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Contractor General Greg Christie has come under fire for his stance in the Sandals Whitehouse matter. In particular, a complaint he made that many public sector bodies flout government procurement guidelines and more still simply ignore requests made by the Office of the Contractor General for information that might reveal same. Amazingly, there are few, if any, sanctions and where they do exist, such measures are inconsequential. It's time our politicians move beyond setting up understaffed organisations with few resources and little actual power to fight the corruption they claim they so desperately want to get rid of. It's time they move beyond platitudes. - Archibald Gordon, skilarchie@hotmail.com. Christie's stance Contractor General Greg Christie told the Public Accounts Committee that he did not need to ask twice for information.
Remembrance Day this year will be hard to forget for drivers facing an overnight closure of Highway 401 at Homer Watson Boulevard. Homer Watson Boulevard will also shut for the night, as workers move in to raze an old bridge over the 401. The 10-hour demolition blitz will mark the halfway point of the two-year, $19-million interchange expansion project that's brought daily gridlock to Kitchener's western Highway 401 access. News of another year of construction didn't impress Betty Allensen, who has to drive through the construction mess twice a day. "I'm so frustrated," she said yesterday, while pumping gas into her car at the Sunoco station at New Dundee Road and Homer Watson. "I don't know if I'll be glad it's over in the end or not." Her office is nearby, on the Kitchener side of the construction.
Recognizing the danger presented to the public by defective vehicle equipment, troopers will concentrate their efforts on vehicles being operated with defects such as bad brakes, worn tires, and defective lighting equipment, In addition, attention will be directed to drivers who would violate the driver license laws of Florida. The Patrol has found these checkpoints to be an effective means of enforcing the equipment and driver license laws of Florida while insuring the protection of all motorists. Ongoing construction projects Motorists are reminded to wear safety belts and drive with caution, courtesy, common sense, and patience as they travel through work zones. Remember, speeding fines are doubled in work zones. Out-of-town commuter alerts The Florida Department of Transportation has started work on U.S.
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