Showing posts with label June 4 manure dump. Show all posts
Showing posts with label June 4 manure dump. Show all posts
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Oh crap! Abbotsford already needs to update their new city logo. Click the image to enlarge.[/caption]
Reports last month that City of Abbotsford workers had deliberately spread chicken manure on a homeless person's camp brought a veritable poo-nami of criticism down on Abby officials, from the mainstream media, homeless advocates, and even bloggers. The City action occurred June 4th across from the Salvation Army building on Gladys Avenue. Hours after it became news, and the sh*t hit the fan, city manager George Murray publicly took responsibility for the action, and apologized. Abbotsford Mayor Bruce Banman also apologized. Two days later, city staff removed the manure.
The impression was of an ill-thought-out, knee-jerk reaction to some public complaints, by one lone city official. Well, the sh*t continues to fan out; several news organizations have obtained internal emails showing the manure dump on the homeless encampment was, in fact, a team effort, coordinated between several Abbotsford City Managers, as shown by this item in The Province newspaper.
According to this post on the CBC Web site, internal emails obtained by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) through an access to information request show that managers from the city's bylaw, forestry and parks departments were all involved.
Oh crap! Abbotsford already needs to update their new city logo. Click the image to enlarge.[/caption]Reports last month that City of Abbotsford workers had deliberately spread chicken manure on a homeless person's camp brought a veritable poo-nami of criticism down on Abby officials, from the mainstream media, homeless advocates, and even bloggers. The City action occurred June 4th across from the Salvation Army building on Gladys Avenue. Hours after it became news, and the sh*t hit the fan, city manager George Murray publicly took responsibility for the action, and apologized. Abbotsford Mayor Bruce Banman also apologized. Two days later, city staff removed the manure.
The impression was of an ill-thought-out, knee-jerk reaction to some public complaints, by one lone city official. Well, the sh*t continues to fan out; several news organizations have obtained internal emails showing the manure dump on the homeless encampment was, in fact, a team effort, coordinated between several Abbotsford City Managers, as shown by this item in The Province newspaper.
According to this post on the CBC Web site, internal emails obtained by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) through an access to information request show that managers from the city's bylaw, forestry and parks departments were all involved.
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