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Municipal Politics

TAS said:
I guess it's somewhat official that former councillor Tony Caterina is running for mayor. Although if another conservative candidate (a stronger one), I expect he would reverse that decision.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1824310811399164167

Later this fall we should start to hear about a few candidates running for council.
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JFC...

Is he going to campaign on any of his old bright ideas, perhaps reinstating the city center airport? Will any other retreads like him or maybe the treat of Mike Nickel can come out of the woodwork too?

My god we need to move forward from current mayor and council not take two steps back, trip over our shoelaces and roll down Bellamy hill. Go crawl in your hole and disappear again.
 
bodsbods9090 said:
Some people don't realize how vital the helicopter is to policing in every city. Don't know if drones would be as effective as to what the helicopter offers the police.
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What is the delay in getting the helicopter airborne and on scene? Would a drone be able to get there quicker and have an element of stealth compared to a helicopter? What would the cost savings be? What can a helicopter do that a drone can’t?
 
Glenco said:
What is the delay in getting the helicopter airborne and on scene? Would a drone be able to get there quicker and have an element of stealth compared to a helicopter? What would the cost savings be? What can a helicopter do that a drone can’t?
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I honestly have no idea but what I do is know is talking to a few EPS officers I do know, the helicopter has been a boon to their operations.

Also, drones are being used by EPS...just an FYI. But not in the same way the helicopter is used...
 
It wouldn't be the first time an out of touch politician decides to run again and it is left up to the voters to give them the ultimate reality check.
 
policyenthusiast said:
I wonder why he wants the Committee infrastructure folks to report directly to council instead of the City administration. Very unusual, unless they suspect the recommendations from the Committee are being modified or affected by Admin.
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For accuracy, he is only asking that the third-party members of the committee report directly to council.

As for your concern that the recommendations from a committee are being modified or affected by Administration, it's more likely based on precedent that the committee itself would simply ignore the input/advice of those third party members when finalizing their reports to Administration such that council never sees that input/direction.
 
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