It seems that our current MLA is satisfied with giving the minimum effort to a maximum situation.
I wrote to the e-mail address of Eric Foster, expressing my, and I am confident others, concern over the lack of funding going to very needed services in Vernon.
In particular, I was referring to the Upper Room Mission, but have since learned that it is not the only essential agency being treated with an appalling degree of indifference.
I say indifference simply because in my letter, I made it clear to Mr. Foster that there is no reason why the services in Vernon that serve the homeless and financially struggling individuals should have to go on holding their breaths waiting for funding.
A long-term and workable solution needs to be implemented and the gaming revenues are clearly too tenuous to be fully relied on.
I also noted to Mr. Foster that I did not have any vested interest in any of Vernon's charitable organizations and was therefore, not attempting to curry any favours.
But rather as a citizen of this city, I was worried for those who need these agencies to be in full vigour, not having to pick and choose the hours in which they can afford to operate.
I was returned a very brief, one-line e-mail that frankly smacked of a macro, sent by an assistant of some sort.
Save yourself the time and effort writing to the MLA for Vernon-Monashee on this issue. He is clearly too busy with other more pressing issues although I can't begin to imagine what.
I would think when some of your constituents are suffering a lack of complete, life-sustaining services, they so desperately need, that would be your first priority.
Christina Roeters
Vernon