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Three Rivers councillor feels unjustly targeted by some residents, but won’t be bullied into leaving [Video]

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A councillor in Three Rivers, P.E.I., says the vitriol in the town has become so bad that she has trouble sleeping at night, worries what her family will hear on the streets, and can’t even go to the grocery store without plotting an exit strategy.

But Anne Van Donkersgoed said she won’t be bullied into leaving her position on council, which pays her a stipend of $609 a month, even in the face of people accusing her of being “on the take.”

And she has a message for those who are directing hostility at her: “This is my home and I’ve chosen to serve my community in this way and this time. You can lie about me, you can threaten me, you can whatever, but I’m not leaving. I’m here to stay.”

As chair of the planning board, Van Donkersgoed has been feeling the brunt of anger from residents upset …

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