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May 17	Flashback Friday: 1922 Patronage Appointments: 1922 Patronage Appointments – with the party or not Back in 1922, patronage appointments were very common. After winning an election, the newly elected party gave government jobs to its supporters as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party. This wa...
May 15	Colliery Dams: one of 37 extreme rated dams in BC: On Monday, May 13, 2013 the Nanaimo City Council decided in a 5 to 4 vote to have the Colliery Dams removed in July. The cost of removing the Colliery Dams is between $5 to $7 million. The City of Nanaimo will finance this project through short term borrowing over the next 5 years. The taxpayers ...
May 13	Private vs Public pension plans: Every day in Canada over 1,000 Canadians turn 65. Is retirement only for a lucky few? Here is a story of two Vancouver Island neighbours. One neighbour worked for a university while another worked for a forestry company. The neighbour who worked in forestry got laid off when their employer went ...

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Nanaimo City Hall Blog

May 14	What we have here is (deliberate?) failure to communicate: Ron Bolin: May 14, 2013 At 3:44 yesterday afternoon the Provincial Dam Safety Board sent a letter to the City which demanded some action this year to mitigate the possibility of any imminent catastrophic failure of the middle and lower Colliery Dams. Why this letter should be sent less than fo...
May 10	Another Provincial Election Ignoring Citizens living in Municipalities: Ron Bolin: May 9, 2013 Think about it. There will be a provincial election next week which will see either some new faces in an old party in power or some old faces in a new party in power. From none of the participant parties have I heard much about the governance of our municipalities eve...

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What's Up In Nanaimo's South End

May 18	Lavender Lane Story in NDN: "Know your neighbour: Lavender Lane proves to be a huge success" Click below for story http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/story.html?id=07965270-4c2e-476f-9e00-917d9d4004a7&k=38554
May 11	SECA Meeting May 1: The White House – Steve Arnett, executive Director of Nanaimo Youth Services spoke about the up-coming youth housing opening at the White House. They are two months ahead on the project. Reason behind house is hidden youth homelessness. Hundreds of young people have had their lives improved by th...

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Nanaimo WatchDog

Feb 18	Is Annex Unsafe? Mr. Holmes Seems Confused!: The above screen grab for the local Daily quotes assistant city manager Mr. Doug Holmes as saying the old annex could not accurately be characterized as unsafe.This statement would seem to contradict a press release issued over his name issued May 2, 2011. This press release states:"The exisitng ...
Feb 18	Nanaimo Mayor John Ruttan - Wrong Invformation?: Daily News April 30, 2012 Thought Annex In PerilWith Even 'Slightest Shake'?Mayor Ruttan is quoted in this article by Daily scribe Tamara Cunningham;Mayor John Ruttan said there is risk and concern associated with the old annex, which is expected to crumble "with even the slightest quake." Thi...

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Nanaimo-Info-Blog

May 18	May Long Weekend Parade & Fireworks In Nanaimo: Fun, Family Event Packs Downtown NanaimoAs the above file photo clearly shows, you have to get downtown early to get a spot along the parade route. This year will be no exception.A pancake breakfast and lots of fun activities for the kids in Diana Krall Plaza on parade day is a new addition to t...
May 17	May Long Weekend Nanaimo Weather: Expect Higher Temperatures & More SunshineI for one believe that the weatherman has missed it once again, and predict a long weekend filled with blue skies and sunshine and temperatures in the low 20's.All in favour ....... say .... aye!

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Apr 18	Message from Ian Gartshore: Ian Gartshore, the Green Party candidate in the British Columbia riding of Nanaimo, sent me this message.
Apr 8	Four Healthy Living Tips: Making healthy food choices, being physically active, and taking the right prescriptions regularly can go a long way in maintaining good health.

Gordon Fuller

Mar 2	Extreme Tardiness: Been quite a while since posting but do have many more posts to come.Been busy with work and attending council meetings; here is an example : · View 13(a) and then my question during question period. T'is a shame that there is no code of conduct for Mayor & Council and that even with R...
2012 Jul	Strategic Plan Finale: Not a huge document by any means but the city will also have all of the info gathered, surveys, comments etc., if you are interested in seeing it.During the upcoming discussions of the 2013/14 budget the city will try and put some costs towards implementation, ought to be amusing. Disappointed th...

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2011 Nov

Results: We’ll try to find and post the results from different polls, but for now, here are the overall results posted on the city’s website. Congratulations to all successful candidates.

Coalition for Democratic Nanaimo

2011 Nov

Nanaimo City Council 2011- 2014:

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