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View Poll Results: Mayor Poll
Burrows, Craig 7 1.59%
Connelly, Joseph Patrick 3 0.68%
Devine, Bonnie 0 0%
Erskine, Barry 0 0%
Fech, Oscar 4 0.91%
Hawkesworth, Robert Andrew 1 0.23%
Higgins, Barbara Joan 51 11.59%
Hunter, Sandra Joan 0 0%
Johnston, Gary Fredrick 0 0%
Knight, Daniel 0 0%
Liu, Amanda 2 0.45%
Lord, Jon 5 1.14%
McIver, Richard William 64 14.55%
Nenshi, Naheed 299 67.95%
Stewart, Wayne 4 0.91%
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Old 10-18-2010, 11:53 PM   #2601
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I can't get over the fact of how pissed red coat chick is. Looks like her cat just died.
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Here are your Shaw TV people!

http://start.shaw.ca/Start/enCA/Loca.../CGY/onair.htm
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I voted for Naheed, and I expect some public updates of the changes he's talking about implementing.

Specifically, I'd like to see some immediate action with the building process, and want to see some movement toward legalizing secondary suites, and what measures he's planning on taking WRT safety/code issues.
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Old 10-18-2010, 11:55 PM   #2605
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peace bridge is such a red herring argument.

25 million using provincial money tabbed for use on pedestrian infrastructure vs 1 billion dollars on a ring road that is on the fringes of this already sprawling city?

let's get an appropriation tax passed so that tax payers' money stays in the wards where they live...That would solve a lot of issues about spending.
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I can't get over the fact of how pissed red coat chick is. Looks like her cat just died.
What channel is she on?
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Congrats Naheed Nenshi. Well deserved. Practice what you preach, don't disappoint us who vigorously supported you!! Exciting day to be a Calgarian.
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Right now, with 23 stations left to report, Nenshi is less than 10,000 votes behind the total that Bronco received in his landslide victory 3 years ago.
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jjgallow needs to get his arse over here to face the music!
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No dice. Too busy eating pubes.
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I think the anti-McIvor sentiment (on CP) came from a general dissatisfaction with the existing council. I think he lost the campaign because he had a pretty much insurmountable lead and sat on it. This would have worked in almost every other election in recent memory but Nenshi's campaign was like a freight train that picked up just enough speed at just the right time.
I think the Park and Ride thing was representative of the issue with Ric. He voted for the fee (a new tax) as alderman, but campaigned against it running for mayor. So, not only has he shown he will vote to raise taxes, but he has also shown that he will not stand firm on an issue. Rather, he tried to play the populist by promising what he thought the people wanted.

Ric knows the game, and he plays it very well. Problem is, Calgarians are tired of it. Especially given the stench the last city council left. I think he is a guy who could move up to the provincial level and win pretty easily if he sought to become an MLA, however.
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Rick Bell sighting at Nenshi HQ!

Now can I go back to hating him and restore order to my world?
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Well, can't say I'm ecstatic. I voted McIver for one big reason, he's vocal about Race City and wants to keep motorsports alive and well in the Calgary area. It saddens me that this election may be the end of our only local track, leaving a lot of hobbyists in the dust or having to travel far distances. It's too bad Ric will not keep his influence.

I'll wait and see how Nenshi does. I'm a little excited about the cultural, arts and recreation improvements he may bring though, but I hope he sees there are other important issues than a tunnel, audits and transit.
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McGiver giving an eulogy.
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Well, can't say I'm ecstatic. I voted McIver for one big reason, he's vocal about Race City and wants to keep motorsports alive and well in the Calgary area. It saddens me that this election may be the end of our only local track, leaving a lot of hobbyists in the dust or having to travel far distances. It's too bad Ric will not keep his influence.
Nenshi said he was FOR working with the track to find a way to keep it, but AGAINST the city pandering to one small business.

Seems fair and reasonable to me. Hopefully the two groups can work something out.
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Rick Bell sighting at Nenshi HQ!

Now can I go back to hating him and restore order to my world?
no kidding?! and the Sun endorsing Nenshi?! I thought there was some crazy reverse psychology thingy going on there...

anyways, the election is the easy part; being true to your policies and platform is much more difficult.

Good luck to the mayor elect!
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Now can I go back to hating him and restore order to my world?
Sorry young Jedi, there is still a disruption in the force.
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Well, can't say I'm ecstatic. I voted McIver for one big reason, he's vocal about Race City and wants to keep motorsports alive and well in the Calgary area. It saddens me that this election may be the end of our only local track, leaving a lot of hobbyists in the dust or having to travel far distances. It's too bad Ric will not keep his influence.

I'll wait and see how Nenshi does. I'm a little excited about the cultural, arts and recreation improvements he may bring though, but I hope he sees there are other important issues than a tunnel, audits and transit.

You should email or tweet Nenshi directly and see what he thinks about Race City. It might be something he hasn't thought much about. There was always a disconnect with past mayors, maybe this is one who will reply. He certainly used it to win this election.
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Nenshi said he was FOR working with the track to find a way to keep it, but AGAINST the city pandering to one small business.

Seems fair and reasonable to me. Hopefully the two groups can work something out.
As typical to most of Nenshi's answers, it was vague and open ended, with no plan of action. McIver clearly was the one pushing for it. In that regard, McIver won out.

I really hope Nenshi does though.
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