A Victoria lawyer has taken personal responsibility for the mistake that listed Saanich Mayor Richard Atwell as a director of an organization favouring amalgamation.
James Legh of Stevenson, Luchies and Legh said AtwellB次元官网网址檚 name appeared as a director of Amalgamation Yes, because one of his office staff (who no longer works for him) incorrectly transcribed the minutes of the societyB次元官网网址檚 initial meeting.
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 my mistake,B次元官网网址� said Legh. B次元官网网址淭he buck stops here.B次元官网网址�
The question of AtwellB次元官网网址檚 association with Amalgamation Yes is at the centre of a legal dispute between Atwell and one of his three competitors for SaanichB次元官网网址檚 mayoral office B次元官网网址� Coun. Fred Haynes.
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�
Records show from the provincial registry show 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.
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Atwell said earlier 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.
While Atwell attended the meeting and appears in the minutes as a member of the nominating committee, he was never a director, said Legh, adding that Atwell never signed a consent form to be a director.
Mistakes happen, said Legh. B次元官网网址淏ut the mistake does not make a director.B次元官网网址�
Legh said the his office has since started the process of correcting the error with the registry, which he said could take several weeks.
Legh, for the record, remains involved with Amalgamation Yes.
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