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plaints since Cameron’s initial complaint. Cameron said in an email early last week that she was waiting to hear back from the officer investigating the incident. No charges will be laid against Cornwall councillor in sign saga GREG KIELEC greg.kielec@eap.on.ca
ensure council members adhere to proper decorum. Const. Melanie Labelle, Cornwall police spokeswoman, said late last week the inves- tigating officer is still trying to contact peo- ple who may have witnessed the incident. A number of protesters have accused Gar- diner of destroying the signs brought by city residents protesting the large number of in- camera sessions and secrecy surrounding city hall. Gardiner told The Journal on Tuesday that he bent the signs so they would fit in the city hall lunch room but that he did not destroy them. “Nothing’s been destroyed. They’re at city hall somewhere.” His description of the turn of events con- tradicts postings by a number of protesters on Facebook. “Syd grabbed the sage to The Journa l. She also posted a lengthy description of the incident on Facebook, one of a number of protesters who turned to the social media site last week to vent their frustration. “I saw him destroy one sign. I should go and Įle a ĐomƉlaint as well͕͟ wrote Ɖrotester Mary Bray. Christropher Cameron also disputed Gar- diner’s version of events after reading The Journal’s breaking story, filed by on the com- pany’s website (www.editionap.ca) early Tuesday afternoon. “Sure Syd, you came to the entrance of the chambers and had your tantrum at the door- way in front of 50 or so people as you broke up the signs deliberately in front of the pro- testers. Many witnessed (the incident) but this is just a pattern of misinformation isn’t it?” Cornwall police confirmed on Tuesday they were investigating a complaint that a city councillor destroyed protesters’ signs at a city council meeting last night. Protester Debbie Cameron has identified herself as the complaint. A number of other protesters have apparently lodged com- signs, looked at us with rage in his eyes and aggressively bent them in a destruc- tive manner,” wrote Laurie Iwachniuk- Branchaud in a mes-
There will be no charges against a city councillor who was accused of damaging protesters’ signs at city hall last Monday evening. “As for the signs, they were recovered,” wrote police spokeswoman Melanie Labelle in response to a query from The Journal. “Investigation revealed that the signs had been moved into another room as they were in the way in the hallway. The signs did not appear to have been damaged. The signs are now at the police station. “A message was left with the complainant regarding the findings and the signs can be
returned. The investi- gation is completed and no criminal relat- ed charge will be laid.” The City of Corn- wall’s chief adminis- trative officer, Norm Levac, told The Jour-
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nal late Friday that the signs had finally been found after four days of intense scrutiny by protesters. “I did track down the signs and I have sent them to (Cornwall police) Chief Parkinson,” he wrote in an email to The Journal . The sudden discovery of the missing signs and their transfer to police is an indication that they may finally be turned back to pro- testers after disappearing shortly after being grabbed by Councillor Syd Gardiner prior to last Monday’s council meeting. A police investigation is continuing into whether a Gardiner destroyed protesters’ signs at a meeting at the city council meet- ing entered its seventh day Monday with still no word from police if Gardiner will be charged. Gardiner has denied that he destroyed the protest signs. He said he simply bent themso he could bring them into a lunch room just off city council chambers. He did not know where the signs were at city hall nor did he know why the signs weren’t immediately re- turned to the protesters after the meeting. He was not sanctioned by Mayor Bob Kilger for his actions, despite his mandate to
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