Around 60 folks attended Monday night's all-candidates forum in the Valley Room in 100 Mile House to listen to what the folks running in the Nov. 19 civic elections had to say.
We offer congratulations to those who showed up for the forum. It was a good turnout given we were facing the first snowfall of the season.
For those who were unable to attend for whatever reason, we hope the information provided in in the Free Press will provide enough information to get you thinking about whom you are going to vote for.
We hope the candidates have caught your attention by knocking on your doors and talking to you, or through their advertising and literature.
If you have questions for the candidates, give them a call, or talk to them when you meet them in one of the local businesses or on the sidewalk.
They will answer your questions or get back to you with answers because all six candidates at the forum on Nov. 7 want to serve the public.
It's because they want to serve their communities, and in turn, the South Cariboo that we owe them a debt of gratitude.
Therefore, we need to take them seriously, listen carefully to what they have to say and what they are promising to do.
Civic elections should not be a popularity contests because there is far too much at stake.
The people we send to the district council and regional district board tables are the people who are going to be making decisions on how best to spend our hard-earned tax dollars.
They will also decide on what will and what will not be built or repaired.
They all say they will listen to what we want, but we have to be confident they will follow through on our wishes or tell us what we need to know and not what we want to hear.
These are difficult times and every community, which will be represented by one of the candidates in the election, is facing problems that need to be fixed, whether it's population influx, water and sewer concerns, or aging infrastructure.
We hope everyone will mull over what's needed in his or her community and vote for the person who will bring it to fruition.
The decisions we make Nov. 19 will be ones we will have to live with for the next three years.