LETTER – There’s much to be thankful for from civic election campaign
Nancy Bepple. (Image: Facebook)
It’s been just over a week since the Kamloops council elections. While I wasn’t successful on being elected, there is much to be thankful for.
First, thank you to everyone who voted, whether for me or other candidates. Having so many people participate makes for a stronger community.
Second, thank you to all of the volunteers who helped in my campaign. The organizers, sign crew, fundraisers, door knockers, technical support, and sign wavers were there again and again to help out. I couldn’t have done it without you.
Third, thank you to all the generous donors. There were so many generous folks who made it possible for me to get signs, advertisements, pamphlets and websites.
I talked to thousands of people during the campaign, and I deeply value the connections, whether new or old. Your voices matter.
I look forward to seeing folks in community in the days, weeks and years ahead.
Best wishes to the incoming council, who will be sworn in Nov. 2.
Thank you so much.
NANCY BEPPLE
Point of order; the voters had the final say. Farewell.
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I would like to start by acknowledging the service of elected representatives of the community. This can be a difficult job. But I am surprised to read that Nancy feels that our “voices matter”. A multi-term councillor who presided over a city closing comments on their social media accounts (moderation is easy, normal, and has been performed successfully since the first chat rooms and the early days of the information super highway). A councillor who voted for the use of AAPs that by their nature are there to speak for you, and worse, make a presumption that your silence is actually your voice saying ‘yes”. A councillor that supported the suspension of public enquiries on multiple occasions, using trivial excuses as justification.
The common thread in these examples is one-way communication. That hardly qualifies as “our voices” being important. I think what Bepple really means, is that your voice is important, insofar as getting your vote. After that, it’s expected that you shut up and keep your voice to yourself.
Goodbye Ms. Bepple, please leave the building immediately.
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