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Tag Archives: politics
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
Surrey First targets Bose with Bruce Hayne appointment
Surrey First, Mayor Watts’ coalition of incumbents, officially launched its campaign for this November’s municipal elections last night. The big news of the kickoff was the addition of Bruce Hayne to the party’s slate. Until now, Surrey First has essentially … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Election
Tagged bc, bruce hayne, coalition, dianne watts, elections, municipal, party, politics, slate, surrey first
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SCC nominates candidates for November elections
The Surrey Civic Coalition has nominated a partial slate of candidates for November’s upcoming municipal elections, albeit without a mayoral opponent to take on Dianne Watts. The left-leaning party has faced a series of blows in recent years as former … Continue reading
Wither the Surrey Civic Coalition?
Last week, major political news broke when two Surrey Civic Coalition school trustees broke off from the left leaning political party to join the new, non-partisan coalition party Surrey Education First, modelled after Mayor Watts’ Surrey First team on City … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Election, School Board
Tagged bc, board, city council, education, laurie larsen, party, politics, scc, school board, stephanie ryan, surrey, surrey education first, terry allen
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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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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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The Province tries to draft Watts, The Now wants her to stay
Although it was fashionable in previous times to theorize as to whether or not Mayor Dianne Watts would jump ship into the provincial political arena, for well over a year now that discussion has died down. Following a car accident … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall
Tagged bc liberals, dianne watts, leadership, mayor, politics, province
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