Revelstoke’s New Leadership
The election results are in and Revelstoke can look forward the leadership of mayor-elect David Raven and councilors:
- Phil Welock
- Peter Frew
- Chris Johnston
- Steve Bender
- Tony Scarcella
- Antoinette Halberstadt
I unfortunately cannot say that I played any part in electing (or not electing) any of these candidates since unforeseen circumstances prevented me from being in Revelstoke on election day. I had fully intended on voting, and had even made it out to the public debates but a last minute business trip to Calgary this past weekend spoiled those plans.
Either way, after attending the debates and reviewing the platforms of the various candidates I am overall positive about the outcome and looking forward to some fresh thinking and new ideas. The city of Revelstoke is at a very important moment in history. With the new resort experiencing financial difficulties, and the slow down of the world economy it is very important that this council tackle the tough issues and focus on sustainability and economic diversification.
It should be noted that all of the elected members are in favour of the proposed technology park, and hopefully will be in favour of other such developments which can only help to further diversify the economy and the community.