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Tuesday, 06 January 2009
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Let's start with a little history, shall we? The first democracy in Canada, which is being allowed to vote for, in this case, a leader, happened in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1758. The Parliament Assembly of Nova Scotia, which consisted of twenty-two men from as far away as Britain, Germany and New England, met for the first time in a little wooden shack on the corners of Argyle and Buckingham Streets in Halifax on October 2, 1758 to talk about the land on which they lived and to answer questions on the before mentioned land. It was a major stepping stone for democracy even if it wasn't the best government as only males of British Heritage over the age of twenty-one could vote. But it was a start of what is now a flourishing government based on democracy.
Ah, traditions. They are many in the Canadian government, aren't they? For instance, voting for leaders such as the Prime Minister, Premiers, Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA's) and councillors. The councillors then in turn get together and vote for the Warden of the Municipality. A Warden is the leader of the councillors, running the meetings and representing the municipality at conferences. Another tradition is there are Federal elections every three years, or whenever there is a non-confidence vote.
The values of our democratic society include: Individual Rights - in other words the things such as life, freedom and the pursuit of happiness which no one can take from you; Liberty - being politically, economically and personally free; Common Good - working together for the welfare or benefit of the community or all; Justice - all people should be treated fairly, not favouring one group or person over the other; Equality - everyone being treated fairly no matter what their race, religion, gender, heritage or economic status; Diversity - all the differences not being made fun of as a weakness, but celebrated as a strength; Truth - the one thing that is extremely important in government, to me, is always being truthful because you don't want, say, your Prime Minister going out an dspouting lies; Popular Sovereignty - the power of the government comes from the people, the people are the ultimate power over the government; and finally, Patriotism - the people or citizens show the love and devotion of their country, put across as words or actions.
I think people should vote because it helps elect someone who will get the things you want done, done, and in the long run makes you more pleased with the government and on the larger scale a more happy person. That is assuming, of course, the person or party you voted for is elected. If that isn't the case then you have more of a right to complain over the government than someone who didn't vote, in my opinion. If you didn't vote then you didn't try to get what you wanted done so you made no impact whatsoever on the government so you have less right to complain than someone who at least tried to make a difference and get what they wanted to happen, done. So, if you vote it might get the issues you want taken care of, done.
That is my essay on the importance of voting, historic evolution, traditions and the values of our democratic society. I hope you enjoyed it, and maybe just learned something from it.
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Now that the nicer weather is here we have increased our patrols and are out and about watching and seeing. 

The Mount Uniacke Firefighters' Fire Works display was great and well-attended by old and young alike.  The Windsor detachment of the RCMP were quite visible and they handled many different situations on the Friday night with professionalism, good-naturedness and caring.  There were no serious incidents to report and it was a relatively quiet evening.

Of coufse, that could be due to the fact that the eyes and ears of Mount Uniacke COP were wide open and zeroed in on potential problem areas/groups and reported directly to the RCMP Constbles on site.  There was a lot of pouring out of liquor, beer and coolers onto the lawn in th epicnic park as well as along the Murphy Trail behind the Serniors' Complex and the park.  Once the officers advised us of the large quantity of empty beer, wine and liquor bottles and a variety of other returnable containers, we promptly embarked on a "seek and find mission" and captured a load of returnable containers.  We would like to thank the young people of Mount Uniacke for assisting your Mount Uniacke COP unit to do some easy fundraising to keep us going.  We really appreciate it.

We have reported many, many incidents of people running STOP signs in Mount Uniacke and we are disappointed that so many people have such a flagrant disregard for the rules of the road.  The STOP signs are there ofr a reason and it definitely is not as scenery!  Please stop where appropriate and use more caution.  We have an in crease in traffic - both vehicular and foot - on our roads and proper driving skills are in need by everyone.  We would like to thank the RCMP for their diligence in May with their "traffic blitz" and we look forward to more random "traffic blitz's" throughout the summer months.

Speed radar usage along the East Uniacke Road will surprise all drivers who don't realize that there are speed signs in place.  Please read them and connect them to your speedometers.

On behalf of Mount Uniacke COP we thank all residents for assisting us by watching, caring and reporting what you see that is out of place or doesn't feel right.  We are helping each other and that's what it's all about when you live in a caring community.

Have a safe and happy summer.  Drive safe and keep your eyes open. 

It has been brought to our attention since the Fireworks display that the Murphy Trail behind the Seniors' complex is a favourite hang-out of the youth of this community, especially in the late night or early morning hours.  The RCMP have been advised, and request by Mount Uniacke COP, to be more diligent in walking the trail and breaking up these groups of noisy young people for everyone's benefit.  Go to a friend's house instead and be more comfortable.


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