JMJ
Oct.19, 2013
This entry is dedicated to those people whose favourite line is “ Prosecuting marijuana takes up such valuable court time.”
This is a disgusting, disturbing and true story. Only the name of the victim/ criminal has been changed.
In our village there are five boys who began to do marijuana at the age of nine or ten. Peter McKenzie and John Caswell on council ranted that the skating rink needs to be finished; there needs to be more sports and also ranted against marijuana and other drugs. The town administrator , Val Antoniuk responded by allowing the rink to sit unfinished for five years, would not let John Caswell work at the water treatment plant and gave his job to a known drug user and dealer, and wouldn’t let him be on council .She said he couldn’t talk against drugs. As much as possible she ignores P. McKenzie. She wouldn’t let John attend a conference about “ safe communities.”
When we phoned the Southend RCMP detachment about the drug house next door we were given the definite impression that they don’t prosecute marijuana use .Who told them not to prosecute? The Liberal Party of Canada? Hon. Don Morgan, former Minister of Justice now Minister of Education? The law doesn’t state that
A few years ago while “ Johnny” was still a minor he was at a party at the home of staff of the Northern Lights School where teachers, students and minors were drinking heavily and doing drugs. Johnny allegedly sexually assaulted another minor. Johnny quit school in the third grade. He never learned to read The Public School didn’t care. They are only concerned if these early drop- outs start attending Our Lady of the North School.
This month Johnny now 19 was involved in a hard - liquor and drugs party. He began fighting and his girl victim ended up in emergency in La Ronge.
Johnny was in court on Tuesday. He missed some courts in Southend. The police picked him up and moved the court to La Ronge. He is being held by the La Ronge RCMP and has a “ show cause” court on Monday. The Prosecutor’s office explained to John that means bail will be set. Unless the bail is set at $49.95 it is not likely his parents or we could reach it.
Johnny is a small young man with a face more boyish than his 19 years. If and when he goes to the Penn or jail he will suffer much more than others. I asked a guard concerning another boy “ What are the chances ___ will stay off marijuana while in jail?” The reply was “ No chance at all. Impossible.”
There has been a whole lot of court time, police activity, paper work, legal aid, distraught parents, distraught girl friend with baby , distraught Caswells, and expensive incarceration with more to follow. All of this could have been avoided if ten years ago the supplier to Johnny and friends, and Johnny and friends had police and court activity concerning marijuana distribution, selling AND use.
The Northern Lights School Board response ? They have put in our community a teacher who uses marijuan for “ medical” purposes, can’t be bothered to ring a school bell and the marijuana use and partying continues. There is NO medical use for marijuana. Gay
Showing posts with label Val Antoniuk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Val Antoniuk. Show all posts
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Municipal Official blocks anti-drugs efforts
NEWS RELEASE< NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release. Sept.12,2013
Val Antoniuk, administrator of the Northern Settlement of Brabant Lake has shown her pro- drug commitment once again. At a meeting of the Local Advisory Committee the issue of a Law Enforcement Representative for an anti- drug conference came forward. Mr. John Caswell who was the chosen law enforcement representative a few years ago applied to attend. It was assumed that there was no issue but paper work. After the meeting Val Antoniuk from her La Ronge office phoned two of the three counsellors and told them it was too expensive to send John to the conference.
This Conference is financed by Health, Education and Justice Ministries in Regina. It is hosted by New North headquartered in La Ronge. Any conference in the North reguires funding from communities, some as far as 700 miles one way, some as small as 4 households. Government conferences and workshops affecting communities simply won’t happen without mileage, and hotel covered. Drugs are the major issue affecting crime, education and health. Many communities are seriously working to stop drugs and some improvements have been made. John Caswell has been a leader in encouraging law and order in Brabant lake. Without pay he works to help many people in trouble with the law . He has for years given people rides to court which is 90 kms.away.
The Municipal office in La Ronge, rather helping to encourage safe and healthy communities has done everything they can to promote drugs. Antoniuk fired John Caswell from his job as Water Treatment Operator and replaced with a known cocain user and drug
dealer. She told John , when he was acting mayor, that he could not mention drugs at the meeting. She stopped him from running for mayor in the last election . She chose a pro- drug mayor , Drugs were made available so the mayor of her choice would be elected. The size of the council has been reduced because “ there were too many arguments.” What is called arguments are the normal democratic process.
