Anyone thinking of running for public office can now submit his or her nomination papers for the Oct. 20 municipal election.
The nomination period is from Sept. 4 until 4 p.m. on Sept. 14.
Besides filling out the mandatory (and let’s be real, mundane) forms, we’re asking our local candidates to answer a few of our questions.
We've come up with a list of serious and not-so-serious queries — ones we hope will be able to inform our readers about who is looking to represent them around the horseshoe.
We anticipate dozens of folks will have their name on the ballot. We want to give everyone a chance to fill out our questionnaire, so we strongly encourage candidates to participate in our survey.
Candidates (regional district, municipal and school board ): Copy and paste the below questionnaire into an email, address it to Daniel MacKenzie, (PrinceGeorgeMatters, Editor) and send it to [email protected]. Hate speech and swearing will not be tolerated.
PrinceGeorgeMatters will be publishing the Q&As once the nomination period closes.
Stay tuned!
Basic stats:
Name:
Age:
Number of years lived in Prince George:
Current neighbourhood:
Occupation:
Reason community would recognize your name:
Questions:
What is the most important issue facing Prince George, and how do you propose to deal with it?
How should Prince George address the issue of crime in the city?
What is your specific reason for running?
Where can the city spend less?
Where should the city be investing more?
What new business or feature would you like to see open up in Prince George?
Next time you’re walking in the woods and you come face to face with a Sasquatch, what do you do?
If the next city council does something film-worthy, who would play you in the film?
Complete the sentence:
When I’m not at home or at work, you can find me:
The most random, yet interesting fact about me is:
My favourite beverage is:
For Christmas/Hanukkah/the gift-giving season, I would like:
The best park in/near to Prince George is:
If Prince George didn’t exist, I’d be living in:
When I need some pump-up music, I listen to:
