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Tag Archives: mayor
Surrey Christmas Tree Lighting Festival Dec. 3
Just months after the City upgraded its Earth Day celebrations, it is attempting to do the same with its third annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony. The event has previously attracted dismal crowds of dozens to watch the Mayor light a … Continue reading
The dilemma of Dianne’s mayoralty
Call it the Dianne dilemma. Her popularity was no doubt the major catalyst for Surrey First’s sweeping victory last week. The names and resumes of all her teammates made little difference at the ballot box – if Dianne approved, so … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall
Tagged city, council, dianne watts, linda hepner, mayor, surrey, tom gill
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Election candidates announced!
The deadline for candidacy for local office in Surrey has ended. Here’s the preliminary list of candidates for Mayor, Council, and School Board. Candidates can be legally challenged or can withdraw from the race for the next week. Mayor Viramjit … Continue reading
Mayor Watts support transit expansion for Surrey
As reported on Frances Bula’s blog, Mayor Watts sent the following letter to the media in support of transit expansion. Do We Want our Region to Become Los Angeles? Let’s make one thing clear: Metro Vancouver Mayors approved a two … Continue reading
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
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Tagged bc, convention, dianne watts, frontrunner, gordon campbell, government, leader, liberals, mayor, party, politics, premier, province, replacement, resign, surrey
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