Tuesday 21 May 2013

Has the City fired their new star planner?

Word is going around that Mark Roseland, http://research.rem.sfu.ca/people/roseland/ has been fired from his job as a Planner for the City of North Vancouver.  

There had been rumblings around City Hall concerning Roseland's style so he may have not been a good fit in a public servant role, possibly he was too academically focused. 
  Just as a reminder, North Van Council Watch does accept "brown envelope leaks" of any confidential documents or info that you feel the public deserves to know at 1057-1641 Londsale St  V7M 2J5

Wednesday 15 May 2013

Naomi Wins!

Once the absentee ballots are in, the results will be about the same as usual in NVan Lonsdale. Craig will get a few hundred more then when he ran 8 years ago and Naomi will get about she did last time.

Since this a blog about City Council politics, I have to point out what this changes on Council.  A long time ago two NDP member met and decided how to divide up their upcoming conquest of the City of North Van.  They would both run for Council with Mussatto looking at the Mayor's Chair and Keating becoming the MLA.  Darryl won on his first try and Craig has lost twice now, I doubt he will be given a third chance.

Does he bother again?  Does Darryl step down as the rumour is?  Does Craig run for Mayor in Nov 2014 and Darryl run for the Liberals federally, stepping down prior as Craig has shown that running intending not to finish a Council term is a recipe to lose?

Do all the people who endorsed Craig hoping they would run in a byelection now all run in 2014?  Amanda Nichol, Scott McMyn, Evonne Stronwald and Tyler Russell.  As many NDP members as seats counting Linda and Cheryl.


Sunday 12 May 2013

Save taxpayers $$$ - Vote for Naomi Yamamoto

In November of 2011, Craig Keating promised that he would serve as a Councillor for three years.  In my opinion he had every intention of running in this election 18 months later.  He lied to the voters.

The result of this lie is the City of North Vancouver would have to pay for a byelection to replace him.  Council wise it will be completely pointless.  The likely winner will be Cheryl Leia who almost beat Guy Heywood in the last election as part of Mussatto's Vision North Vancouver slate.  She would be running against 6-8 people most of whom would be speaking as they would be against Mussatto and the status quo. 

Council would be short a person for six months until the byelection the third Saturday of November. A tied Council with Mussatto, Buchanan and Clark against Bookham, Bell and Heywood would be pointless.

Voting for Keating is the same as voting for this pointless spending, help Keating to keep his word and save yourself some money by voting for Naomi Yamamoto.

Monday 6 May 2013

Rod Clark uses racist language and refuses to withdraw it

I am in state of shock. 

In a long tirade against the Council, Clark made the following statement that Port Metro Vancouver "jewed" us down. When chastised by Councilor Don Bell for his language and asked to withdraw by the Mayor - Clark refused. He said it was a common phrase and he did not say it in a religious way. 

When the Mayor apologized to the City and for the City for Clark's words' Clark just snorted in laughter.

Clark has lost my vote permanently not just for the original comment but for his disdainful conduct afterwards.

I call for him resign.  If you regain some common sense, you'll do it now and quickly and save yourself the heaps of scorn and derision the public is about to give.

You threw yourself in a hole and time to stop digging with justifications that will only make it worse.

Council took strong action against former Councillor Fearnley for far less, they have to impose like sanctions on Clark now to avoid being picking up the stink of the Clark's racist statement.

Video follows when the City makes available, it happened around 8.20 pm.

UPDATE: 

CTV Story with original remarks and Clark's apology the next day.

North Shore News story

Clark has fully apologized so that is the end of it, except for the judgement of the voters in November 2014.