As candidates prepare for the first all-candidates forum Thursday, Mayor Richard Atwell says he has no plans to withdraw a cease-and-desist letter that his lawyer has sent to rival Coun. Fred Haynes.
B次元官网网址淚 think the letter speaks for itself,B次元官网网址� said Atwell in an interview Sunday. B次元官网网址淸Coun]. Haynes has not replied in over a week preferring to go to the media instead.B次元官网网址�
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Haynes said his campaign stands by a document from the provincial registry that shows Atwell as one of 15 directors of the Capital Region Municipal Amalgamation Society as of June 15, 2013.
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 the public record and it speaks for itself,B次元官网网址� said Haynes.
At issue is the question of AtwellB次元官网网址檚 association with Amalgamation Yes, a question that has caused a legal dispute between Atwell and Haynes as they are running against each other for the office of mayor. Also running for mayor are Rob Wickson and David Shebib.
AtwellB次元官网网址檚 lawyer Robin Gage sent a cease-and-desist letter dated Sept. 7 to Haynes, which asks Haynes to stop the distribution of campaign material considered false or misleading and B次元官网网址渃orrect and retractB次元官网网址� the false statement.
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B次元官网网址淭o be clear, Mayor Atwell is not now nor has he ever been a director of Amalgamation Yes or any related society or organization,B次元官网网址� Gage wrote.
B次元官网网址淲e remind you that is an offence to make false or misleading statements in election advertising, and reserve all of our rights in that regard,B次元官网网址� she added later in challenging HaynesB次元官网网址� campaign literature, which in part makes the following claim:
B次元官网网址淯nlike [Mayor] Richard Atwell, I have never been a director of Amalgamation Yes. I have an open mind.B次元官网网址�
Atwell has said his name appears in the registry by mistake, adding that he is working to correct the error in that single record, which is out of sync with minutes and other filed documents.
B次元官网网址淒r. Haynes is the sole person, who believes IB次元官网网址檓 a director of that organization,B次元官网网址� said Atwell. B次元官网网址淭hat [says] something right there.B次元官网网址�
This on-going legal dispute frames the first all-candidates forum to be held Thursday at the Arts Caliber Academy B次元官网网址� the former Gordon Head United Church B次元官网网址� at 4201 Tyndall Avenue.
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ThursdayB次元官网网址檚 forum sponsored by the Gordon Head ResidentsB次元官网网址� Association will be the that will offer residents a chance to hear from candidates. Candiates will be on stage for two hours.
Running for the office of councillor are Benjamin Allan, Vernon Lord, , , , , , , , , , , and in challenging incumbents Colin Plant, Susan Brice, Judy Brownoff and Karen Harper.
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