JMJ
Aug.01,2018
Since the Local Advisory Commity ( LAC) is only composed of Mr. Gideon Cook and Mrs. Joyce McLeod , both of who were elected by default the policy of tax funded drunks is unchallenged and pervasive. Whatever holiday is available Mrs. McLeod asks for money from the municipality. Ms. Val Antoniuk hands over the money , no questions asked, no accountability required. Thus there is a tax funded drunk for Thanksgiving, Hallowe’en, Christmas, New Years, Carnival , Canada Day et c. et c. Then there is the Culture Camp that sometimes is a week long excuse for getting drunk the bush. Now sometimes there is purposeful activity as well, sometimes not. At the Spring Carnival this year it was ws a non-event . The only activity was alcohol was passed out .
A new twist has been developed. Mrs. McLeod now boot legs the surplus alcohol paid by the municipality. We were loading up the truck for a trip.. Mrs. McLeod, on a school day morning was serving customers. She and her two customers were already under the influence. The customer asked us if we could pay them for work that they had done a few days ago. We couldn’t or wouldn’t. Mrs. McLeod became abusive. She said that we should pay our workers up front and said a great deal more besides .Mrs. McLeod is a teacher aid at the tax- funded school. She has about grade three level.
The other teacher at the “public”school was hired by Gideon Cook, her brother. The school is open about half the required school days.
There are no official community events as such, except drinking. We have many events for everyone but we get tired of competing with free booze and now followed by boot legged booze. If you are not a drinker or are trying not to be a drinker you simply are not considered part of the community. At one time Brabant Lake had a well deserved reputation for a drunk and drugs place. We have been here for 23 years. There is a lot of improvements in people’s lives. However the municipal office in La Ronge, 175 km. away and the Northern Lights School Board are definitely part of the problem, not part of the solution. Gay
