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<DIV>"who USES the KW Record as a means of following up on local planning
matters"????????????????????</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If this is true then no one is governing. It
begs the question - do the news papers know they have this
influence?(rhet)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>The medium is the message</STRONG> is a phrase coined by <A
title="Marshall McLuhan"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_McLuhan"><FONT
color=#002bb8>Marshall McLuhan</FONT></A> meaning that the form of a medium
embeds itself in the <A title=Message
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message"><FONT
color=#002bb8>message</FONT></A>, creating a symbiotic relationship by which the
medium influences how the message is perceived.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Randy</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=butterflybluelu@rogers.com
href="mailto:butterflybluelu@rogers.com">Louisette Lanteigne</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=all@gren.ca
href="mailto:all@gren.ca">all@gren.ca</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 24, 2010 12:43
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [All] Fw: Beware of the views of
the Media re: Waterloo Merger</DIV>
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<DIV>It's time to say it like it is. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I sent this email to the ministries and the London Rep
for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing who USES the KW
Record as a means of following up on local planning matters.
Please let me stress this email is no reflection to the many
wonderful reporters that ARE out there doing good work. Bob you are
one of the best. There are good staff members out there but it is
imperative that the ministry at least go into reviewing local
matters with a healthy dose of reality. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Lulu :0)<BR><BR>--- On <B>Wed, 2/24/10, Louisette Lanteigne
<I><butterflybluelu@rogers.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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Louisette Lanteigne <butterflybluelu@rogers.com><BR>Subject:
Beware of the views of the Media re: Waterloo Merger<BR>To:
Tim.Ryall@mah.gov.on.ca, dduncan.mpp@liberal.ola.org,
tabunsp-qp@ndp.on.ca, norm.millerco@pc.ola.org, hhampton-qp@ndp.on.ca,
ahorwath-co@ndp.on.ca, bill.murdoch@ontla.ola.org, mprue-qp@ndp.on.ca,
joyce.savoline@pc.ola.org, jbradley.mpp@liberal.ola.org,
jgerretsen.mpp@liberal.ola.org, jmilloy.mpp@liberal.ola.org,
spupatello.mpp@liberal.ola.org, gerry.martiniukco@pc.ola.org,
lpendergast.mpp@liberal.ola.org, elizabeth.witmerco@pc.ola.org, "Gord
Miller" <commissioner@eco.on.ca>, braidp1@parl.gc.ca,
flaherty.j@parl.gc.ca<BR>Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 12:34
AM<BR><BR>
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<DIV>Hello</DIV>
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<DIV>Please read the following in regards to the KW merger
ballot question and how this issue is being reflected in the
media.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>First a bit of history on my experiences with Record
Staff.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>As a resident of Waterloo who has survived an OMB process,
I can state first hand that the KW record printed false
headlines and I made them do retractions, They published
slanderous comments and I made them publish a letter to the
editor which I wrote to undo the accusations they made
towards me that said I was against development. (My sister works
for a housing company in Trenton Ontario and my uncle is a
developer in New Brunswick. It's a silly thing to imply)
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>When I posted an ad for a fundraiser to help my OMB
appeal, it was published in the
classifieds beside "Gigi the she-male" adjacent to
the Escort section. When I complained I made
them refund my money ($350) and they republished my
add and wrote an article about my event. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>When I won my OMB concessions for PL071044, they never
printed ANYTHING to state what the concessions were. When a
motion was made to quash witnesses after the experts meeting
resolved all the issues, they published that I LOST the
OMB. I don't have to make this up. Read the headline:
<A href="http://news.therecord.com/article/426730"
target=_blank
rel=nofollow>http://news.therecord.com/article/426730</A> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>What the article failed to state is that the expert minutes
arrived to the OMB chair unratified by one single signature from
developer's experts. I was not even privy to the final copy
until the hearing began. Ms. Rogers, the
solicitor for the developer spent the whole time
slandering me and I was not allowed to state what concessions we
won openly because the document was not fully ratified
until the day after the hearing. I knew we secured all
concessions. I couldn't say anything. That's why I simply wept.
It was pure frustration. That entire hearing was designed to
spin things as if I lost the OMB process.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The "KW" Record are corporate sponsors of the Waterloo
Regional Home Builders Association. <A
href="http://www.wrhba.com/" target=_blank
rel=nofollow>http://www.wrhba.com/</A> And the home
builders purchase ads for new housing to pay for the
publication. It would not be unreasonable to state the
publication might have a bias when it comes to planning
matters and fair media coverage.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Today in the February 23rd 2010 edition of the KW
Record, the headline covers the the topic regarding Monday
night's city council meeting. I scanned it for your reference
since I could not find it on the KW Record
Website. There are a few topics of this nature
that do not show up in the on line publication. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>See the attachments and pay particular regard to the
comments they made in the last paragraph and then view
the attachments for the Minutes of the Meeting that I personally
took and compare the two. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This newspaper used 22 words to reflect the views of 11 of
the 12 delegates who opposed the ballot question. The one
delegate who supported the motion gave a very brief
statement to council but he received 53 words in the paper
to reflect his view. Make of that what you will. Is this
fair and balanced reporting?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The KW Record made the public look like idiots
but the actual minutes show a very smart, politically
aware public who opposes the process because it does not
reflect reasonable procedural logic. This reality
is not reflected in the KW Record article at all.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I hope this information will be of assistance to you. If
you have any questions or comments about this kangaroo court
process please don't hesitate to contact me.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thank you kindly for your time.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Louisette Lanteigne</DIV>
<DIV>700 Star Flower Ave.</DIV>
<DIV>Waterloo Ontario</DIV>
<DIV>N2V 2L2</DIV>
<DIV>519-885-7619</DIV>
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