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$5.57 per vote Re-election campaign cost mayor more than $60,000 Kyle Slavin
“We knew the components of a basic campaign with a population our size – these sorts of dollars What a difference a competitor were spent in similar campaigns in makes. (similar-sized) cities.” Campaign finance disclosure While Leonard and his wife, forpapers from the Nov. 19 mer councillor Jackie municipal election were Ngai, contributed $300 released this week, showtoward his campaign, ing that Saanich mayor it was a very different Frank Leonard spent story for Cubberley, nearly six times more to who spent $13,000 of his get elected in 2011 than own money. Cubberley he did in 2008. received contributions Leonard spent $62,061, from a number of sitaccording to his discloting politicians, includsure statements. He spent ing MLAs Lana Popham $10,095 in 2008 when his ($500), Rob Fleming competition was a rela($250) and Leonard Krog tively low-profile candi- Frank Leonard: ($150), and MP Denise $62,061 date. “We knew we had to Savoie ($200). Apart from run a traditional campaign his own contributions, (this time),” Leonard said. “We his largest donation came in the had lots of notice that a political form of $3,000 from the Victoria veteran, backed by MLAs Labour Council. and MPs, would be runThe single-largest conning.” tribution to Leonard’s That veteran, a former campaign ($4,546) came NDP MLA and Saanich from Tone Fat Entrecouncillor, was David prises Ltd., which operCubberley. He spent ates the Golden City $46,252 on his unsucRestaurant in Victoria. cessful mayoral camThe two mayoral canpaign. didates took two clearly Leonard, elected in different approaches to November to his sixth getting their names out term as mayor, says this during the campaign. is by far the most he’s David Cubberley: Advertising was Leon$46,252 ever spent on an elecard’s greatest expense tion campaign. In 1996 he (at $25,484), while Cubspent just over $20,000. berley spent just $9,108 on print, “We were under budget (this radio, TV and electronic ads. election). We knew were going to PLEASE SEE: have a standalone campaign. We Campaign expenses, Page A13 budgeted for $65,000,” he said. News staff
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Waiting for the big one Seven-year-old Caleb Williston learns a little about patience, as well as fishing, with his granddad Fred Williston during the first Learn To Fish class of the season at Elk Lake. More than a dozen kids and their parents and grandparents took part Sunday, learning the basics of fish conservation and how to tie a hook to a fishing line. The program is sponsored by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C.
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