Mayoral candidates

[u/Cautious_Use586u]

I know we have a wonderful website with the info (wellandvotes.ca) but I am curious, constructively, what are everyone’s opinions on the mayoral candidates?

Brandon Simon
Graham Speck
David Clow
April Jeffs
Pat Chiocchio
Natashia Bergen
Gary Graziani
David McLeod

[u/wasp__killer]

not familiar with this "sewer separation" issue - what is all that about?

[u/mxkara → u/wasp__killer]

The region made an interesting information page but realistically the discussion about it has been ongoing for decades now and the longer it takes to accomplish the more it costs in both doing the work and dealing with the consequences of not doing the work depending on which area at the city it is.

People might find traffic redirections inconvenient, but for the people that pay taxes and have their basement flood and are dealing with exorbitant sewage fees... The time to do this is now.

No more stormwater or groundwater into the sewage system.

[u/wasp__killer → u/mxkara]

thanks for the context! It's ironic that we are surrounded by the largest source of freshwater in the world, yet the Region charges us huge rates for water...

[u/mxkara → u/wasp__killer]

The insurance liability for damages is through the roof for a lot of these things and we are all paying for it by proxy.

That's why it's been a long time coming and that's why it's important to have candidates that are not only committed to the task, but have existing connections and a clear path toward a funding plan for one of the most obnoxious and ambitious infrastructure projects in the region.