The correct spelling for two of the councillors is "Bassermann" and "Sethen".

OOPs ...

I forgot, they also got the spelling of Murry's name wrong ......

And ..... jeez, will it ever stop ....???

it is DON Bassermnann, not DAN .... :-)

I too seem to be getting careless in my old age ....

Way to go guys. You're all right in my books.

ROTFLMAO at the spelling though....

The mayor has obfuscated the issue by proposing that this is a censorship issue.

It is not a censorship issue. It is a safety issue and a community standard issue. And I do not meant the standard of this community, but the standard of the community of BC, Canada, and the rest of the western world.

The criminal codes of Canada, most States in the USA, and tons of other countries in the world, outlaw "prize fighting" and often set in place "athletic commissions" to oversee professional "boxing", "wrestling", and now "mixed martial arts”.

Here are the words from the Canadian Criminal Code: http://www.canlii.org/ca/sta/c-46/sec83.html

Such commissions will typically not sanction something which is not established through a formal organization such as the Canadian Boxing Federation which has established well know conditions of rings, gear, medical health, trained referees, etc. etc to make the sport as safe as possible. To do otherwise will cause the Athletic Commission and the City, in this case, to take on all liability since there is no standard.

There is a reason why this guy was turned down, including two Indian Reservations, which has become one of the ways of circumventing the law in the States.

We are now hooped no matter which way we go on this. This is a poker game. Promoters like this have little money. He does not have enough money to put lawyers onto this. That is why he has not taken action on the other two cases where tickets were sold. He would have to have a contingency fee agreement with a legal firm which means they pick up 33% or so of any winnings in court. But such firms will only take that on under two conditions – it is a pretty sure bet that they will win; it is something that is a human rights issue and they can make a name for themselves by going to the supreme court of Canada.

If the event goes ahead, and someone gets seriously hurt, insurance will not cover it since the bylaw does not allow the commission to sanction non boxing or non wrestling events. Insurance coverage is null and void with respect to illegal activities. And you can bet your sweet bippie that the insurance companies have good lawyers.

The staff at City Hall have made a major mistake and should be taken to task for it. The City is liable either way. At this stage it is a coin toss which will cost less. One deals with human lives, the other does not. I vote for taking the route of safeguarding people’s health.

I'm with you on this one owl.