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lthrneck · Lieutenant Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 214

I guess they got hammered enough to back down. Here's there new stand on this so called memorial to the draft dodgers.

Good Day,

My apologies for not responding to your email earlier. We've been very busy over the past week or so dealing with this entire "memorial" issue. Thank you for taking the time to send us your thoughts. Below, please find the position now formally adopted by Nelson City Council and the Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce. Nelson really is a special place, and we hope that the ill-will that has been caused by the actions of a few people (ex-patriot Americans no less) does not cause you to think poorly of our community.

Thanks again for taking the time to share your comments.

Best, Roy
Roy Heuckendorff, Executive Director
Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce
225 Hall Street
Nelson BC V1L 5X4
Office: (250) 352-3433
Cell: (250) 505-3888
Fax: (250) 352-6355
Email: roy@discovernelson.com

Joint Statement:
The City of Nelson and the Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce are issuing this joint statement in order to help quell the controversy that has erupted over the plans of the “Our Way Home” committee to possibly erect a monument to war resisters in the City of Nelson. The “Our Way Home” initiative is being sponsored in part by a small group of people who live in the Nelson area and has not been endorsed by any public body. In a special meeting held on Wednesday, September 29, 2004, Nelson City Council passed a resolution stating that neither public funds nor public property will be used to assist in the development of monuments, or other such symbolic structures, that may be seen as highly divisive in nature. The Chamber of Commerce has adopted a similar stance.

Both the City of Nelson and the Chamber of Commerce recognize that lawful freedom of expression is a right for which many people have fought and died in wars on behalf of their country, but this right must be exercised with discretion where the public good is concerned. Simply put, it would be a misuse of public funds and public property to pursue a monument that does not have widespread community support. The “Our Way Home” monument does not meet the "widespread community support" standard.

The City of Nelson is a tolerant, diverse community, and we encourage one and all to visit and discover what a fine place it truly is.

For more information concerning the position taken by the Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce, please phone (250) 352-3433 or email info@discovernelson.com.

For more information concerning the position taken by the City of Nelson, please phone (250) 352-8263 or email clerk@city.nelson.bc.ca.

For questions or comments concerning the “Our Way Home” initiative please contact coordinator Isaac Romano at (250) 229-4002 or visit www.ourwayhomereunion.com.

Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Info Centre
225 Hall Street
Nelson, BC
V1L 5X4
Phone:250-352-3433
Fax:250-352-6355
email: info@discovernelson.com
www.discovernelson.com
----- Original Message -----
From: The Thuns
To: info@discovernelson.com
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 8:37 AM
Subject: Monument to Draft Dodgers

You're about as discusting as France. I will never travel or spend
money in your country again.
Former Marine Vietnam Veteran
_________________
"Old Breed, New Breed, There's not a DAMM bit of
difference so long as it's the MARINE Breed"
- Lt. Gen Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller

Semper fi
uuurah
Carry On!!

ETEE · Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2004 11:26 am Post subject:

Should the City of Nelson continue in this effort to build a memorial for Draft Dodgers, they would do well to have it fashioned into a Public Lavatory.

After all. The vast majority of "Visitors" to this debacle will be there for the sole purpose of urinating on it.

LewWaters · Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 6:01 am Post subject:

Foxnews is also reporting this. Unfortunately, towards the end of the article the following appears;

Hondo · LCDR Joined: 26 Aug 2004 Posts: 423 Location: USA

I guess that means I have to forget that road trip to Nelson - ending in purchase of a case of Molson's in order to give the monument the christening it would so richly deserve.

Damn. I like drinking Molson's and going on road trips.
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"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things: the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse."
-- John Stuart Mill

Redleg · Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 11:49 am Post subject:

The good things about Nelson are: No one knows where it is, how to get there or cares what they do.
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FIRE MISSION: Kerry campaign in line of sight.

lthrneck · Lieutenant Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 214

LOL
_________________
"Old Breed, New Breed, There's not a DAMM bit of
difference so long as it's the MARINE Breed"
- Lt. Gen Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller

Semper fi
uuurah
Carry On!!