Wilson said the flyer was produced by a resident of the area who over-stepped. The flyer also said there was to be a “community discussion” about it at Wilson and McDougald’s home at the same time as the meet-and-greet. That flyer makes various claims about View Royal’s official community plan, Screech and his council’s role in the OCP process. The heated conversation was the result of Screech asking to speak to those gathered at the meet-and-greet to address a flyer that had been circulating in the neighbourhood. ![]() “Everybody’s welcome to their own opinion, but people are not free to behave in an unruly manner like that, and especially an elected official who has a duty to adhere to community standards,” added Wilson. I have great concerns when a mayor behaves that way going to one of his taxpayer’s house.” “A mayor will have challenges right, left and centre, but you don’t go yell at people on their doorstep on a Sunday morning no matter what,” said McDougald. According to the couple, the conversation was adversarial from the start and escalated to the point Screech got into a loud, heated discussion with others at the event. A View Royal couple, who had planned a meet-and-greet event for mayoral candidate Sid Tobias at their home over the weekend, say they were left shaken after an uncomfortable encounter with Mayor David Screech on their property.ĭoug Wilson and Claire McDougald told the Times Colonist they had a tense confrontation with Screech at their front door Sunday morning about an hour before the meet-and-greet for his rival was to start.
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