David A
Senior Member
Still people sometimes seem to forget the purpose of an election campaign it to attract votes, not money.
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Greenspace
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Y'all seem like an engaged bunch. I've been appointed to SDAB for almost 8 years and enjoy it. Join a committee today!
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policyenthusiast
Senior Member
Any insiders know how competitive these positions are? Curious how much of a shot my application has.
thommyjo
Senior Member
Don on another Pod
Greenspace
Senior Member
Hard to say and depends on how many qualified applicants, how many positions are open and for what committee.
TAS
Senior Member
Coun. Thu Parmar posted this snow budget comparison
wormwood
Active Member
Town of Gibbons has no cash and took a change in council to figure it out.
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
Weird that this is recent news, their financial standing has been published by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs annually for over a decade now, and they were flagged for poor financial health last year.
https://visualizations.alberta.ca/SASVisualAnalytics/?reportUri=/reports/reports/29be449f-71a8-4755-b276-61cdfb78be34&sso_guest=true&shareEnabled=false&informationEnabled=false&commentsEnabled=false&alertsEnabled=false&reportViewOnly=true&reportContextBar=false
EDIT: I suppose I mean 2 years ago now. 2024. And you can click "List of Municipalities Flagged" to see the other naughty list municipalities alongside Gibbons.
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YEG imagineer
Active Member
And Gibbons borrowed money to provide services to a greenfield development south of the town. The worst part is it’s not even connected by town roads. You have to go onto hwy 28A to reach it. But hey they have an A&W, gas station, liquor store and a grocery store at least. Grocery store would have been better to be more central. Council got hoodwinked by developers promising lots of tax revenue. Residential development still hadn’t started last time I went through.
policyenthusiast
Senior Member
This is true, but it is nice to have a bathroom on the route up northeast.
trevorhayden
Active Member
Gibbons should merge back into the County.
trevorhayden
Active Member
Local shit poster and all-around failure Jesse Watson has been accused of harassment after attempted doxxing: posting a photo of Councillor Rutherford's vehicle outside her house. Should he be criminally charged for his threatening behaviour pattern?
TAS
Senior Member
Edmonton councillor decries alleged harassment from former election opponent
Erin Rutherford says that Jesse Watson's Instagram posts have crossed the line from criticism to harassment.
edmontonjournal.com
thommyjo
Senior Member
Not sure it’s criminal, but he tows the line.
Bit of a TMZ vibe. Gossip and insinuation without fully claiming to know for sure.
Stir the pot. Create distrust and rage. Then say “well I never actually claimed…”
Him and I have chatted a decent amount in the comments and dms. I’ve tried to encourage him that disinformation and misinformation isn’t accountability and doesn’t move our society in a better direction. There’s crap to call out for sure, but his approach lacks concrete evidence and thoroughness and instead ragebaits the misinformed with half truths.
trevorhayden
Active Member
He is addicted to the attention.