November 24, 2010 - 8:26 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
Bill McCreery sits in the background, looking very unhappy at having to sit and be a greeter at the NPA table. His former party TEAM never made a man of his stature do such things I am sure.
Over the weekend, there was a very telling quote delivered by newly acclaimed NPA City Council candidate Bill McCreery, who is leading the charge for what is “new” within the 73 year old political entity (Bill received his Bachelor of Architecture in 1969 and was a Commissioner on the Vancouver Park Board from 1973-74, and thus has witnessed first-hand the NPA evolve into the young, fresh and dynamic organization it is today).
Mike Howell from the Courier asked McCreery if he was concerned the fact that there was only one race at the nomination meeting this past Saturday. Here was his response:
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October 6, 2010 - 11:37 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
Lone NPA Councillor Suzanne Anton has really put on her thinking cap when it comes to devising new marketing strategies for the Olympic Village sales efforts.
I had a great chuckle this morning reading about Suzanne Anton’s marketing ideas on how to make the Olympic Village units more attractive to the public:
“There has been so much negative publicity about the much-maligned and poorly selling Olympic Village condos that lone NPA Coun. Suzanne Anton believes some buskers and coffee kiosks are needed to “animate” the place.
To which I have one question: are you serious Suzanne?
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September 27, 2010 - 10:56 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
Hair salon owner David Prior, whose salon is on Hornby, should have his views listened to and interpreted free from the hyperbole and rhetoric of bike lane opponents.
In a younger incarnation, I met Laura Jones, the VP of Western Canada for the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses via a job interview. And, in successsive, years, I have met her at various events and business functions (although I doubt she remembers). And, just like her husband, she has always struck me as brilliant – one of the power women of the city, and a true thought leader when it comes to economic issues within the province.
And, in that ilk, her column in this morning’s Province is quite compelling. The CFIB’s membership is strong, and as is usually the case with the business community, Hornby have stuck close to the script and banded together to give 92% disappoval to the Hornby bike lane (EDITOR’S NOTE: Although Jones makes reference to “several hundred businesses on Hornby,” she never actually mentions what the CFIB’s sample size for the survey was, and how many returns she got back from the 300 originally sent out). The comments that Jones presents are also quite powerful in conveying her message.
Regardless, where I take issue with the piece is with the hyperbole, a tendency that seems to engulf those that take issue with the bike lanes.
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August 3, 2010 - 10:23 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
"It's coming, it's coming" says lone NPA Councillor Suzanne Anton. When, however, is something that no one knows...not even her.
I had a fantastic holiday weekend full of social outings and activities, and so I am only getting to this article today.
Suzanne Anton talks a good game, unless of course, it is about her own situation relating to disclosure.
And once again, as detailed last week with NPA President Michael Davis, those associated with that particular electoral organization seem to have very short memories about what they have said in the past.
Anton is no different in this regard.
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