A historical satire by actors who did little research, from theedmontonian.com and EdmontonPolitics.com team.
We’ve got a mayor and council ready to create new LRT lines in Edmonton. We’re looking at some of the largest transit expansions in our history, and there are calls for more bicycle lanes. Clearly, we need to hear from a mayor that helped get us our LRT line and one that loves private automobiles.
In this forum:
Mayor Ivor Dent – The Commonwealth Games and our LRT system can be linked back to Dent
Mayor Matthew (Mat) “Warden” McCauley – Edmonton’s first mayor
Mayor William Short – One of the City of Edmonton’s first mayors, and one of the first people in Edmonton to ever own a car
After the jump you’ll find out what they think, and it should provide great debate since we’ve got one of the first car-owners and a mayor who helped bring us LRT.
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From garbage collection to policing, recreation to power generation, the City of Edmonton provides a lot to its residents. Our city’s former mayors sure have some thoughts on what could be done better. And what they’d rather just take care of without you sticking your nose into it.
In this forum:
Mayor Matthew (Mat) “Warden” McCauley – Edmonton’s first mayor
Mayor William J. McNamara – First mayor to defeat a sitting incumbent, in the city’s closest race (still the closest race to date)
Mayor William “Wild Bill” Hawrelak – 3 time mayor, twice had to leave office because of land deals, eventually died in office
After the jump you’ll find out just what the think. Hopefully Fightin’ Joe Clarke doesn’t show up to settle the score with Mayor McNamara…
You can’t keep a good mayor down. And if you’ve got a handful of former Edmonton mayors they are going to have opinions on just what we should be doing with our taxes, city spending, and schools. Even if they have no idea how things work in 2010.
The debate could get heated. It might even spark a new run for the mayor’s office.
In this forum:
Mayor Joseph Clarke – Fightin’ Joe. Mayor, councillor, constant candidate, brawler.
Mayor David Duggan – Pro-business and pro-radio. Also Alberta Conservative leader.
Mayor Matthew (Mat) “Warden” McCauley – Edmonton’s first mayor
Consider this a historical satire by actors who did very little research.
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Further reading (and proof we didn’t make everything up):
More McCauley (and schools).
Neighbourhoods of Duggan (not the same Duggan) and McCauley, and Joe Clarke Athletic Field
Mayor William J. McNamara and fighting with Joe Clarke
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Brought to life by Brittney Le Blanc, Scott C. Bourgeois, Peter Daly, Diego Ibarra, and J Nelson Niwa. With some help from Jeff Samsonow.
Who better to weigh viagra on the Edmonton election, and the issues facing our city in 2010, then the men who made Alberta’s capital what it is today?
So what if they’re dead? Doesn’t mean they don’t have opinions. Edmonton’s mayors are back from beyond and they have something to say about this city’s future.
In this forum:
Mayor Matthew (Mat) “Warden” McCauley – Edmonton’s first mayor
Mayor William Thomas Henry – The dean of Edmonton’s furniture trade
Mayor William “Wild Bill” Hawrelak – 3 time mayor, twice had to leave office because of land deals, eventually died in office
Consider this a historical satire by actors who did very little research.
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Further reading (and proof we didn’t make everything up):
Mayor Fred Mitchell
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Brought to life by Brittney Le Blanc, Scott C. Bourgeois, Jeff Samsonow, and an actual ghost.
Earlier this week I joined Calgary blogger DJ Kelly on CBC Radio’s alberta@noon province-wide call-in show to talk about social media and the upcoming municipal elections. Over the course of the show we had a good discussion about how the Internet is changing how voters seek information about candidates and how social media tools are increasing the ability of candidates to communicate and engage with voters. As I have previously written, while social media tools are too important for a serious candidate to ignore, they do not replace the kind of human contact that is achieved through traditional campaigning, such as door-knocking.
DJ’s most recent blog post used Facebook followings to gauge the support for candidates in Calgary’s competitive Mayoral election. It might not be scientific but the analysis is curiously similar to a recently released poll. The race for Mayor of Edmonton has so far been a lot less exciting than the crowded field of 17 candidates in Calgary. On the Facebook front, Mayor Stephen Mandel is absent. Challengers Daryl Bonar‘s Facebook Page has 483 followers and Dan Dromarsky‘s page has attracted 349 (with a lofty goal of 75,000).
Looking at City Council races, Councillor Amarjeet Sohi appears to be leading the pack with 503 members in his Facebook group. Following Councillor Sohi’s lead are Ward 11 candidate Vishal Luthra‘s group with 503 members, Ward 7 candidate Brendan Van Alstine‘s group with 291 members, and Ward 11′s Kerry Diotte with 229 members.
Online and on the streets, the Public School Trustee elections are looking like they might be some of October’s most competitive races. The two leaders on the Facebook campaign appear to be Ward F candidate Michael Janz with 717 fans and Ward G candidate Sarah Hoffman‘s group with 769 members. If previous elections are an indicator, these numbers could signal an incredible jump in interest in the School Board elections. Links to more School Board candidates websites and Facebook Pages can be found on the ARTES website.
As the October 18 election day approaches, I will be following and writing more about how candidates are using social media in their campaigns.
This post was cross-posted at daveberta.ca.