Jane Twinney's Winter Escape

The Inferno is a famous thirteenth century poem that served as a warning to the people to remain virtuous and pious. 

The poet Dante begins the Inferno with these words:

  "Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita"

Loosely translated it means, "Halfway on our life's path", warning to all who read the poem that a time of reckoning would be coming.

Newmarket politicians are entering the final stretch of this Council term and a time is coming when council members running for re-election will have to account for their decisions.

In his poem the Inferno, Dante reserved a unique Bolgia within the eighth circle of Hell especially for hypocrites.

Just days after voting to dock Ward Six Councillor Maddie Di Muccio one month's salary, Ward 3 Councillor Jane Twinney packed up her family and went to Florida. 

She did not return for approximately three weeks. 

Her constituents in the meantime were left with frustrating garbage delays, lackluster snow removal and no communication from their elected representative.

During the same period, the Ward Six Councillor kept the public up to date on a myriad of issues of concern via her blog and was working as hard as ever. 

Ward 3's councillor was not working but took home her full paycheque while the Ward 6 councillor was there for her community but her paycheque was slashed.

The thirteenth century poet Dante had no use for hypocrites. 

Let's see if Newmarket voters are any more forgiving.