Comments on: Wetaskiwin proposes liquor bylaw http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/2009/09/liquor-bylaw/ How to create a better Wetaskiwin. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:45:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bworotikan http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/2009/09/liquor-bylaw/comment-page-1/#comment-27804 bworotikan Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:53:48 +0000 http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/?p=937#comment-27804 Hair loss typically develops at a gradual yet steady pace. It may appear diffuse or patchy – depending on the degree of the condition and the underlying problem. The demand for quick and effective solutions have made it possible for people to use subliminals to fight hair loss. Hair loss typically develops at a gradual yet steady pace. It may appear diffuse or patchy – depending on the degree of the condition and the underlying problem. The demand for quick and effective solutions have made it possible for people to use subliminals to fight hair loss.

]]> By: as i see it http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/2009/09/liquor-bylaw/comment-page-1/#comment-9944 as i see it Tue, 21 Jun 2011 07:18:30 +0000 http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/?p=937#comment-9944 I don't think it is good for city council to dictate business hours in any type of business and I think it is anti-business and does not send a good message to future business in this town. Secondly, from my understanding, this bylaw was to curb vagrancy. I know firsthand, that the handful of God's children in this town who are labelled as vagrants are well plastered by early afternoon and are not using pawn shops or liquor stores and for that matter have nothing to pawn. On top of that, do the research in the history books and see who made our friends alcoholics, our forefathers, so if you feel the need to lay blame on vagrancy, maybe you could talk to your relatives. As far as I am concerned, I think alcohol should be banned and illegal. It would save billions of dollars each year on healthcare and save many lives. Maybe Wetaskiwin should aim to be the first alcohol free City, that would clean up the streets, the so-called vagrancy and the sad image of having a liquor store and pawn shop on every corner. It is a sad reality that these two industries probably make up almost 10% of the businesses in Wetaskiwin I don't think it is good for city council to dictate business hours in any type of business and I think it is anti-business and does not send a good message to future business in this town. Secondly, from my understanding, this bylaw was to curb vagrancy. I know firsthand, that the handful of God's children in this town who are labelled as vagrants are well plastered by early afternoon and are not using pawn shops or liquor stores and for that matter have nothing to pawn. On top of that, do the research in the history books and see who made our friends alcoholics, our forefathers, so if you feel the need to lay blame on vagrancy, maybe you could talk to your relatives. As far as I am concerned, I think alcohol should be banned and illegal. It would save billions of dollars each year on healthcare and save many lives. Maybe Wetaskiwin should aim to be the first alcohol free City, that would clean up the streets, the so-called vagrancy and the sad image of having a liquor store and pawn shop on every corner. It is a sad reality that these two industries probably make up almost 10% of the businesses in Wetaskiwin

]]> By: Pissed http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/2009/09/liquor-bylaw/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Pissed Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:13:15 +0000 http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/?p=937#comment-314 What about the car lots ! You call liquor stores and Pawn shop vultures, Do you suppose selling cars was a good way to get apart of the money there is to spend coming in from Hobbema ! What about the car lots ! You call liquor stores and Pawn shop vultures, Do you suppose selling cars was a good way to get apart of the money there is to spend coming in from Hobbema !

]]> By: Guest http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/2009/09/liquor-bylaw/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Guest Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:35:04 +0000 http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/?p=937#comment-304 The good news would be? The good news would be?

]]> By: Guest http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/2009/09/liquor-bylaw/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Guest Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:06:57 +0000 http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/?p=937#comment-302 Okay....time to get rid of this.....it's old news and this page is becoming 'dated'. Keep it fresh.....there was good news in Wetaskiwin on Friday that should have supplanted this! Okay….time to get rid of this…..it's old news and this page is becoming 'dated'. Keep it fresh…..there was good news in Wetaskiwin on Friday that should have supplanted this!

]]> By: WILLIAM DESCALCHUK http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/2009/09/liquor-bylaw/comment-page-1/#comment-301 WILLIAM DESCALCHUK Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:46:59 +0000 http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/?p=937#comment-301 THE PEOPE OF THIS CITY OF WETASKIWIN NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND GET RID OF THIS CITY COUNCIL. THE NEXT ELECTION IS COMING IN NO TIME AND THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO LET THESE CLOWNS KNOW WHO IS REALLY IN CHARGE. TOO MUCH MICRO MANAGING AND NO VISION FOR THE FUTURE.. GET YOUR BUTTS OUT AND VOTE, TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, HAVE THEM TELL EVERYONE AND LET THIS CITY COUNCIL THAT WE DO NOT REQUIRE THEM ANYMORE.... WE CAN DO IT.... WILIAM DESCALCHUK.. RESIDENT THE PEOPE OF THIS CITY OF WETASKIWIN NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND GET RID OF THIS CITY COUNCIL. THE NEXT ELECTION IS COMING IN NO TIME AND THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO LET THESE CLOWNS KNOW WHO IS REALLY IN CHARGE. TOO MUCH MICRO MANAGING AND NO VISION FOR THE FUTURE.. GET YOUR BUTTS OUT AND VOTE, TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, HAVE THEM TELL EVERYONE AND LET THIS CITY COUNCIL THAT WE DO NOT REQUIRE THEM ANYMORE…. WE CAN DO IT….

