Mr. Speaker, this past Sunday, I joined MHA Roland Butler and Mayor Glenn Littlejohn at the Royal Canadian Legion in a wreath laying for the Battle of the Atlantic.
Recently, I attended the Ascension High School gala dinner. This community of 5,500 people raised over $47,000 to benefit the students.
Mr. Speaker, do you know what town this all happened in? Bay Roberts.
This week, using flawed data and shoddy research, MoneySense magazine named that town as the worst place to live in Canada. This could not be further from the truth.
Bay Roberts is a vibrant, bustling community with a growing population. This town is full of volunteerism, community spirit and pride is abundant.
MoneySense may think Bay Roberts lacks culture, but obviously has never attended “A Time in Pigeon Inlet”.
I always look forward to the Klondike Days and the Winter Lights Festival.
These are just a few examples of what makes Bay Roberts a special place. If the magazine representatives took the time to visit, it would not take them long to realize that they must have printed their list upside down.
MoneySense may not want to rank Bay Roberts number one, but common sense would.