Campbell River Mirror, October 31, 2014

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Peter Wipper, City of Campbell River City Clerk and Chief Elections Officer, used to have to bribe his kids with $20 and a dinner out at a restaurant to get them to go to the municipal all-candidates forums. He doesn’t have to anymore, though, as because of those bribes early in life, they now recognize the importance of the municipal elections process, and how important it is to know as much as they can about candidates before going to the polling station. “The more we can educate ourselves on the various candidates, the better positioned we are to vote with confidence, saying that ‘I believe in what that person says, and I want to use my vote to make sure that person gets to hold elected office,’” he said. “Voter turnout in Campbell River last time was 30 per cent,” he said, “and 30 per cent represents about the average across the province,” adding that, in general, the smaller the community, “the more intimate people are with the issues facing the community.” So why don’t people turn out to vote in municipal elections in larger centres? Why aren’t they intimate with the issues facing their community? Wipper cited a study conducted recently in Maple Ridge that cited, “too busy,” “unfamiliar with the candidates,” and, “my vote doesn’t matter,” as the top three reasons people used to express why they didn’t vote in the municipal election. The first excuse is essentially

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