Citizens of New-Wes-Valley

[Previously published on April 23rd, 2025] We remain committed to respectful, peaceful dialogue with our municipal government.  Unfortunately, the Town Council has placed new restrictions on Concerned Citizens under their  Unreasonable Behavior By-Law : 1. We may only contact Town staff in writing, via the front desk. 2. Duplicate or non-actionable follow-ups will not receive a response. 3. Legal action may be considered if Town staff or officials feel harassed or defamed. We also regret to share that our request to meet with Council was declined. Despite these challenges, we will continue advocating for our community with integrity and transparency. Questions about this matter should be directed to the Town Office. #ConcernedCitizens #CommunityMatters #CivicEngagement For full disclosure, you can see the letter from our Mayor received last week below: [Updated May 10th, 2025] Now that the minutes of the Town Council Meeting held on April 15th are posted publicly o...

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Hello Citizens of New-Wes-Valley, Your blogmaster has taken down a couple of posts, and here's why: 1. We had planned to have an open public meeting next week to discuss ongoing issues within our community, but there has been so much negativity over on Facebook that some citizens felt it would be dangerous to hold the meeting now.  So the meeting has been postponed for now.  That post has been removed.  That post has since been republished. 2.  A comment copied from the Facebook page (NWV Concerned Citizens) had been posted here, with a positive comment for our Mayor.  Comments appeared that were not meant to be helpful when commenters have been asked to keep it friendly, and so the whole post is now hidden.  Nasty messages will not be tolerated.  And to be clear, those are the first comments on this blog to have been hidden.  I will still ask you to keep your comments constructive, but that post has since also been republished. Comments are now r...

Summary of Council's address to our Newsletter   The Mayor expressed that it felt like the Newsletter was an attack, and we believe it is crucial to address this concern. We want to reiterate that our actions were not intended as an attack on any individual or group.   Purpose of this Summary: The information provided by council included many details not directly related to the newsletter inquiries, which may have caused confusion for residents. Therefore, we have decided to simplify and clarify this information.   Positive take aways: Mayor agreed to address newsletter in their public meeting on March 18 – Thank you Reason for privileged session held on March 18 provided (labour relations) as per our suggestion – Thank you   Newsletter Questions: Request made for community newsletter by seniors not actioned. No explanation from council   Why does NWV require so many closed meetings/privileged sessions? No direct response provided by council The Mayor did tell u...