It's strictly rumour at this point but it's out there that Janice Harris is considering running again in the November municipal election in the District of North Vancouver. Janice did not run in the last election in 2008 after having served approximately 18 years in the District as a councillor and a short stint as Mayor after Don Bell decided to vacate the seat and run successfully as a Federal MP for the constituency of North Vancouver.
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Oh, please. The last thing we need is a Councillor who doesn't answer e-mails, admits that doesn't read the mountain of information provided to Councillors before regular meetings yet still thinks she knows more than everyone else combined.
I couldn't have been more happy to see the end of her in 2008.
The last time I was in contact with Janice there was a strong indication that she would not be running politicaly again anywhere.
Well if she does run she would be formidable to any competing candidates. She would totally shake up John Gilmour's campaign for sure which I would welcome.
I can understand John's sentiments about Gilmour -- one real estate-driven Councillor is enough, although I wouldn' be too unhappy if he were to unseat Alan Nixon.
I don't agree with him on his rather rosy assesment of Janice Harris' chances. I think now that she's gone, people realize that she didn't really contribute all that much and the only people she would outrank on voting day would be some of the first-timers.
Wait a second, you don't think that by sheer name recognition alone and 18 years of previous service as councillor/Mayor that she wouldn't be a shoe-in? She had a 'green voice', ill-conceived or not and was allegedly popular with mountain bikers which is argueably a contradiction in terms nevertheless it garners votes.
The implication that Alan Nixon might be the easiest to upset rings true but, after having sat in on several council meetings, I found what he had to say often made good sense compared to other councillors. Don't get me wrong, we don't need another real estate driven councillor.
Anyway Harris running is pure speculation at this time and I concur with Don McBain; last time I spoke to her and her husband (last summer) they were both glad to be out of the political scene.
Yes John, I think the possibility of Janice's wanting to return to running for public office is over.
However one never knows of course.
So what about John Gilmour?
Now that the HST is dead I doubt the Liberals are going to force an election. Councillor Little will probably be running this fall with the full slate of the current council. So what are Gilmour's chances?
We need new faces and ideas, not another "blast from the past" Not every new person will be a good choice: (hint)John Gilmour
So we may be looking at three new candidates that are viable ones, but will Holly Back cut slack? Her hubby being a retired DNV management staffer. We all know Wendy Q. may run, and that anonymous fireman?
Who will run against the Teflon-clothed Mayor Walton? He is the guy that needs to be wedged from Council, being the worst Mayor ever.
The last post is unreal.
An "unknown fireman" and "Wendy Q" are "viable candidates"?????
Really?
Agreed.
And why would anyone say that Walton is the worst mayor ever? He has represented the District with class and dignity. Yes, he may be a bit of a waffler and yes, he may try to appeal to all sides, but I think he has done a much better job than the last two people who preceded him, one of whom is the subject of this post.
Where are all the City of North Van bloggers??
Probably tired of the pace of this blog. It's slow and has become pretty much irrelevant to the people in the City. There's also been too much of a bias toward the district in the posts.
Most of the posts have been about the District making NVP.com more like DNV.com.
I welcome and invite posts on the issues in the City by anyone who would like to do so.
Not sure that the "this blog is about the District" comment is entirely correct.
The previous thread has a fascinating section that outlines the source and individual amounts of union campaign contributions City vs District politicians.
City politicians, in elected majority, highly supported by union funding.
Dist politicians, in elected reps, not supported by union funding.
What an interesting topic!
I for one am happy that Keating is leaving municipal politics. I wish him all the success. I expect he will go nowhere much the same as he did in local politics. Thankfully he is NDP.
Do you think that Keating supported getting rid of the HST so that the province for sure will now lose the ship building contract? After all he was opposed to building ships that have guns.
What does HST have to do with the shipbuilding contract?
Wait and see
Interesting point! Will the province be punished by the Feds for getting rid of the HST? Losing the ship building contract is a real possibility.
BUT Keating is not necessarily leaving .. unless there's an election prior to Oct 10 and he wins, he will run. There should be something wrong with that. If he does win another Council seat and then runs provincially and forces a by-election he should pay for it.
Asking incumbents who move up the political rung causing a bi-election in the process have never been asked to foot the bill for it, to wit Don Bell and more latterly, Sweet Baby Jane. To do so would discourage anyone from considering a higher calling, and as much as we dislike the attendant costs of a bi-election, it is part of the democratic process. In most cases where it happens, the individual is being rewarded for years of good service. Having said that, I have no explanation for what happened with Bell and SBJ!
Greetings.
Does anybody know if the NDP Fast Cat Ferries were capable of being used as motor vehicle carriers to tranport cars and trucks across Burrard Inlet?
I think it would have been possible if the Lonsdale Avenue terminus and CPR terminus included on and off loading ramps like the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal.
The Mayor and City Council miss out on a good chance to build up tourism and the economy.
G H
Greetings.
Does anybody know if the NDP Fast Cat Ferries were capable of being used as motor vehicle carriers to tranport cars and trucks across Burrard Inlet?
I think it would have been possible if the Lonsdale Avenue terminus and CPR terminus included on and off loading ramps like the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal.
The Mayor and City Council may ave missed out on a good chance to build up tourism and the economy.
G H
Gerry, you never rode a fast cat, did you? If you had, you'd know that the time spent loading and unloading alone would make your idea completely unusable. Not only does the ferry need to be loaded, it then needs to come about 180 degrees before sailing. Who the heck is going to spend an hour to take a ferry from the north shore to downtown? Ridiculous. Add to that the cost of building specialized terminals and it's doubly ridiculous. We should be working toward less vehicular traffic downtown by improving transit off the north shore. Let's spend that money on additional bus and seabus service. Not more pandering to automobiles.
Ya get rid of the cars and buses in downtown vancouver and provide free electric golf carts and bikes.
Politicians. Primarily what are their backgrounds?
Talk show host, struggling new lawyer, teacher/professor (union), community activist, former civic employee (mainly union), barber, hockey mom, small business owner, warehouseman, serial letter to the editor writers, real estate agent, sports figures, union activists, professional politicians on the public dole etc. etc.
How many of our elected reps have experience in administration of budgets in the $millions. Experience in administration of at least one hundred or potentially thousands of staff? At minimum a business administration or public administration degree?
In most cases the common thread seems to be a personal conviction that they have the skills and abilities to administer your money and, through legislation, life with no administrative credentials whatsoever.
What ego!
Government has to be the only place where the majority of the Board of Directors need have absolutely no education, experience or qualifications to do the job.
It's September.
Does anybody have a clue as to who it going to run for election in November?
CNV/DNV/WV??
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