Mayor On Explosion Absence: I'm A Father First
Wednesday August 20, 2008
They're bold words from a mayor the city hasn't seen much of in the past week.
David Miller announced Tuesday that the intensive clean-up of the neighbourhood surrounding the Sunrise Propane blast will be finished by this Sunday.
He also revealed the reasons behind his absence and his failure to attend the funeral of Bob Leek, a firefighter who died helping in the stricken neighbourhood.
"One of the things my family was doing in B.C. was celebrating my daughter's 13th birthday with my relatives so I think everybody understands that as a father you have to be with your daughter when she's turning 13," he explained.
"And I spoke both to the family and the firefighters as soon as I knew the date and said I wouldn't be able to stay," Miller added.
That wasn't good enough for some area residents, who weren't satisfied with his reason.
"I think as a mayor and a public figure that he should have been where he was needed," counters one Torontonian.
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