In a collective jerk of the knee, Ucluelet residents voted an overwhelming 76% YES to the community centre loan, in the desperate hope of stemming a flood of mindless propaganda from the district office.
“I couldn’t turn around without seeing one of those ‘Vote Yes’ pamphlets,” said Pine Street resident Tina Tuna, walking her dog near Davison Plaza. “Then there were the presentations, the info sessions, the peer pressure … it was making me crazy. Two million is cheap, if it puts an end to the brainwashing campaign.’”
Other residents are equally relieved. Tom Codfinger, a retiree, said he wanted to vote no “just to teach them councillors a lesson about respecting the voters,” but said he couldn’t face the prospect of another “community education session” down the road when council tries to ram through another attempt.
Residents are now beginning to apply for the second and third jobs they will require to keep on living in Ucluelet. Mayor St. Jacques is scheduling hairdresser appointments so as to be looking good for the award ceremonies at the centre groundbreaking, and is also calculating how much she’ll save on her Area C property taxes now that District of Ucluelet taxpayers are footing the bill for her dream infrastructure.
Below, the Yes Vote Steering Committee exits its media bunker deep under the district office, satisfied at the referendum results.
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ukee refugee // 18 June, 2008 at 9:53 pm
I heard they are building it across from the ghetto… on a ridiculously tiny lot. Why has no one considered tearing down the old rec center and building a new one on land that’s already designated for recreation anyway???
Community hall overrun bingo « . : The Ukee Tattler : . // 28 July, 2008 at 8:11 am
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