WILIAM DESCALCHUK.. RESIDENT

]]> By: Bobby N http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/2009/09/liquor-bylaw/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Bobby N Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:39:33 +0000 http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/?p=937#comment-247 WELL BUCK 75...FOR THE MOST PART I AGREE.. It certainly is a sad state of affairs when a short term resident such as a bank manager promotes a bylaw,that for sure restricts the normal operation of the marketplace .. He will Transfer tosome other place and we will be left to deal with the results of his actions.. I wonder how many Liqyor outlets or Pawn Shops deal at the TD Bank now ?? We as citizens Of Wetaskiwin must face the true facts , that no matter what actions are taken by either the people of or city council of Wetaskiwin this Problem is here to stay ..I moved here in 1963 and it has only if anything got worse .. Our City council has got us so far in debt with their grandious City Hall and Water Tower And New Heavy equippment and trucks that We as taxpayers and residents will probably be looking at another tax increase just to pay their bills .. More businesses keep closing , and some people have just gaven up an moved away.. I guess you can"t really blame them WELL BUCK 75…FOR THE MOST PART I AGREE.. It certainly is a sad state of affairs when a short term resident such as a bank manager promotes a bylaw,that for sure restricts the normal operation of the marketplace .. He will Transfer tosome other place and we will be left to deal with the results of his actions.. I wonder how many Liqyor outlets or Pawn Shops
deal at the TD Bank now ?? We as citizens Of Wetaskiwin must face the true facts , that no matter what actions are taken by either the people of or city council of Wetaskiwin this Problem is here to stay ..I moved here in 1963 and it has only if anything got worse ..
Our City council has got us so far in debt with their grandious City Hall and Water Tower And New Heavy equippment and trucks that We as taxpayers and residents will probably be looking at another tax increase just to pay their bills .. More businesses keep closing , and some people have just gaven up an moved away.. I guess you can"t really blame them

]]> By: @buck75 http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/2009/09/liquor-bylaw/comment-page-1/#comment-246 @buck75 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:13:42 +0000 http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/?p=937#comment-246 People like Darlene Clayton are not helping this. I hope she was mis-quoted because if she is really going to lose $40000 a month because of this by-law then I agree something needed to be done. <a href="http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Wetaskiwin+shuts+liquor+stores/2259616/story.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Wetaskiwin+sh...</a> Quoting a manager from Siding 16 is irrelevant, I don't think they were open until 2am. Maybe they have to close 2 hours earlier.... It is a sad state when people like Mr Anderson have to step forward with suggestions on how to improve the City. The TD bank has had a handful of managers in the past 15 years. They are residents while they have a job here. Hopefully this helps lower our property taxes. Without all of the problems the booze causes, we should need less RCMP members. Seeing how the City pays the RCMP, maybe we could save some $ on our taxes. People like Darlene Clayton are not helping this. I hope she was mis-quoted because if she is really going to lose $40000 a month because of this by-law then I agree something needed to be done.

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Wetaskiwin+sh…

Quoting a manager from Siding 16 is irrelevant, I don't think they were open until 2am. Maybe they have to close 2 hours earlier….

It is a sad state when people like Mr Anderson have to step forward with suggestions on how to improve the City. The TD bank has had a handful of managers in the past 15 years. They are residents while they have a job here.

Hopefully this helps lower our property taxes. Without all of the problems the booze causes, we should need less RCMP members. Seeing how the City pays the RCMP, maybe we could save some $ on our taxes.

]]> By: Read Only http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/2009/09/liquor-bylaw/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Read Only Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:20:19 +0000 http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/?p=937#comment-245 I'm sure it's been said before but in many jurisdictions liquor retailers close at 8pm or even earlier. In many cases a community the size of Wetaskiwin would have only one retailer and that would be owned by the provincial government. Some communities even have a total ban on alcohol. I think that the perceived negative impact on business will be temporary as people adjust to the change. Pawn shops are a different matter and I'm not convinced that limiting their hours makes a difference. By grouping them in with this bylaw and calling it a community standard is questionable. If that is the case then you should also include bingo halls, lounges, bars, restaurants and any establishment offering VLTs or other gambling. Perhaps even drug stores. I think if Wetaskiwin really wants to change its image from liquor stores and pawn shops they should look at limiting the number of these business in city limits. If the number selected by council (probably on a per capita basis) is currently lower than the number of business in town then no new establishments receive a license to operate. If a business closes its doors then a new one cannot replace it until the total number of related business falls below the predetermined number. If that starts happening though, it might reflect a change in our society (that these business are no longer sustainable) that is not likely to happen. I'm sure it's been said before but in many jurisdictions liquor retailers close at 8pm or even earlier. In many cases a community the size of Wetaskiwin would have only one retailer and that would be owned by the provincial government. Some communities even have a total ban on alcohol. I think that the perceived negative impact on business will be temporary as people adjust to the change.

Pawn shops are a different matter and I'm not convinced that limiting their hours makes a difference. By grouping them in with this bylaw and calling it a community standard is questionable. If that is the case then you should also include bingo halls, lounges, bars, restaurants and any establishment offering VLTs or other gambling. Perhaps even drug stores.

I think if Wetaskiwin really wants to change its image from liquor stores and pawn shops they should look at limiting the number of these business in city limits. If the number selected by council (probably on a per capita basis) is currently lower than the number of business in town then no new establishments receive a license to operate. If a business closes its doors then a new one cannot replace it until the total number of related business falls below the predetermined number. If that starts happening though, it might reflect a change in our society (that these business are no longer sustainable) that is not likely to happen.

]]> By: NWT http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/2009/09/liquor-bylaw/comment-page-1/#comment-244 NWT Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:00:09 +0000 http://www.wetaskiwintomorrow.ca/?p=937#comment-244 I have been observing this issue from afar. I find it interesting that there is only one solution being offered and yet those opposed to the proposed bylaw do not offer any alternative solutions, which would require effort. My hat goes out to Bill Anderson and his group for trying to bring about positive change. I have been observing this issue from afar. I find it interesting that there is only one solution being offered and yet those opposed to the proposed bylaw do not offer any alternative solutions, which would require effort. My hat goes out to Bill Anderson and his group for trying to bring about positive change.

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