Continuing on yesterday's theme of the misinformation and in fact untrue information being issued by Lindsay Broadhead, new spokesperson for Highland Companies, here is something else Lynz didn't research before she issued her statement:
Among a great deal of misinformation being circulated are claims of 30 good farmhouses levelled, Broadhead said. Highland gave an historic log cabin to a museum after renovations, and lesser-quality homes were razed “for security and other reasons.”
The "claims" of 30 houses is sickeningly true. In 2008 when the first home was razed, neighbours attended Melancthon Council to express their concern and nothing was done to stop it via a demolition control bylaw.
When more and more houses started coming down, Michael Daniher, the then spokesperson for Highlands stated at an NDACT meeting in June of 2009 that the total number of houses to be demolished would be less than double digits and in fact many of the homes were ordered to be taken down because they had been issued orders by the Building Inspector.
The Building Inspector denied that any orders had ever been issued.
Watch this video at Melancthonvision and see if you believe the homes were uninsurable and uninhabitable:
http://www.youtube.com/melancthonvision#p/a/u/0/pIsLOXHkDdMSo Lynz, when you say the homes were taken down for "security and other reasons" what would those reasons be?
The "security reasons" are because they bought the houses, moved the families out of them and immediately demolished them because as John Lowndes stated to the Mayor and CAO in a private meeting in February of 2010, he wasn't in the rental business.
This was despite Highlands assurances that the homes they were purchasing would be provided as rental homes to their employees.
And the fact Highlands donated an historic home to the County Museum? Well Highlands had no freaking idea it was an historic home, the locals noted that, stating it would be a shame to lose it. By that time, Highlands was taking a beating in the press and realized this would be a good publicity stunt and donated it to the museum.
Funny why they would do that though because their own experts stated there is nothing of historical or cultural value in Melancthon, or did you miss that in the 3,100 pages Lynz?
Link to entire Toronto Sun article-be sure you read the comments at the end of the story as well-good discussion
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/07/30/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place
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