万锦市民问责市府大联盟MCCRG成立两周年

三月标志着万锦市民问责市府大联盟 [下称:大联盟]（Markham Citizens Coalition for Responsive Government - MCCRG ）成立的第二个周年。

March marks the second anniversary for MCCRG Markham Citizens for Responsive Government.


[大联盟]是一个万锦市公民组成的基层组织。它在2013年3月於公众普遍反对市政府借款3.25亿美元建造溜冰体育馆中成立。由六位创始理事开始，它已经成长为一个拥有超过120位成员的组织。现任华人理事为关荣恩及莫礼业。

The Markham Citizens Coalition for Responsive Government (MCCRG) is a grassroots organization of citizens from all parts of Markham.  It was establishedin March 2013 because of widespread public opposition to the City borrowing $325 million to build the proposed Markham Arena.  Starting with six (6) founding Directors, it has grown to an organization with over one hundred and twenty (120) registered members. Its current Chinese Directors are Jim Kwan and Robert Mok.

[大联盟]致力创造一个更加民主和更具问责制的市政府。

MCCRG strives to create a more democratic and more responsive model of municipal government for our City.



[大联盟]经历一个非常忙碌的2013年反对溜冰体育馆并在2014年集中於市政会选举工作。尽管如此，[大联盟]亦曾处理许多其他市政问题确定如下:

MCCRG was extremely busy in 2013 working in opposition to the Markham Arena and in 2014 focusing on the municipal election. In spite of that, MCCRG has worked on many other issues as identified below:

1)溜冰体育馆 - 击败财政框架。
2)发放溜冰体育馆顾问报告。
3)支持和参与2014年市政选举过程。
4)促进"所有市政候选人会议"。
5)推荐万锦市议会候选人。
6)帮助在大教堂区的居民处理长期发展设施不足问题。
7)保护野生动物，维护对German Mills Meadow的自然栖息地，保护和维护Settlers' Park定居者的物业, 控制其下沉状况。
8)协助在第8区Steelcase商务区内本地企业的反复洪灾。
9)建立了费用由城市负责的原则去为全市雨水下水道及防洪基础设施升级，并保证会选择最便宜的收费系统。
10)取得雨水下水道整治和防洪工作可靠和可持续的资金。
11)为万锦市区域能源局的业务开放给公众的监督。
12)注意到异常情况后要求检讨议员的费用报告系统。
13)审查员工服务奖励计划。
14)为审计长的职位复职。
15)支持省议会为反SLAPP立法。（SLAPP = 为针对公众参与而兴讼的战略诉讼）

1)    Arena - Defeat Financial Framework.
2)    Release of Arena Consultants Reports.
3)    To support and participate in the 2014 municipal election process.
4)    Promoting 'All Candidates Meetings'.
5)    To endorse candidates for Markham Council.
6)    To help residents with long-standing deficiencies in the development of Cathedraltown.
7)    To protect wildlife and preserve natural habitat on the German Mills Meadow and protect and preserve Settlers' Park residents' properties from subsidence.
8)To assist local businesses with the problems surrounding repeated flooding in the Woodbine-Steelcase Business District in Ward 8.
9) To establish the principle of city responsibility for city-wide upgrades to stormwater sewer and flood control infrastructure and for associated costs, and to ensure that Council chooses the least expensive billing system possible.
10)Obtaining reliable and sustainable funding for stormsewer remediation and          flood control work.
11)To open up the operations of Markham District Energy to public scrutiny.
12)To review the Reporting System for Councillor Expenses after noticing anomalies.
13)To Review the Employee Service Award Program.
14)Reinstatement of the position of Auditor General.
15)To support Anti-SLAPP legislation at Queen's Park. (SLAPP = Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation)


如欲查询[万民问责市府大联盟]在过去两年的活动详细信息，请浏览它们的网站www.MCCRG.ca。

For details of MCCRG activities over the past two years, visit their web site at www.MCCRG.ca.