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Some folks came across a collapsed man in a downtown parking lot recently.
When they called 911 the dispatcher told them to go to the nearby Paragon-owned Edgewater Casino and get their defibrillator.
When the good samaritans got to the casino door here, according to Global's Jon Azpri, is what happened:
"...First, a casino doorman refused to hand over the device. A manager also refused, saying the victim wasn’t on casino property..."
Gosh.
When Paragon finishes building it's massive Casino-Industrial Complex that will take over the entire area will a citizen in dire need require a fist full of chips to get their help?
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And, just in case you've forgotten...The breech-birthing of said 'complex' was helped along by a wee bit of immaculately conceived cronyism, BC Liberal style.
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When that real estate family "decided" to purchase the Empress, there were all sorts of wonderful things said about the rationale for the purchase. I wondered what the real reason was And now we know, a nice CASINO! Wonder how much they donated to the B.C. LIeberals and how much they knew prior to purchasing the hotel?????>
ReplyDeleteSo far I am not keen on having municipal elections 4 years apart and Penticton council has shown why. I am all in favour of a return to 2 year terms. For those saying it takes two years to find the bathroom... well we probably don't want you running our councils anyway.
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