Improving relations with Indigenous peoples, homelessness, drugs and addictions, an increase in crime as well as supporting our youth.
Those issues dominated the All-Candidate Forum in Dryden Wednesday night, a well attended event hosted by the Chamber of Commerce.
All candidates in the Municipal election race were in attendance.
Mayor:
Jack B. Harrison
Shayne MacKinnon
Council:
David Burch
Catherine Kiewning
Bill Latham
Martin MacKinnon
Ritch Noel
Brad Pareis
Michelle Price
Bryan Tardiff
A proposed nuclear underground repository briefly came up in conversation near the end, with at least two candidates calling for a referendum on the issue.
To watch the entire forum, visit the link below:
Dryden 2022 Municipal All Candidates Forum**Forum content begins at around the 12 minute mark, skip ahead to start at the candidate content.**Sorry for the many rotations in the first minutes of the video, the 20-40 second video lag in the livestream made it difficult to take feedback on how to rotate the best way. Thanks to everyone who chimed-in in the comments to help me get it right for the viewers before the forum began! To avoid the formatting issues, skip to the 12 minute mark – you won't miss any candidate remarks**
Posted by Sheila Wilson on Wednesday, October 12, 2022