peter-emon – NEWSMAGRENFREW

Two busy men coming together on a hot Saturday morning to discuss the common good. One, the Warden of Renfrew County, was on his way to the AMO, a conference of all Ontario municipalities in Ottawa. The other, a late-to-the-party hobby journalist, was attempting to give off the impression of being busy by attending a pow-wow hosted by the Algonquins of Pikangikum.

Time was short, so I, the hobby journalist, wanted to get as much information about VTAC as I could, thankful that I had the opportunity in the first place, albeit brief.

The result is informative and engaging, all the result of the Warden illuminating the back story of VTAC, something important to every resident in this County.

While not my original intent, I’ve decided, with permission, to post the entire 18 minute conversation, because I think people need to hear, and need to know how this thing got started, how it was nurtured and implemented, and what the track record might be to date.

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What makes a mayor a good mayor?

I ask this because I believe I just witnessed a good mayor in action. The only thing is, the guy’s not the mayor. He’s the reeve.

Peter Emon sat in the big chair last Tuesday and played the role of Master of Ceremonies for that evening’s Town Council meeting, and I have to say he didn’t look out of place, not one bit.

To some, this might have the appearance of me being a cheerleader for Emon’s mayoral prospects in 2026, assuming the man is even in the running for the position. I recently penned an article outlining a recent integrity complaint against the reeve, the second one since I’ve taken an interest in the workings and personalities of our local government. In the first one, he was found to be in the wrong, and in the second, he was found to be not.

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When I was growing up and watching my favourite crime thrillers on television, there was always a point where some mob guy had a gun to some other poor guy’s head and, before dispatching the fellow into the Great Beyond, would offer the absurd comfort by saying “it’s business, not personal.”

I always thought of how relieving it must be that your murder wasn’t a petty personal act, it was just a procedural thing to make things smoother for the bad guys. I mean, thank heavens it’s not personal, right? I suppose it makes all the difference, and offered a soon-to-be murder victim some measure of solace before the Big Bang Theory took on a more, well, personal meaning.

You don’t get that level of courtesy with today’s murderers, and it makes me wonder, where did all the good people go?

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WARDEN DISCUSSES VTAC

PETER EMON AS MAYOR?

INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER FINDS NO CONFLICT