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Chances wasn’t
taking any chances so stacked the meeting |
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Good public
debate over Chances liquor application Citizens saw
liquor + gambling as either negative: ‘it’s the suicides’ or positive: ‘it’s the
$$’ |
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Peggy
Davenport spoke first --- saw the present poverty, alcoholism, welfare
dependency, etc |
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Does
‘responsible gambling’ = allowing alcohol consumption/ sales in same area as
slots etc? The
next speaker was Robin Weber for the Bingo association: he and his group saw
the money that will flow to charities as too important to risk – as liquor
key component to making Chances PR economically viable |
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Chances rebuts
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It’s
not merely gambling but a diverse entertainment – from sushi to chef prepared
dinners to bingo to large meeting halls etc Project
blossomed from 7M$ to 13M --- with potential for making Rupert a tourism destination
for BC interior and coastal Alaska etc |
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Kinney gets
angry |
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Unusual
to see Nelson say a harsh word but he seemed compelled to counter Lothar’s
characterization of Chances as a ‘black hole’ There
was also some drama as Mayor Pond used chair to remind Mr Sawka that no comments/
questions were allowed by citizens/ audience at PR council meetings |
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Rare Event
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And look who
showed up – after missing 3 straight Council meetings – which under Community
Charter is reason to lose ones seat ---but it is summer and Prince Rupert etc
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Created by LG on 20/9/2007
Last updated on Thursday, September 20, 2007