 12, 2006
We are just over a year into the current three year term for Town Council.
How do you think they are doing?
We'll help you decide with an observation. A total of 52 weeks have passed, and still they can't work as a team.
If they were players on the Princeton Posse Coach Duner would have sent at least one home and given up on two more he couldn't rehabilitate into the 'team program.'
We aren't saying there's something wrong with the obvious 3-2 split regarding the coal/biomass electrical power generating plant, but seriously, how much faith can you put into a team that can't work as a team?
Our community leaders are probably viewed as the punchline to more than one joke in the South Okanagan/Similkameen.
It's a good thing business licences aren't season tickets as we'd hate to even speculate on how that would go.
Think about it, we have an amazing Mayor (who nobody voted for, he was elected by acclamation) trying extremely hard to do what he feels is the right thing to do for his community. There's nothing wrong with that at all, in fact, it's a credit to the quality of the individual who fills that seat.
The rest of the team contains too many rookies and not enough power on defense. The penalty killing unit sucks as does the stick handling, however, there is a positive.
Most of them have the sense to stay away from rolling cameras when the team keeps losing.
Maybe they should all be sent on an all expense paid trip to some of these other 'teams' to see how they make decisions.
From what we can tell, Keremeos has a pretty solid group. Even the LSIB has a pretty strong team - a little light on scoring, but they have a lot of heart and a team leader who isn't afraid to stick out his neck.
Maybe Town Council should start working on their re-election plans right about now. Campaign slogans can include "Vote for us, we still can't get along, but we care about you" or "You're in reasonably good hands with us, as long as we don't have to decide on controversial issues" or "Controversy scares us and it should scare you, too."
With the Olympics drawing close faster than you can say 'mercury poisoning' it would be nice to have a Town Council that can reach consensus on something a little more exciting than ticketing someone for parking in the yellow zone outside the post office.
At least by 2010 it'll be easy to spot Princeton on Google Earth. It'll be that black spot on the map everyone will be trying to avoid on their way to Whistler.
Remember, you voted for them. Sometimes we get what we deserve. We think we deserve better.
