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Editor The emails in question are filled with “If I win for the 4-year stint, listening to “Often can judge your success by the strong racist language, alluding to the complaints over pot holes and loose dogs louder your multicult[sic] enemy screams,” The Highlander has received numerous “race war” and multi-cultural “enemies”. is part of the job &[sic] for me a great he wrote. emails sent by Minden Hills deputy-reeve In an email dated Oct. 24, 2013 – prior cover!! JUST THE FACT THAT IT IS Referring to posts made online by the candidate John Beattie indicating his to the beginning of the election period ME, known promoter of our White Race, same group, Beattie wrote that “it really nomination for deputy-reeve is a cover to – Beattie made clear his intent to run in known promoter of Our British Roots, brought home how real, and serious, the spread racist ideals. Minden Hills. already covers that base for good!! … It overall situation is for the survival of our Beattie has confirmed he sent the emails “At this point I feel really good [sic] was a well-known local that urged me to race.” to a group of unidentified individuals, chance will win the spot in the fall 2014 run for the election post. Am I[sic] doing Beattie is the former leader of the saying there was a “mole” in his blind list. elections,” he wrote. “The entire village it for our cause, even if road holes are my Canadian Nazi Party and currently runs A blind list is an anonymous email contact of Minden knows my past inside out, so ‘cover’!!” The British People’s League. In an list. He has since been unavailable for smears in fall 2014 by public rag media On June 16, Beattie sent an email to his interview earlier this year with See “Known” on page 2 haliburtonlumber.com [email protected] Insist on it for beauty inside & out! 2 TheHighlander Thursday Sept 11 2014 | Issue 151 Highlander news 4131 Cty. Rd. 121 Kinmount 705-488-2107 www.highlandscinemas.com Friday Sept 12 to Mon Sept 15 OPEN WEEKENDS ONLY Nightly The Hundred Foot 7:00 Journey PG Helen Mirren The Grand Seduction PG 7:45 Taylor Kitsch If I Stay PG 7:30 Chloe Moretz The Giver PG 8:00 Jeff Bridges Guardians of 7:15 the Galaxy PG Chris Platt Admission Children 12 Adults Seniors 65 Matinees Every Mon. Rates: Theatre & & under 13 to 64 & up Night $8.00 $10.00 $8.50 $7.50 $8.00 Museum File photo Left: John Beattie’s ‘blind-list’ emails reveal a different story than what he’s presented in his campaign. Right: John Beattie’s election poster. BBessetteessette Design-BuildDesign-Build Construction, Construction, Inc.Inc. Custom Homes ‘Known promoter of our White Cottages Renovations Race’ shows face in emails "From Concept to * Completion" Continued from page 1 of concern. white patriot groups in the United In an email dated July 30, Beattie Kingdom “as best we can”. The Highlander’s Sue Tiffin, Beattie writes about a reporter from the “The Motherland is now officially Terry Bessette - President 1034 Ski Ridge Trail, Eagle Lake, ON $ Phone: 705-791-8379 Email: [email protected] said he was misguided during his Toronto Star who had just visited him occupied by the invaders,” he wrote time with the Canadian Nazi Party. for an interview. on Nov. 2, 2013. “Let the spirit of our “I went off the deep-end,” he told “…When he left the look on his ancient peoples drive us forward to The Highlander. “But it was all 50 face appeared cleanse Mother 16 years ago. That’s way in the past and as a queer about Britannia, while WHOOPS... I’ve never been able to live it down.” ready to cry… The Motherland there is still Our bad! Last week’s ad with our The emails seem to indicate All the publicity time to organize new hours, should have read... otherwise. is helping me is now officially here in British On July 7, Beattie wrote an email win the deputy- occupied by the Canada?[sic]” to an unidentified person about a reeve position.” In a video Bakery & Fish Fry Open radio show he heard on the Rense He wrote about invaders. interview with Tuesday, Wednesday Radio Network. In it he refers to Don the reporter again HTV’s Sue Black, an American who runs a white on Aug. 17. John Beattie Black, Beattie and Thursday until 7:00pm nationalist community website called “The Star email Nov. 2, 2013 said The British Stormfront. queer was really People’s League Friday & Saturday until 7:30pm “Your show on the Rense Network angry when he is his hobby. with Don Black, yourself, and caller said to me, ‘you do not appear to “Bottom line is the issue of Sunday until 6:30pm! Dave … the best interplay on the be concerned about all the negative immigration,” he said. “Keeping it Closed on Mondays racewar[sic] I have ever heard,” he publicity,’ to which I replied that I separate from the civic is no problem wrote. loved all of it!!![sic] You people are altogether.” . Although running for deputy-reeve making my campaign. 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Editor “We live in a democracy and to me you need to have this conversation during an Highlands East voters have been given a election campaign,” Cosentino said. “At choice in who will be their next reeve. the end of the day, all politics are local Steve Cosentino, a property owner and politics, and this is where it starts.” part-time resident of Highlands East, Cosentino lives in Whitby, however he has put his name forward to challenge owns two properties in Highlands East incumbent reeve Dave Burton in the including a cottage and a farm. upcoming election. “Some people might say ‘that guy “Dave Burton’s name has brand equity in doesn’t live here’ but I would refute that this community, a lot of people know who by saying I have been living here four to he is,” Cosentino said. “The biggest asset five months out of the year, and I’ve been EVENT I’ve got is his track record. I’m giving here each and every weekend,” he said. people a choice.” His wife is a teacher and nearing Cosentino said he “couldn’t stomach the retirement, which means they’ve been idea” of Burton running unopposed. spending more and more time here, he said. SAVE The SAVE “I think people are UP TO entitled to a choice,” he “Our reeve lives in said. “Dave [Burton] I’ve lived everywhere, Wilberforce but he still UP TO % BIGGEST % is a nice guy, but he but I’ve been coming represents Gooderham. ON ON doesn’t walk on water.