Name: Jimmie Bell
Tell us about yourself. (100 words)
I was raised in Saskatchewan. We practical idealists wanted basic hospital insurance and rural electricity, local car insurance and telephones to lower farm costs. We got Arthur Swallow. Surprisingly elected MLA for Melville in the first socialist CCF government. Our next-door neighbour in Theodore, Sask. – the Swallows moved to Yorkton when Arthur became MP in Ottawa for Yorkton Melville riding. The family left for B.C. after the second war. We left behind another world, another time, another place, still believing in the common good.
What are the Top 3 issues facing the City of New Westminster? (100 words)
* Healthy and wellbeing: divert heavy trucks to industrial areas to reduce toxic fumes.
* Pattullo flyway: Not needed. Instead add four lane to Queensborough.
* Build larger reserve fund since construction cannot last.
What is the biggest success or failure of the current city council?
The Anvil Centre – a success and a failure.
The City of New Westminster concluded a lengthy official community plan process and is working to implement that plan. With the city’s population projected to grow to 104,000 by 2041, is the city on the right track to accommodating this growth?
Community plans – the work expands to fill the time.
What three people – alive or dead – would you invite to a dinner party?
Modi from India, Theresa May from Britain and Lula de Silva from South America.
Editor's note: Candidates were given specific word count guidelines and were cut off if they went over the count.
