Candidate Survey Results
Candidate running for Councillor
1
Downtown Lethbridge Business Revitilization Zone Question:
What is your position on Revitalization of downtown Lethbridge?
Answer
i think it is great that we as a city are working on that. Downtown is where people come together. so any improvement is great.
2
Greensence/SAGE/KLEW question 1:
Human activities are contributing to global warming and climate change. Please choose from:
Agree
Disagree
It's complicated
Answer
Agree
Comment
No comment.
3
Greensence/SAGE/KLEW question 2:
The Environment Lethbridge Council have requested a seed grant of $120,000/year from City Council. Would you support the City providing seed money for the Environment Lethbridge Council? Please choose:
Agree
Disagree
It's complicated
Answer
No Answer
Comment
No comment.
4
Greensence/SAGE/KLEW question 3:
Do you support expanding the City's waste management plan to include curbside recycling? Please choose
Agree
Disagree
It's complicated
Answer
Agree
Comment
No comment.
5
Greensence/SAGE/KLEW question 4:
Some cities, like Medicine Hat offer incentives to utility consumers to improve their homes and reduce utility use. Are you in favour of implementing a similar incentive program in Lethbridge to encourage residents, businesses, and the City itself to reduce their carbon footprint? Please choose:
Yes
No
Answer
Yes
Comment
No comment.
6
Greensence/SAGE/KLEW question 5:
In 2012, Lethbridge City Council adopted a non-binding resolution opposing the use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in drilling for oil and gas within municipal limits. Would you actively seek to enforce this resolution? Please choose:
Full Ban
Non biding resolution
No position
Support fracking
Answer
Full Ban
Comment
No comment.
7
Lethbridge & District Labour Council question 1:
What is your position on Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) and the function they serve in the future growth of the City of Lethbridge? Please choose:
Oppose P3s
No opinion
Support P3s
Answer
No answer
Comment
No comment.
8
Lethbridge & District Labour Council question 2:
Is the contracting out of public services necessary to the operations of the City of Lethbridge? Please choose:
Yes
No
Unsure
Answer
Unsure
Comment
No comment.
9
Lethbridge & District Labour Council question 3:
Buy-local or Made-in-Canada purchasing policies should be supported even if they result in higher costs. Please choose:
Strongly disagree
Somewhat disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree
Answer
Somewhat agree
Comment
No comment.
10
Lethbridge & District Labour Council question 4:
Closure of Federal Government service offices and reductions in Provincial funding to post-secondary education have implications to the community of Lethbridge in terms of service loss and job loss. What is your position on these closures and reductions and, as a municipal leader, what should the City’s role be when the decisions of other levels of government affect citizens of Lethbridge?
Answer
look at was they city can help offset the changes.
11
Lethbridge & District Labour Council question 5:
Most of our public services and facilities have a user fee but the City subsidizes the cost of the facility or service. What is your position on the subsidization of public services and facilities? Please choose from:
Users should not pay at all so that everyone can access the service.
Small user fees should be charged but I would consider waiving them for low income people, students, and seniors.
A user fee should be charged to all users.
The City should not be subsidizing someone’s hobbies or recreation.
Answer
Small user fees should be charged but I would consider waiving them for low income people, students, and seniors.
Comment
No comment.
12
Lethbridge & District Labour Council question 6:
The City of Lethbridge should endorse an expanded Canada Pension Plan strategy and implement a Living Wage policy.Please choose from:
Strongly disagree.
Somewhat disagree
Neither agree nor disagree
Somewhat agree
Strongly agree
Answer
No Answer
Comment
No comment.
13
Play Local question 1:
Which of these approaches do you favour and explain why you favour this approach in the comment section.Please select:
Building infrastructure and facilities to meet current needs in order to keep taxes low
Investing additional funds to accommodate future growth
Answer
Investing additional funds to accommodate future growth
Comment
The cost will be more later
14
Play Local question 2:
These three projects may come up in the next community improvement plan process:
- Performing Arts Centre
- Developing the Exhibition Park
- Completion of the final phase of the Crossings Ice Complex.
If you could only fund one of these projects which would you choose? Please explain your choice in the comment section.
If you could only fund one of these projects which would you choose? Please explain your choice in the comment section.
Answer
Developing the Exhibition Park
Comment
They are all important to our communitie so it would be hard to just pick one
15
Play Local question 3:
During the last phase of the 2013 CIP, only the aquatic portion of the leisure centre was approved. What would be your commitment to having the final phase (the fieldhouse portion of the centre) completed?
Answer
No answer.
16
Play Local question 4:
The Recreation and Culture Master Plan report commissioned by the City of Lethbridge found that Lethbridge has inadequate recreation facilities. Why do you think that this situation developed and what would you do to rectify this?
Answer
No answer.
17
Sik-Ooh-Kotoki Friendship Society question:
Many Lethbridge residents with First Nations' Status face considerable difficulty when accessing services in the City of Lethbridge. As Status holders, they are referred to support on reserve. On reserve, they are referred to services in the city as they are residents of Lethbridge. As an elected official, how would you propose to remediate these gaps in service and accessibility issues?
Answer
There needs to be open communication between the city and the reserves on how we can work together.
18
Group question 1:
On council, would you activily support the following?
Ward system for electing councillors? Please choose:
Yes
No
Unsure
Answer
Unsure
19
Group question 1b:
On council, would you activily support the following?
Councillor become a full-time position? Please choose:
Yes
No
Unsure
Answer
No
20
Group question 2:
The City of Lethbridge is a signatory to the Canadian Coalition of Municipalities against Racism and Discrimination. In addition to this, do you support the allocation of additional financial resources to create local initiatives that foster the city's commitment to inclusion? In the comment box please elaborate on your answer. Please choose:
Yes
No
Unsure
Answer
Yes
Comment
Local initiatives help create community and that is what makes a vibrant city to liven
21
Group question 3:
Do you support a bylaw that ensures all buildings serving the public (existing, renovated and new) are physically accessible? Please elaborate on your answer in the comment section. Please choose:
Yes
No
Unsure
Answer
Yes
Comment
When there is no barriers to people accessing those businesses it creates a better economics for the city
22
Group question 4:
The following are some of the issues you may be asked to address on City Council. Please choose no more than your top 5 priorities.
- Affordable and plentiful family recreational and leisure opportunities
- Bikeable city
- Frequent and accessible public transportation
- Vibrant downtown
- Available low-income housing
- Community gardens
- Residential waste reduction
- Reduced administration costs at City Hall
- Promotion of Lethbridge as a “City of Choice” for skilled workers
- Low residential taxes
- Reduced business licensing costs
- No Herbicide city policy
- Municipal Food policy
- City operated curbside recycling
- A third bridge to the West
- Airport enhancement
- Other (please explain in comment box below)
Answer
Affordable and plentiful family recreational and leisure opportunities, Bikeable city, Frequent and accessible public transportation, Vibrant downtown
Comment
These are all important points. Each person will have the order of importance for all of them
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