Succumbing to Election Fever!!

That's right, I've succumbed to election fever - Fort St. John's municipal election, that is. I realized yesterday, that I've been disgustingly UN-informed for the past few years . . . an inexcusable situation for me, since I used to be in the media and knew everything that was going on at City Hall. Okay, I've been busy at home, having and raising our children, and I was boycotting the Alaska Highway News for awhile because, they, in my opinion, couldn't write a coherent sentence or get the facts right if their lives depended on it - but those people have either been tuned in, or left the paper in the last year.

So, I now have no-one to blame for my ignorance, except myself. A situation I propose to rectify. Immediately.

Before I start pontificating on what the current city council has done wrong, or right, let me start by saying that I don't believe any ONE person is responsible for the things that have gone on in the past three years. After-all, there are 7 people on council (6 councillors and a mayor), and they all have a vote. And I don't think that any of the people on council are bad people. Obviously, some collective un-wise decisions have been made, but I don't think they were made maliciously. Some of the councillors, and indeed, the mayor, I know personally, and they're all good people. As are some of those running for election, other than the incumbents. I don't know them all, obviously, Fort St. John is a much bigger city than it used to be.

Join me in my battle against political ignorance, as I analyse what they've done, what they shouldn't have done and what all the candidates propose to do differently - if they think change is needed. This analysis will start at the beginning in 2000, when I wrote an article on Fort St. John, for the community focus section of Northwest Business Magazine.

Thanks for reading!