FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (August 28th, 2014)
New amalgamation party not affiliated with Society
The Capital Region Municipal Amalgamation Society known as AmalgamationYes is not a political party but a citizen’s movement. Its purpose is to convince local councils to put a non-binding amalgamation question on the ballot in the November 15th 2014 municipal election.
ProAm is a new political party intending to run pro-amalgamation candidates in municipalities not intending to ask a non-binding amalgamation question.
“We wish them well as we do for all candidates who are prepared to support a non-binding question on the November ballot,” said John Vickers spokesperson for AmalgamationYes. Amalgmation Yes will post positions on amalgamation taken by all municipal candidates on its website but will not be involved in those campaigns nor provide financial support to specific candidates. Like the ProAm party, AmalgmationYes wants the Province to fund a study on regional amalgamation.
“This new party seems to be formed out of frustration with local politicians who are ignoring the will of the electorate to vote on an amalgamation question. There is still time for elected officials to extend the democratic right of the public to have their say and we hope that they will do so,” Vickers added.
Amalgamation Yes will continue to encourage all municipalities to put an amalgamation question on the ballot. The non-binding question proposed by AmalgamationYes is “Are you in favour of reducing the number of municipalities in the Capital Regional District through amalgamation?” A positive result would motivate the Province of BC to commission an expert study to compare various municipal amalgamation models against the status quo and trigger community engagement about how we wish to be governed.
Contact Information:
Susan Jones: Amalgamation Yes Chair, 250-217-5340
John Vickers: Amalgamation Yes Spokesperson, 250-661-5350
www.amalgamationyes.ca
New amalgamation party not affiliated with Society
The Capital Region Municipal Amalgamation Society known as AmalgamationYes is not a political party but a citizen’s movement. Its purpose is to convince local councils to put a non-binding amalgamation question on the ballot in the November 15th 2014 municipal election.
ProAm is a new political party intending to run pro-amalgamation candidates in municipalities not intending to ask a non-binding amalgamation question.
“We wish them well as we do for all candidates who are prepared to support a non-binding question on the November ballot,” said John Vickers spokesperson for AmalgamationYes. Amalgmation Yes will post positions on amalgamation taken by all municipal candidates on its website but will not be involved in those campaigns nor provide financial support to specific candidates. Like the ProAm party, AmalgmationYes wants the Province to fund a study on regional amalgamation.
“This new party seems to be formed out of frustration with local politicians who are ignoring the will of the electorate to vote on an amalgamation question. There is still time for elected officials to extend the democratic right of the public to have their say and we hope that they will do so,” Vickers added.
Amalgamation Yes will continue to encourage all municipalities to put an amalgamation question on the ballot. The non-binding question proposed by AmalgamationYes is “Are you in favour of reducing the number of municipalities in the Capital Regional District through amalgamation?” A positive result would motivate the Province of BC to commission an expert study to compare various municipal amalgamation models against the status quo and trigger community engagement about how we wish to be governed.
Contact Information:
Susan Jones: Amalgamation Yes Chair, 250-217-5340
John Vickers: Amalgamation Yes Spokesperson, 250-661-5350
www.amalgamationyes.ca
