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AT A GLANCE
Contenders share their views on local school district issues
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Hope mayoral candidates Glen Ogren (left), Wilfried Vicktor and Lloyd Forman listen as Cindy Young answers a question during Tuesday’s all-candidates meeting at the recreation centre.
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Mayoral candidates in the hot seat
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Residents packed the recreation centre conference room on Tuesday night to hear Hope’s mayoral candidates weigh in on local issues. Lloyd Forman, Glen Ogren, Wilfried Vicktor and Cindy Young answered questions on a variety of topics, offering voters insight into their priorities and leadership style. “I would work very hard as part of the elected team to bring about a system of transparency and teamwork,” said Forman. “My goal is to harness the power of the taxpayer and elected people and staff by building respect, communication and trust. I will continue with a six-year tradition I’ve had of holding scheduled town hall meetings on a
regular basis every 60 days.” Forman, who is running for mayor of Hope as well as Fraser Valley Regional District electoral Area A director, feels he’ll have enough time to do both jobs adequately if elected and won’t have any problems dealing with potential conflicts of interest that may arise. He also apologized for a column he wrote in a Lytton newspaper that referred to voters collectively as a puppet master and elected people as the puppet. “It was a philosophical view of democracy,” he said. “It may have been put in a hillbillyish way but the reality is the shareholders here are the ones in control. I subsequently wrote an apology and said I shouldn’t have written it.” Vicktor, who previously served as
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mayor for two terms in Hope, pointed out that he’s running on his record this election and has shown he’s “consistently respectful and honest with the public.” He hopes moving forward, council functions well as a team and generates a high level of “customer satisfaction.” “In four years, I would hope that the new council would have a track record of teamwork, respect, honest communication with the public, complete transparency and essentially satisfaction in the work they performed as a council,” he added. When questioned about unlicensed vehicles on his property, a concern raised by several residents in attendance, Vicktor invited people to drive by and check it out for themselves. “If it’s objectionable to you, I’d cer-
tainly suggest you do not vote for me if you feel that I’m not capable as mayor based on an extra couple vehicles,” he said. “My personal opinion is if anyone is caught in my backyard, particularly after hours, a bylaw violation is probably the last of their concerns. I’m going to be issuing a non-verbal conversation if they’re trespassing.” Vicktor was questioned about his opposition to a casino proposal on First Nations land several years ago when he was mayor. The council at the time supported the initiative but he felt the proposal needed further consideration because it was not a destination-style casino and would not have any direct taxation revenue. Continued on 3
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