There's a ballet on the 15 featuring those two?

(Sorry, couldn't resist...carry on...)

LOL...

Could very well be zoop...could very well be!

Damn, now I have to vote. This guy's like a bad rash.

Now what to do? How to decide upon the best of a bad lot? I think that Mr. Meisner would make an excellent mayor, from what I know of him; forthright, no b.s. & common sense, which ain't all that common these days.
metalman.

Perhaps a junket to China in search of Mayoral candidates is in order.
Mr Kinsley are you up for a trip?

So what about the ballet? Does this mean that both candidates will be supporting the performing arts center and auditioning for the opening night?

our writer wrote ballet instead of ballot, so we have sentenced her to bring Tim's every morning for a week....

Meisner

sure, why not opinionated? lol...always a show here in PG hahahahaha!

Forget about Meisner for mayor, he's said on multiple occasions that it's not going to happen.

As for the other two, it's going to be a very difficult decision, neither one of these guys inspires me. Zurowski is a Kinsley clone and we haven't heard a peep from Rogers in years.

Hmmmm decisions. Every morning for week? That's pretty harsh lol

I wonder how long Mr. Rogers pondered his decision? Making decisions is not his forte. IMO

The Mayor is not the decision maker. Council is the decision making body. The Mayor has to be an excellent chairperson who encourages full debate. The Mayor's position and vote should not be used to lead Council. The Mayor's wisdom and diplomacy is important in the leadership role, not his or her opinion.

I believe this election is going to be a very important one for PG. The citizens of PG need to look at the health of the residents economically and literally. The wood sector in PG is in crisis, employment is down and downtown looks like?? Well, a war zone! We need to keep our professionals and health care workers in town and try to figure out the best way to do this. Who do you think would be the best one for the job?

"The wood sector in PG is in crisis, employment is down and downtown looks like?? Well, a war zone!"
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Downtown has its challenges but I would NEVER say it is a war zone. As for the wood sector? The entire industry is suffering that does not make it the mayor's sole burden!
I agree with gus. The role of mayor is a balancing act of impartiality and representing the community in its best light. Unfortunately, the expectations of the role of our mayors (yes plural intended) has evolved to include marketing and encouraging economic development despite having various committees and organizations specifically to address those needs. We need to decide if that is in fact what we expect of our mayors and councils. Judging by some of the posts on this site and through the grapevine I would venture to say we would rather see a mayor and council GIVE direction to the appropriate body rather than have the mayors take on the role.
So in that spirit I agree with Suzzette. We the public hope for quality candidates to come forward. Responsible citizens encourage those persons to run, and in the end we choose...

Yes this will be an interesting upcoming term!

I guess I need to clarify by what I mean by "War Zone" From where I sit in my office downtown I can see the Columbus, what was Jaba Muga Mocha, (or whatever it was called) and the burnt out building beside Kelly O'Briens. Very much an eye sore for tourism. Never mind the fights, drugs and harassment that is constant when walking to the court house. I know the wood sector is in trouble province wide, but since we're talking about a civic election I thought I'd focus locally. I realize it's not the sole burden of the Mayor. If the mayor had that much power I think we'd be living in another country. All I'm saying is these are issues that need to be addressed, among many others, to keep our town thriving.

Dan must have received the results of the three studies done to make this decision.

I think that one of the reasons we are so far in debt., is because of the present Mayor and Council making **quick** and poor decisions.

(1) One million replay board at the CN Centre to increase fan attendence. Did it increase????

(2) Cook a deal with Horizen Air that cost us $200,000.00 . This was a flawed decision from the get go.

(3) Build new Cameron St., Bridge for $13-15 Million when a repair job for $750,000.00 would have been sufficient.

(4) Locate housing for homeless at 17th and Queensway, ignoring the wishes of the people in that area. This facility should have been built on the corner of 17th and Victoria. It would have been closer to the Medical Centre, and the facilities at Parkwood Mall, and would have been distanced from the schools, playgrounds, and residential area.

(5) Trying to build a co-generation plant to generate heated water to heat Government buildings in the downtown area even though they are already heated by
gas, or hydro. Why do we need a third source of heat and pollution. The area that was originally selected close to schools, churches, and residential areas shows how dumb this decision was.

The list goes on but you get my drift, making quick decisions doesnt necessarily mean you make the right decisions.