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Dianne Watts to announce intentions next week
According to CKNW, Watts has been humming and hawing about running for the Liberal leadership, and plans to make her intentions clear next week. This Saturday, the Liberal executive will meet to discuss how and when the leadership race will … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall
Tagged bc, dianne watts, gordon campbell, government, leader, liberal, mayor, politics, premier
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Let’s Draft Watts together
Yesterday, I wrote about why I believe Dianne Watts is the best choice to replace Gordon Campbell as Premier and how in such a role she could continue her work in improving Surrey. As the media begins to talk about … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall
Tagged bc, candidate, dianne watts, gordon campbell, government, kevin falcon, leader, leadership, liberal, mayor, popular, premier, replacement, resign, surrey
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Drafting Dianne Watts for Premier of BC
Now that Gordon Campbell has stepped down as Leader of the BC Liberals, and thus the Premiership of the province, all eyes turn to potential replacement candidates. The public sentiment that has driven Campbell to resign demands somebody with a … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall
Tagged bc, convention, dianne watts, frontrunner, gordon campbell, government, leader, liberals, mayor, party, politics, premier, province, replacement, resign, surrey
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Mayors turn down property tax increase for TransLink
Roughly two weeks ago, the Premier, the Minister for Transportation, TransLink, and the Mayor’s Council all sat down together (for the first time ever) and agreed to work together to solve the funding issues surrounding regional transportation. Their talks culminated … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, South Surrey, Transport, Whalley
Tagged bc, bus, evergreen line, funding, gordon campbell, mayor's council, mayors, peter fassbender, property tax, shirley bond, skytrain, supplement, surrey, translink, transport
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MLA Hayer also backs SkyTrain for Surrey
Surrey-Tynehead MLA Dave Hayer sent out a news release to the media backing the Premier’s decision to extend SkyTrain through Surrey to Langley. In the release, Hayer positions himself as a long-time advocate for transit, and connects the SkyTrain extension … Continue reading
Premier declares SkyTrain for the South Fraser
Premier Gordon Campbell, upholding what has become an annual tradition, spoke today to civic leaders across the province at the UBCM conference where he unveiled his plan to “build on Olympic momentum for the 21st century.” The UBCM speech has … Continue reading
Posted in Cloverdale, Environment, Fleetwood, Guildford, Transport, Whalley
Tagged bc, fraser, funding, gordon campbell, government, langley, light rail, lrt, metro, premier, rail, rapid transit, skytrain, south fraser, surrey, Transport, ubcm, valley, vancouver
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Car crash gives Watts new perspective
Mayor Dianne Watts is slowly recovering from internal rib injuries following a car crash last month. This week was her first return into the public light after the accident. Vaughn Palmer reports that the crash has given her a new … Continue reading