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Why You Need To Know Your Candidates – Like Never Before

Updated October 14, 2022. By Don White Just in case you’ve missed what’s been happening in the October elections in BC, it appears there’s something of a quasi-organized, right wing incursion into local races for both municipal councils and school… Continue Reading →

Will Current Council Candidates Uphold Their Ethical Obligation To Voters?

By Don White At first glance, the article The intellectuals are far too sophisticated to see the truth in Ukraine published today in The Line appears to have little to do with next week’s municipal election in Namaimo. However Andrew… Continue Reading →

Help someone else to garden and jointly reap the benefits

Now here’s a happy little story with much bigger implications. In the UK, “Conor Gallagher, a former architect from Belfast, gave up his job last year and launched a website, AllotMe, to match want-to-be gardeners with owners of green spaces… Continue Reading →

Election Outcomes Always Reveal Whether Voters Are Informed

After posting links to items originating or primarily focussed elsewhere, it’s nice being able to feature one written in and specifically about Nanaimo. Today’s piece, written by Merv Unger and posted in Nanaimonet.com, is one of the best summaries of… Continue Reading →

Victoria’s proposed invasive/needed move into local housing crises

If you are interested in dealing with Nanaimo’s housing crisis, you will be interested in this: the position being espoused by the presumptive new leader of the current provincial government. And you’ll want to know where the current crop of… Continue Reading →

Choosing Committed Candidates Reflects Our Own Commitment

If you are looking to Nanaimo Council candidates for alternative thinking on dealing with the housing crisis, you aren’t alone. ”With housing affordability at crisis levels across Greater Victoria, a coalition of local non-profit housing providers are calling on candidates… Continue Reading →

Public Safety Is One But Not The Only Important Issue

No question that public safety is high on the list of issues with which voters are concerned in the upcoming Municipal Election. In fact, listening to some candidates for council it’s the only issue of importance. Nanaimo is not alone… Continue Reading →

Imagine Doing This In Nanaimo

What does Nanaimo have in common with Vancouver? Well, for one thing, we share the phenomenon of new and proposed development – some of it large scale – replacing existing residences and building – some of it still occupiable and… Continue Reading →

Why Electing Good Trustees for Nanaimo-Ladysmith Public Schools Is Important

I am one of those members of the electorate guilty of largely ignoring school board elections for almost my entire voting career. At best, I have only taken a quick look at the names, then consulted my wife (who pays… Continue Reading →

Essential questions for council candidates both new and incumbent

No doubt there will be myriad claims (and promises) made by Nanaimo Council candidates in the next month leading up to the municipal election. But according to the author of today’s item, when we assess candidate views on certain issues… Continue Reading →

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