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New candidate plans to seek council seat
Kerrie-Ann Schoenit
help existing businesses flourish. “Since I moved here 14 Another candidate has years ago, I’ve seen a lot of joined the municipal elecbusinesses last six months tion race. and then they’re gone,” Donna Burns is planshe said. ning to seek a seat at the “If we’re all working tocouncil table this fall, a gether, it can really broaddecision motivated by en your spectrum of what her desire to see Hope can be done.” prosper. She believes ecoBurns has been involved nomic development will in politics for several years increase opportunities for as a volunteer in election living wage jobs, which will ultimately benefit lo- campaigns, both provincially and federally. She’s cal businesses. “Our town is dying and done everything from it needs some gas,” said door knocking and handBurns, who currently ing out brochures to runworks for Canada Post in ning an office. She’s also a Labour Council Hope as a rural delegate, and the mail carrier. shop steward and “If we build health and safety upon an indusofficer at the post trial park and office in Hope. better wages, it “Politics has will bring more sort of become a families which passion with me. builds our busiGoing to council DONNA BURNS nesses. I feel evmeetings and seeerything goes ing what happens hand-in-hand.” Being that Hope is at there, I just thought we the hub of several high- really need to make some ways, Burns feels the changes. I feel that I’ve community can capitalize had enough experience on its commuter traffic. with doing different poFor example, she points litical things that maybe I out that a heavy duty me- could be that difference,” chanics shop could cater said Burns. “I talk to a lot of people to the hundreds of semi trucks that pass by Hope in this town and I listen daily. While drivers wait to what they have to say. for their trucks to be re- I enjoy being an advocate paired, they typically for people and can bring spend money locally on more ideas, fresh ideas, food and accommoda- to council. I would work hard and do the very best tions. Burns would also like to I could to bring as many see greater collaboration things to this town as posin the business commu- sible.” Continued on 2 nity and more support to Hope Standard
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Summer fishing Kord Stevens of Langley caught his first sockeye salmon of the season at Jones Creek Bar on Monday. For more on the current fishing conditions, see page 18.
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