November 13, 1996 EXPRESS Page 3 Citycouncilcandidate question: ON NOV. 16, ELECT What is the crucial issue (or what are the crucial issues)facing Nelson residents, and what would you do to address it (them)? there were, and how well our economic strength. Do they got along. There was we want to be like every strong community spirit. other franchise community Over the past year-and-a- in North America? I think hal f, I have seen Nelson not. We are going lo divided by old-style poli- change and grow, and we tics. must manage this growth Our youth have been to preserve our "quality of made to look like the life" as well as create eco- enemy to our senior citi- nomic growth. zens. The young don't usu- ally vote. Our seniors do. Editor's note: Elliott's DaveElliott It's an old political strategy response to the above to "divide and conquer." question was received in When my family and I City council needs to work first came to Nelson 15 time to be included with together and ensure our the other candidates' years ago, we were community spirit thrives. impressed by how many responses last week, but Our community is unique, was misplaced by the different types of people and this uniqueness can be Express. On Leadership • Our diverse community demands an open style of leadership that listens to and respects all points of view. I will be a mayor for all of Nelson, not just the people who supported me. • I will establish a process for citizen input so Domesticdispute brings serving workers may open up some government jobs, he said. Council can make well-informed decisions. arrest • My goal is responsible and efficient decision- making that balances human and financial values. NELSON-After a call from a dis- traught woman Nov. 1, police City leaders spurn raise responded to a domestic dispute and NELSON-Members of the Council On growth and development arrested a 47-year-old Nelson man, police said. He was held in lockup Indemnity Committee recommended • Growth and change are part of our future. Nelson pay hikes for the mayor and council, over the weekend, and has been but council voted unanimously needs more job opportunities, housing options and charged with threatening, unsafe stor- against the idea. The committee pro- tax revenues while protecting and enhancing the age of firearms and assaulting a posed a raise of $544 per year to the unique qualities of our community. police officer, police said. No one mayor's $18,195 indemnity, and a • was injured in the incident, police boost of $176 to councillors' annual • Public input prior to approval of major projects - said. indemnity of $7,845. like the KFP site redevelopment - is critical. I welcome input from all segments of the community. Governmentcuts local jobs City explains legal fees NELSON-Seventeen full-time On arts and culture highways ministry workers and one NELSON-In response to a • The arts are finally being recognized for their half-timer will lose their jobs in the Freedom of Information Act request regional and district offices in from the Express, City clerk Marla economic and cultural contributions to our City. Nelson. Olson has provided an explanation I have consistently supported artistic endeavours, "It won't happen right away for concerning a discrepancy between including the Capitol Theatre, Artwalk, the Nelson everyone," said Don Ramsay, min- legal fee information given the Express and that published in the Youth Choir and currently StreetFest. istry spokesperson. The layoffs are part of the City's newsletter. • The Kootenay School of the Arts is a great asset province's efforts to cut spending. The October newsletter said the to Nelson. I am proud to have been part of the April Three seeding truck workers, four City spent $35,000 in legal fees in the previous eight months, but informa- 1995 Council decision to approve a $300,000 loan engineering support staffers, two con- struction workers and five clerical tion given the Express showed to KSA. We are now reaping the rewards. workers plus a half-timer will be out $59,000 spent from February to June. of the regional office; three surveyors City administrator Victor Kumar had will lose their jobs in the district said the difference resulted from legal office, Ramsay said. fees the City got back after winning a "Think carefully The ministry and workers' union case, but he wouldn't say what case. about the kind are negotiating over the cuts, he said. Olson said last week that the discrep- of community The ministry will try to find jobs for ancy occurred because when Kumar the workers in other offices, he said. compiled figures for the newsletter, you want. Failing that, they'll try to place them he didn't include legal fees related to This election in other government agencies or min- the electrical utility, which are will chart the istries, and if that doesn't work, recorded separately. When those elec- they'll be out of work, he said. trical utility legal costs are added, the course for A new early-retirement program total rises to around $62,000, she Nelson into the across government for older, long- said. 21st century. Remember TtttWttOLf CifT DICTURf your vote does count." fORflSumt flS ! ttfllflttfDRl(f Photographic Art, by Greg Osadchuk priced to drop off the walls in time for Christmas giving! ~ WARD STREET GALLERY ~GS WARD 536 A Ward Street, Nelson • 354-1677 t' .. 01.1r ~;1.1es~ S T fit. [ [ T GALLERY open: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. • ~