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The Lake Cowichan Municipal All Candidates meeting brought in a full house Monday night. Estimates were that close to 200 people attended to listen to municipal candidates discuss their platforms and answer questions from the Chamber of Commerce and the public. Candidates were seated alphabetically and asked questions in random order. Candidates spoke with passion, humour and enthusiasm.
Chamber of Commerce hosts All Candidates meeting at Centennial Hall them or changing to yield signs. Lorna Vomacka: Affordable improvements to infrastructure, Questions from the floor Carolyne Austin: Affordable family housing. and the need for a way to entice ranged from water and sewer housing for seniors and families. Bev North: People want to have business into the downtown core. costs, a new town hall building, Ross Forrest: Seniors care facility. the future of the old ranger fun and see the lighter side of life. Each individual answered with The Lake Cowichan Municipal Photorevitalization Malcolm Chalmers I’ve seen too many spouses What do you (townspeople) want? passion, earnestness, humour station, downtown All Candidates Forum took Santa Claus rode in with the restplace of the parade last Saturday (Nov. 29), carrying a sack of goodies for the kids. See more photos from the light-up on page 10. Put some drive into it, laugh a little separated from each other when or resolve, as they saw fit. Each and an open door policy at the Monday night at Centennial Hall they get old. I want to see people and we’ll get through. individual also demonstrated municipal office. from 7 to 9 p.m. stay together as they age. We also Tim McGonigle: “Fun’s my their conviction to act on behalf The municipal vote takes The hall was packed; more need to attract other partners in middle name.” A base for revenue, of the town and serve in the way place onvNov. 15 this year at chairs had to be brought out and eev t 8 a.m. to eeHall business apart from property taxes, and they thought would best serve the Centennial from nnt once those were filled people Wendy Klyne: I have a vision other tools to raise funds to pay townspeople. The forum was at 8 p.m. To register as a resident stood at the back of the hall. since 2006. Making its theprojects low in town.got chance to visit Ingram, lent a hand on Saturday that we can Drew McLachlan for how I want the townalso to be–a Foraexample, some points heated and at that somedespitefor voter, you must be 18 years The Chamber of Commerce way along South Shore temperature, 400tax. people Santa Claus, whobusy handed by core putting up lights serve the community as LAKE COWICHAN GAZETTE downtown bustling with a gas We need to lobby the points relaxed as candidates and of age, a Canadian citizen, hosted the forum, which was Road, the parade was showed up at the park out candy and picked one and other decorations well, with no headaches.” people; a new elementary school. province for continuous funding. public listened and interacted a resident of BC for at least UPTOTO moderated by George deLure. made the up of 150other. people this year —Frank almost to help himOver and 150 people downtown, in Central 6 monthsAs the to holidays of Commerce in UP the community Hornbrook:child A balanced each prior voting, a HeChamber asked the candidates a series and 24with entries, including doubling last year’sstatement with Mayor Ross Forrest hit yearsPark and atneed the east resident approach, the Chamber president Ron McKenzie c are 80+ old, so we fi nancial no debt. 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