Author Archives: cgammie

At an August 2016 Ontario Municipal Board hearing I helped some residents who had been treated unfairly by the TSBP committee of adjustment (“COA”).  I acted as their advisor, advocate, and representative.  The COA decision was successfully appealed. Clerk Angie … Continue reading →

We have a code of conduct for council members.  It is a breach of the code of conduct to abuse, bully or intimidate a member of the public.  It is a breach of the code of conduct to maliciously or … Continue reading →

There is much buzz about who better understands the beach ecological processes, about who understand the biology, about who knows which is better – natural versus fully groomed – , etc.  But it seems that we may have lost sight … Continue reading →

March of this year architects were hired to come up with a design for a town square for Sauble Beach.  On July 18, 2017 their proposal was presented to council. The proposal was not really for a town square at … Continue reading →

There is a special public meeting of Council on August 5, 2017 at 11:00 am at the Sauble School to get reaction to the latest Sauble town square proposal.   I encourage all residents to attend. It started out as a … Continue reading →

This is my personal viewpoint.  I do not speak for council. Council and staff have been working on the 2017 budget for several weeks.  The budget is getting very close to being finalized. At this stage the budget includes a … Continue reading →

In the February 7th council meeting we very briefly discussed ballot systems.  The issue was  mail (current) versus internet/ phone (proposed).    A motion to bring a bylaw for internet/phone balloting before council failed.  Against the rules Mayor Jackson carried on … Continue reading →

In previous commentaries I have indicated that several of my reports were censored, without legitimate authority, without grounds, and without reasons being provided. The latest to be censored is report Gammie 02-2107.  The report is attached as it was submitted … Continue reading →

Section A 7.6 of our rules prescribes: “Any notes taken by Council members in Closed Session will be given to the Clerk at the end of the Closed Session. The notes will be destroyed by the Clerk.” Clearly the rule … Continue reading →

The Wiarton Echo ran a story January 20 titled:  “OMB Questions SBP Councillor’s Role At Hearing”.  I was interviewed by editor Zoe Kessler on January 17th and again on January 19th about the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) “report” cited in … Continue reading →