COLLINS: In times of crisis, important things get ignored
WHILE MOST OF THE NEWS these days centers around the absolute devastation of the world economic order caused by the Demons of Destruction south of the border, it’s easy for smaller items to slip through.
How many people knew the city popped in a 9 per cent tax hike on Tuesday?
It was no surprise that seniors were left out again from any new assistance in providing some quality of life for those who need support, but it might have been more surprising to learn that a critical grant providing funding for a counsellor to help support women and families expires at the end of the month. Dylana Kneeshaw’s story this week pointed out the seriousness of losing the grant. The government has given no indication that it will renew the funding, and that has left people who rely on this support worrying about what will happen now.
You can find similar issues every day just by checking a few newscasts or looking at a few websites.
