The Morning Star's thinly-veiled "leak"

The newspaper wanted to get "it" out there...
And what better way than to do a story on him?


So what is "it"?
Especially since we know from Adrian Johnson's recent letter to the editor (supporting amalgamation), he is president of the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce.  He and the membership of Greater Vernon businesses  support amalgamation of the area's numerous governments into one municipality.

"It" is that he works for KPMG--a senior manager no less--of the company that recommended amalgamation during their Core Services Review, conducted for the City of Vernon last year.

Yes, the same Core Services Review that Mayor Sawatzky and Council brushed off after reading, and put on the shelf.

Interesting, but no shocking revelation, sorry.

"It" makes Adrian no less credible; on the contrary, it evidences something synonymous with what our area's politicians lack:  the courage of one's conviction and taking the requisite steps to further that goal.

How so?

Well, consider the juxtaposition evidenced by Vernon Council: 

They authorized a Core Services Review because there was sufficient demand--in their view--from the public to warrant money being spent on the study.

After the Mayor and Councillors read it, they put it on the shelf, citing "lack of interest" from the community.

"They need hairspray for those frequent hat changes," offers Kia.