bully
written by dandelion , October 10, 2008 (06:43:47 PM)

The citizens editor did what editors are supposed to do--offered an opinion based on the facts. There is a term that describes attacks on the media for reporting the news , that term is CENSORSHIP. Thank you to the citizen for standing up to the bullies.

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written by RUEZ , October 10, 2008 (07:33:36 PM)

What part of the story are we missing another guest? If you know something you'd like to share now is the time. I doubt there is. Sometimes people just protect their friends because that's what friends do. Right or wrong.

the internal investigator wrote this?
written by Cinnimon , October 11, 2008 (08:18:06 AM)

i thought the press release earlier said that this transfer was chamber’s choice and he had contemplated this for a while. which is ?? maclelland just confirmed that chambers is not leaving on his own accord.
this article by sgt. j. d. maclellan screams rcmp will take care of their own and joe public can just never mind. not a surprise now that i’ve learned that sgt. j.d. maclellan is the internal investigation officer at the prince george detachment. hello!
maclelland wants to blame the media for reporting this mess. how about blaming chambers for getting himself into this mess. what’s ironic is that maclelland writes that chambers demands excellence of those under his command yet chambers didn’t think that high standard applied to him. makes me wonder how fair maclelland would be investigating his own cops and how secure we are knowing that this guy would rather tar and feather the media for reporting on the scanky goings on than seeing that the fish stinks from the head down maclelland is right about the buck stopping at chambers desk. it is not likely to go any further now that chambers is out of there. pg has a chance of having a police chief who doesn’t think the rules only apply to everyone else. Thanks to the reporting by the citizen.

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written by dhood , October 11, 2008 (09:34:25 AM)

This position that Chambers is taking in Van. Didn't I hear that the person who left it was also leaving for basically the same reason? One problem replaced by another problem.

bullies
written by dandelion , October 12, 2008 (02:50:36 PM)

So, Mr. Chambers was "bullying the bullies" and the victims were the agents of their own demise. Maybe true, but if that was the case, Mr. Chambers should have dealt with the issue in a much more mature and competent way. Anyone in a position of such power and authority must have taken courses which teach how to handle situations such as this. I am sure that bullying back and acting immature are not tactics suggested by any reference manual or expert in personnel management.

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written by PGDriver , October 12, 2008 (05:39:21 PM)

Someone of Mr. Chambers position should be held to a higher standard, his actions were to say the least deplorable. I hope his future endeavors are conducted with more class and sensitivity.

Protecting Our Own
written by sunnysideup , October 12, 2008 (08:21:16 PM)

Isn't this just like the RCMP to protect their own? Cover up all. Remember the Judge Ramsay case where the cops were implicated? Hmmm......... Good Riddance to Superintendant "Don't have to be accountable for bad behaviour just because I am who I am."

Well done Citizen
written by icws1 , October 14, 2008 (02:26:51 AM)

It is because of the Citizen's good reporting that some changes for the better have occurred. I am hoping that, although not reported, the City of Prince George Administrators are taking a good long look at themselves, and cleaning up their act as well.

I wish the Citizen had reported more. I wish they would have published the Kitty Heller report or at least advised readers how to obtain a copy. I wish they would have stuck their investigative noses deep into City Hall and reported on all the complaints that had been filed against Ann Bailey. I wish they would have pushed our city councillors a little harder, and continued to push Derek Bates and Rob Whitwham to offer a comment.

I wish they would have interviewed a few of the employees at the detachment, and published their account of the events.

I wish that the Citizen would question City Councillors and Administrators about why they refuse to add any anti-bullying language to the union contract.

It is just incorrect to say that the Citizen published an unbalanced and unfair representation of the facts when Chambers, Bailey, City Administrators, and City councillors were all given the opportunity to comment - but declined to offer any facts to the contrary.

The Citizen is a powerful voice. Let us hear you ROAR!