Damn Kirby's Tweet - The Premier should Resign!

MHA Dale Kirby said that somebody lied in the House of Assembly! Oh my Stop the Presses!

And imagine he did not even identify who he was talking about!! Stop the Presses!

Kathy Dunderdale said not to long ago: “The criticism can sometimes be relentless, and from a small handful of people, but they tend to be very loud and scathing, and personal, and mean”.

These comments were about who? She did not name the individuals and therefore she labelled all local bloggers and people who call open-line programs.

I want her to apologize in the House of Assembly to the people of this province. I want the Premier to acknowledge that her remarks were reckless, unfair, and unwarranted.

It is more important that she apologize as she was making the comments about the people she is employed by. Absolute insubordination by our Premier.

AND WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ALL OF THIS?

In my opinion the purpose is to deflect from her government's dismal performance on all levels. The purpose is to deflect away from the disaster on the Burin Peninsula and other rural areas of our province. It is to deflect away from the collapse of our fishing industry, and the fiasco which is the Emera deal. It is to deflect away from the loss of the Marine Rescue Sub-Centre, the loss of jobs in Federal parks and other federal offices. It is to deflect away from the Search and Rescue inadequacies and most importantly away from the loss of a young Labradorian's life.

AND NOW?

A Newfoundland fisherman gets ill at sea and the crew calls for a Doctor's assistance. The crew seeks to determine if they need a medevac. Their call goes to Italy! That's right people Italy! The crew is unable to get anywhere with the call and are left stranded with their medical emergency. Meanwhile...


From the Canadian Forces: 09/05/2012
 

HALIFAX – A CH-149 Cormorant helicopter from 103 (Search and Rescue) Squadron, Gander NF and a CC-130 Hercules aircraft from 413 (Transport and Rescue) Squadron from Greenwood NS are currently involved in a medical evacuation for a crewmember aboard Spanish fishing vessel, F/V Calvao, located approximately 445 kilometres southeast off St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Both aircraft were tasked early Wednesday afternoon, when Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) in Halifax received a request from the United States Coast Guard ‘s (USCG) Rescue Coordination Centre in Boston to perform the medevac, as the vessel is in the Boston Search and Rescue region but Canadian assets were in closer proximity at the time of the incident.
This event is an excellent example of the close coordination that exists between US and Canadian Search & Rescue assets on a daily basis. To offer context, the distance from St John’s NF to the vessel is slightly further than the distance between Halifax and Sydney NS (434 km).


The Premier and her Cabinet should all be removed from office - the absolute dismantling of rural Newfoundland and Labrador and the treatment of our province in this nation is all a result of the Premier, her Cabinet, and Caucus. Anything for the loan guarantee right? Who and what is driving this? We demand to know!

Premier Dunderdale if you want to deal with the word LIAR - deal with Stephen Harper who is a LIAR. His lies to this province will cost us billions. Deal with that!

Important Update on Seal Cove Fire

Smoke from a fire still burning behind Seal Cove, Fortune Bay is now enveloping the community.

The wind has shifted and the urgency has increased to put out this fire - now in it's 5th day.

Houses almost not visible as smoke envelops the community.

DND - con-(FES)-sion Demand an Inquiry

Do - Not - Disturb   point - Finger - at Everybody but - Self

The audio tapes of telephone conversations between the JRCC, RCMP, and FES during the search for Burton Winters are very troubling.

These recordings have been made available to the public by CBC - obtained from the Department of National Defence.

One thing is for certain - the odds for Burton Winters survival were reduced - when people in authority made the decisions they made.

This is not meant to offend - but there appeared to be a more urgency in doing a survival probability model than was coordination for rescue.

Burton Winters was lost. A young Labradorian who deserved all the resources available to help him find his way home.

If his fight to walk 19 km's - in frigid northern weather and challenging ice conditions - was matched by sheer determination of people responsible for rescue - the outcome may have been different.

One particular recording stood out to me: PRESS HERE to Listen

If one does not know what resources are available - how does one coordinate or participate in a rescue effort?

The death of Burton Winters demands an enquiry and requires enhanced not reduced federal search and rescue assets in both Newfoundland and Labrador.

The provincial component of these services known as FES (Fire and Emergency Services) needs to be questioned thoroughly by an independent body. The objective should be to determine the qualifications and knowledge of decision makers and the training provided staff.

For people reading this story - please take the time to visit the Facebook site The Burton Winters' Rescue Centre in Labrador - and please participate.

Burton Winters deserved more and your children and families deserve more.

This is not a time for federal and provincial officials to play off each other - in order to lay ultimate blame. This is a time for action - to make sure this does not happen to any other child or youth of our province.