EAGLE VALLEY
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014 PM40008236
Vol. 59 No. 45 Sicamous, B.C., • 1.25 (GST included) • www.eaglevalleynews.com
Day of mourning: Rob Sutherland makes his way to the Sicamous cenotaph to place a wreath dedicated to Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, who was gunned down while guarding the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Ont. on Oct. 22. A memorial service was also held for Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, who was killed on Oct. 20 in an intentional hitand-run in St. Jean-surRichelieu, Quebec. The vigil was held to coincide with the funeral of Cirillo in Hamilton, Ont. Photo by Kelly Dick
Sicamous mayor and council candidates answer to public Group of five: Candidate team-up creates buzz among constituents. By Tracy Hughes
Eagle Valley News
A standing-room-only crowd of approximately 200 people packed the Sicamous Seniors Centre to listen to the candidates in the upcoming municipal election share their views and face the scrutiny of public questions. The issue that the crowd was buzzing about was not necessarily items like improved water treatment or increased economic opportunities, although those were certainly discussed, but about the “team” approach being taken by five of the council candidates. The group has taken a political party-like strategy, coming out with a “like-minded platform” to create change in the community. The candidates, Todd Kyllo, Malcolm Makayev, Colleen Anderson, Jeff Mallmes and Gord Bushell, were vocal in their support for a business-like approach to council and stressed the need for voters to
elect a team of representatives who could get things done. Voters elect one mayor and six councillors to serve on Sicamous district council. There are two candidates for mayor: Terry Rysz, a current councillor, and Malcolm MacLeod, a previous mayor. In addition to the five councillors running as a team, other candidates include: Fred Busch, Donna Mounce, Janna Simons, Joan Thomson, Charlotte Hutchinson, Lynn Miller and Don Richardson. Incumbent councillor, Fred Busch, was the only candidate to address the issue of a team approach head-on at the microphone, noting a specific agenda by a majority has implications for governance. He spoke about being on the outside of such a majority resulting in a “costly purging” at the district, and his commitment to voting according to his views and principles. “I don’t go along to get along,” he said. The evening opened with statements from the mayoral candidates, where MacLeod spoke of his perceived faults from his previous term leading the district, and told the crowd he has learned from his See Unified approach on page 2
Vying for votes: Sicamous
voters listen as council candidate Charlotte Hutchinson takes a turn at the mic during last Monday’s allcandidates meeting at the Sicamous Seniors Centre. Photo by Tracy Hughes