One great thing about covering local government is that they tend to just keep moving forward while other levels of government devolve into dramatic meltdowns.
Case in point (gestures toward the legislature …).
This week, we’ve been asking what’s on your mind when it comes to municipal governments. You’ve given us interesting comments, emails and tweets.
While COVID-19 is still endlessly on our minds, you’re also wondering what we’re going to do for recovery, and what sort of vision municipal candidates have for your area. As the campaign season continues to warm up, we can’t wait to ask these questions ourselves:
And of course, our readers are always bringing ideas that matter. WE LOVE IT.
Spoiler alert: politicians and candidates to be politicians often lie to you during election season. Also, as a general rule, many candidates do not seem aware of what the responsibilities of local government are. We will call it out as we see it:
Word to Your Mother
Last Sunday was Mother’s Day and Twitter was awash with the love and remembrance of all sorts of motherhood. Edmonton Councillor Aaron Paquette shared some of his gorgeous artwork in celebration of all moms and surrogate moms.
Who’s Running for Mayor?
Although we don’t really cover individual races here at Rage, we were amused to see the Calgary mayoral field continue to expand. The two or three Calgarians left who aren’t running for mayor shared their thoughts:
There Are a Number of Things to Do in Okotoks
Okotoks has won an award from the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators for a project to create an inventory of natural assets. This is the first of its kind in Alberta. The approach considers the value of undeveloped land, which could assist conservation methods for the beautiful city.
Website Reviews
This week Troy Pavlek from the Speaking Municipally podcast caught our eye with a thread reviewing candidate websites. Although that is an unusual way to assess candidates it was (unlike Troy :P ) really interesting. Click through on his tweet for the whole thread:
Campaigning in a Pandemic
The lit drops continue, with candidates working to find ways to engage their volunteers and gather supporters in a pandemic:
And a few candidates have found some interesting ways to fundraise and foster a sense of community through picnics and magic shows!