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Tuesday, August 19, 2014 The Parksville Qualicum Beach News
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Parksville Mayor Chris Burger, right, has decided not to run in the municipal elections this fall and says he endorses Coun. Marc Lefebvre, left, who announced he will seek the mayor’s seat on Nov. 15.
Water the priority
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“This is not a coronation,” said Lefebvre, who also had kind words for Burger. “I’m very disappointed Chris has decided to step down but I understand the reasons for it.” he said. Burger returned the kind words. “Marc is highly respected, capable and truly driven by his heart,” said Burger. “Continuity is important and Marc is the most experienced member of council — I didn’t want to leave the people of Parksville in a lurch. He is not a person driven by ego and that’s what you want in a new leader.” Lefebvre said his campaign will “focus on the fundamentals” and “my priority is going to be water.” He sits on the board of both the RDN and the Englishman River Water Service and has been front
and centre in the development of proposed $37 million water treatment and supply system for Parksville and Nanoose Bay. Another hot topic with Parksville council lately has been permissive taxation, specifically how it relates to non-profit groups like the curling club, which is now being forced to pay 50 per cent of its city property tax bill after being 100 per cent exempt in the past. “We’ve set down some ground rules and those ground rules are fair,” said Lefebvre. “If I was a member of the curling club and I had to pay 40 cents more a week, I’d be alright with that.” Of the 13 people who ran for council in 2011, Lefebvre had the second-most votes (1,739, behind Sue Powell’s 1,926).
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Widdifield said she knows this race could get personal. She’s aware of recent news stories about conflict of interest and relationships between residents who have business with council and members of council, like the allegations recently fired at Coun. Dave WIllie in relation to the Dutton family’s proposed development at Pheasant Glen Golf Resort. “Are we friends with the Duttons?
Yes we are,” said Widdifield. “Are we friends with the Willies? Yes, we’ve known them for 20 years. We’ve been here for 30-plus years — I would hope we have a lot of friends.” Widdifield was asked if her candidacy was more about bringing issues into the open than winning. “I’m in it to win it,” she said. “If I thought I didn’t have a chance I wouldn’t be wasting the time, energy and money.”
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