From My Bottom Step

Prior to the last meeting of London’s Community and Protective Services Committee, I alerted you to a public meeting about the proposed ban on the sale of alcohol at the city facilities where receptions are held.

Although there may have been a member or two of the public who were interested enough to make the trek to City Hall and listen to the proceedings, there were no presenters.

Ross Fair (General Manager of London’s Community Services) described an event which he said typifies the approx. 35 alcohol-related events that are held at the city’s community centres each year: “There was underage drinking, public nudity… a huge amount of litter and vandalism in the washrooms…” And he suggested that based upon the city’s experience, the majority of people who use the facilities have no regard for the facilities that they’re allowed to use.