This morning I, Gay Caswell, phoned several government offices. An executive assistent from Hon. Rieter’s office was very polite but did not understand that democracy does not exist in the North. He said Antoniuk must have been hired by the Municipal governmeit. There is no elected municipality and Antoniuk was not hired by any elected counsel and is answerable to no one. Brabant lake has only a Local Advisory Council whose job apparentlly is to take orders from the Administrator whose office is in La Ronge. Antoniuk decides who can run, who will get drug election supplies and what can be mentioned at meetings. Only a person cooperative to the drug trade would be allowed to go to an anti- drug conference.
A former mayor , Solomon Hardlotte organised a petition to have Antoniuk removed from administrator of Brabant lake. Almost every adult in the village signed. Mr. Reiter, the Municipal Minister in Regina sent Mr. Hardlotte a letter telling him that Antoniuk was doing a wonderful job. He sent Hardlotte’s letter to our address. He didn’t even bother to get the mayor’s address let alone take seriously his and the community’s concerns.
Drugs are epidemic in the North because high paying government officials are letting it happen or are actively involved in the trade. Antoniuk is the most blatant example/ She seems also the most protected.
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For more information contact John or Gay Caswell 306-758-20146 ( school) or 758-2041.
For Immediate Release. Sept.12,2013
Val Antoniuk, administrator of the Northern Settlement of Brabant Lake has shown her pro- drug commitment once again. At a meeting of the Local Advisory Committee the issue of a Law Enforcement Representative for an anti- drug conference came forward. Mr. John Caswell who was the chosen law enforcement representative a few years ago applied to attend. It was assumed that there was no issue but paper work. After the meeting Val Antoniuk from her La Ronge office phoned two of the three counsellors and told them it was too expensive to send John to the conference.
This Conference is financed by Health, Education and Justice Ministries in Regina. It is hosted by New North headquartered in La Ronge. Any conference in the North reguires funding from communities, some as far as 700 miles one way, some as small as 4 households. Government conferences and workshops affecting communities simply won’t happen without mileage, and hotel covered. Drugs are the major issue affecting crime, education and health. Many communities are seriously working to stop drugs and some improvements have been made. John Caswell has been a leader in encouraging law and order in Brabant lake. Without pay he works to help many people in trouble with the law . He has for years given people rides to court which is 90 kms.away.
The Municipal office in La Ronge, rather helping to encourage safe and healthy communities has done everything they can to promote drugs. Antoniuk fired John Caswell from his job as Water Treatment Operator and replaced with a known cocain user and drug
dealer. She told John , when he was acting mayor, that he could not mention drugs at the meeting. She stopped him from running for mayor in the last election . She chose a pro- drug mayor , Drugs were made available so the mayor of her choice would be elected. The size of the council has been reduced because “ there were too many arguments.” What is called arguments are the normal democratic process.
This morning I, Gay Caswell, phoned several government offices. An executive assistent from Hon. Rieter’s office was very polite but did not understand that democracy does not exist in the North. He said Antoniuk must have been hired by the Municipal governmeit. There is no elected municipality and Antoniuk was not hired by any elected counsel and is answerable to no one. Brabant lake has only a Local Advisory Council whose job apparentlly is to take orders from the Administrator whose office is in La Ronge. Antoniuk decides who can run, who will get drug election supplies and what can be mentioned at meetings. Only a person cooperative to the drug trade would be allowed to go to an anti- drug conference.
A former mayor , Solomon Hardlotte organised a petition to have Antoniuk removed from administrator of Brabant lake. Almost every adult in the village signed. Mr. Reiter, the Municipal Minister in Regina sent Mr. Hardlotte a letter telling him that Antoniuk was doing a wonderful job. He sent Hardlotte’s letter to our address. He didn’t even bother to get the mayor’s address let alone take seriously his and the community’s concerns.
Drugs are epidemic in the North because high paying government officials are letting it happen or are actively involved in the trade. Antoniuk is the most blatant example/ She seems also the most protected.
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For more information contact John or Gay Caswell 306-758-20146 ( school) or 758-2041.
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