Final question folks :)

First off, apologies for the delay in posting this. Yesterday was particularly hectic at our end. We now have our last question: Penticton has some very nice parks but it could be better. What can we do about this and who has a plan?

QUESTION 7: Penticton's Parks and Recreation Master Plan and OCP have both identified shortages of park land. What are your ideas for addressing this problem?

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(D.Ashton) (J.Bloomfield) (K.Robinson) Click these links to read the answers from the councilor candidates: (B.Black) (J.Cavallo) (J.Cox) (F.Conci) (W.Hopkin) (A.Jakubeit) (L.Kelsey) (R.Kirkoski) (H.Konanz) (D.Korinetz) (G.Leaman) (G.Litke) (K.Noonan) (M.Pearce) (J.Vassilaki)

Only candidates who provided answers are listed above.

There will be no posts this weekend out of respect for the voting process. We sincerely hope that our question have helped you and hope to see an increase in voters' participation for the 2011 election. Furthermore, we extend our Thanks all the candidates that responded to our questions.

Please note that Visioning Penticton will be around well after the elections. Please check back often and remember that:

Together, we can do better!

Question #5 - Still an issue in Penticton

The question today is: Did you support the recent prison proposal? Do you continue to do so? Why or why not? Penticton clearly said "no prison" in the June poll, but City Council has since signed a servicing agreement with the Penticton Indian Band for one of the Band's proposed prison sites, the location of which is immediately adjacent to the "Cantex" site in Penticton. Also, the final decision by the Province is still pending. Interesting answers from all, incumbents in particular.

Click the links below to read the answers from the mayoral candidates

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(D.Ashton) (J.Bloomfield) (K.Robinson) Click these links to read the answers from the councilor candidates: (B.Black) (J.Cavallo) (J.Cox) (F.Conci) (W.Hopkin) (A.Jakubeit) (L.Kelsey) (R.Kirkoski) (H.Konanz) (D.Korinetz) (G.Leaman) (G.Litke) (K.Noonan) (M.Pearce) (J.Vassilaki)

Only candidates who provided answers are listed above.

Thank you for reading the Visioning Penticton Blog.

Now half-way through the list with question #4

The question today is: What is your vision for Penticton's downtown core and what are your specific proposals?

Everyone talks about a vibrant downtown core. Who's got the vision here and might actually get this off the ground? Click the links below to read the answers from the mayoral candidates

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(D.Ashton) (J.Bloomfield) (K.Robinson) Click these links to read the answers from the councilor candidates: (B.Black) (J.Cavallo) (J.Cox) (F.Conci) (W.Hopkin) (A.Jakubeit) (L.Kelsey) (R.Kirkoski) (H.Konanz) (D.Korinetz) (G.Leaman) (G.Litke) (K.Noonan) (M.Pearce) (J.Vassilaki)

Only candidates who provided answers are listed above.

Not sure who to vote for? You're not alone and it isn't too late. Come back tomorrow for more answers and in the meantime, I recommend the refreshing Blog found here.

And now question #2

As initiated yesterday, we are publishing all responding candidates' answers to the seven questions posed by Visioning Penticton. Today's question is: What are your proposals for fostering economic development and urban revitalization in Penticton? What are your specific priorities? The recent strategy has led to a desperate "follow the shiny penny" approach, as evidenced by the number of stagnant, vacant lots in Penticton (rezoned for various highrise projects) and also this year's highly contentious prison proposal. Click the links below to read the answers from the mayoral candidates

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(D.Ashton) (J.Bloomfield) (K.Robinson)

Click these links to read the answers from the councilor candidates:

(B.Black) (J.Cavallo) (J.Cox) (F.Conci) (W.Hopkin) (A.Jakubeit) (L.Kelsey) (R.Kirkoski) (H.Konanz) (D.Korinetz) (G.Leaman) (G.Litke) (K.Noonan) (M.Pearce) (J.Vassilaki)

Only candidates who provided answers are listed above.

Given that only one week remains before voting day, please consider sharing this Blog with your friends.

Let's talk about question #1

Today, we are looking at the first question posed to the candidates about their 10-20 year long range vision for Penticton. Long range vision is one of the keys to success and has been lacking for the city in recent years.

Click the links below to read the answers from the mayoral candidates

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(D.Ashton) (J.Bloomfield) (K.Robinson)

Click these links to read the answers from the councilor candidates:

(B.Black) (J.Cavallo) (J.Cox) (F.Conci) (W.Hopkin) (A.Jakubeit) (L.Kelsey) (R.Kirkoski) (H.Konanz) (D.Korinetz) (G.Leaman) (G.Litke) (K.Noonan) (M.Pearce) (J.Vassilaki)

Please note that only candidates who provided answers are listed. Assuming that you find the question reasonable, did the candidates do a good job at responding?

On this special day

On this special day, one has to stop and remember the ultimate sacrifice made by thousands of troups in Word war I, World war II and other conflicts. My initial instinct was, despite all the material awaiting to be "Blogged", to abstain from posting anything else today, out of much deserved respect. On further thought however, democracy is very much what these folks fought for and it is their legacy. Since we agree that discussion and votes far outweight the use of bombs, I suggest to resume posting later today starting with none other than candidates' answers to questions submitted a couple of weeks ago. Thank you for reading the Visioning Penticton Blog.

Visioning Penticton Candidate Questionnaire

For the information of Penticton voters, a series of questions has been forwarded to all Mayoralty and City Council candidates. (The questions are listed below). We have requested that candidates respond by November 8 and their answers to be kept to a minimum of 250 words per question.

The questions are as follows:

1. What is your 10-20 year forward vision for Penticton? (i. e., what do you want Penticton to look and feel like?) How would you approach both developing and delivering that vision?

2. What are your proposals for fostering economic development and urban revitalization in Penticton? What are your specific priorities?

3. What role do you see for the Official Community Plan (OCP) in the City’s decision making? What adjustments, if any, would you propose?

4. What is your vision for Penticton’s downtown core (i.e. in 10 – 20 years) and what are your specific proposals?

5. Did you support the recent prison proposal? Do you continue to do so? Why or why not?

6. There are identified deficiencies in the Arts and Culture in Penticton. What would you do to remedy this?

7. Penticton’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan and OCP have both identified shortages of park land. What are your ideas for addressing this problem?

Prior to November 19, Candidates’ responses will be posted both on this blog and on the Visioning Penticton website. We invite all to read their answers. The goal is to gain further insight into their respective election platforms.


Thank you for reading the Visioning Penticton blog.