Yes people I am angry, infuriated, pissy...in fact I am downright fucking raging!
This weekend will see the grand opening of the brand new aquatic centre in Dieppe, New Brunswick.
Here are some reasons I will not be attending.
I absolutely refuse to pay 10% more than the residents of Dieppe.
Who the hell do these people think they are (the council, not the residents)?For one thing you have absolutely NO right to ask me for proof of my address and for another I don't see a single resident of Dieppe being asked by the residents of either Moncton or Riverview, to pay 10% more when they visit a local bar or attraction, etc.
I know, lets charge the residents of Dieppe to cross the Gunningsville bridge..
We live in a community that has a large influx of visitor during the summer, they are NOT going to appreciate that bollocks for a second.
I will not, nor have I ever since I was in school wear a fucking bathing cap.
Over the summer I swam in hotel pools, Centennial beach and several fabulous beaches in the area. Not once did I wear a bathing cap and I am female. How many men can you see wearing a bathing cap...We are not in the 19th century in New Brunswick..or are we? Next we will all be required to wear a one piece bathing suit!
Of course if I were completely bald this wouldn't be a requirement. (Is this just my head hair that is being referred to, I wonder?)
What if I am a totally bald guy (or girl, lets not discriminate here) who is hirsute over the rest of his body? Will he/she be required to wrap himself in plastic wrap before entering the pool?
When is this pool actually catering to the needs of the public? I checked the schedule and it seems that it will only be open for approximately three hours a day.. What the fuck is that going to accomplish?
When I lived in Sherwood park, AB, the local pool and fitness centre was open from 5.30am until 11pm(it still is!). This was a project similar to the aquatic centre in Dieppe, but for $8million more there were ice rinks, a fully equipped, state of the art fitness gym, two indoor soccer pitches, a concessions area, an indoor children's play area, an aerobics facility and there were two pools, a steam room, a lazy river, a sauna, a wave machine, a children's wet play area(I could list more but I have provided a link). Childcare was available for a small charge, giving tired Moms a chance to have some me time.
Click on the link to take a peek!
The entry charge was approximately $8 per adult $5 for a child. For this fee you could stay all day and use all the facilities.
When exactly do the powers that be expect they will turn a profit, or at the very least earn back the hard earned money of Dieppe taxpayers?
It's not as if they turn the pool off to save money when the frigging thing is not open to the public. It is operational 24/7 unless it is being cleaned!
Have they even considered the huge amount of revenue that could be gained from Moms and pre-school kids, day cares, the folk who like an early morning swim before work, seniors in the retirement years..... again, the list could go on.
This has been a farce right from the word go and in my opinion is just a banal attempt at one upmanship.
Well let me tell you Mr Mayor of Dieppe, your attempt is a downright fucking failure.
When it is convenient Dieppe, Moncton and Riverview make sad and pathetic attempts to appear as a united front however if (lets use the Casino as another example) one gets something the others wanted, pacifiers are spat and feet are stamped. Residents are made to suffer and taxes are squandered so that you can once again do one better.
If this had been the money of a private investor deadlines would have been met and we would now have a fabulous fitness centre/pool/community centre that was open to the public when they need it, not when it is convenient.
Below is a link to yet another frivolous spending spree. While on a much larger scale it just goes to show what politicians are able to get away with while spending other peoples cash!
http://http//www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/research/pdf_res_notes/rn01-64.pdf
Finally, I would really like to know how there can be over 300 children signed up for classes and there is already a waiting list, when the facility is not yet open and I have not seen a single newspaper/website advertising services anywhere in the area, nor have I heard a whiff on the radio?
I suppose that none of the children pre-signed are related to Dieppe councillors or their friends and family?
I'm not going to rant on. it's pretty fucking pointless really, the damage is done and another $16million of hardworking taxpayers money has been frittered away by irresponsible pricks who really should know better.
I hope they remembered to claim back their lunch and business expenses while they were working on this project.........
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