Local groups ask candidates some key questions in on-line survey
Get ready to ask YOUR questions at the Good Green Town Hall October 1
For Immediate Release
Sudbury, September 2, 2014 – Local groups have some important questions for candidates in the upcoming municipal election.
Candidates were sent the survey today, and are asked to complete it by September 15. Replies will be posted September 18, at sudburycandidates.ca.
The survey focuses on key questions on the topics of sustainable transportation, water quality, natural environment, local food, citizen engagement, and climate change.
These topics reflect the collective top priorities of the local environmental community.
A short list of the most important questions were decided on by consensus at the Spring 2014 Green Gathering, attended by representatives of twenty-two local ‘green’ groups.
The survey can be viewed at: http://sudburycandidates.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CandidateSurvey2014.pdf
Three questions chosen by the public are also included. Questions were submitted and voted on on-line by citizens. Water quality, local food, and sustainable transportation were top of mind for residents. The top ten questions chosen by citizens can be viewed at: http://sudburycandidates.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/TopTenPublicQuestions.pdf
Find these links and more information at http://sudburycandidates.ca/about-us/.
All residents are invited to come out to ask their own questions at the Good Green Town Hall, Wednesday, October 1st, at St. Andrews Place. Meet and greet with Council candidates 6:00 p.m., mayoral Town Hall 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. See you there!
Don’t forget to bookmark sudburycandidates.ca to keep informed on the candidates! The new on-line calendar will also keep you informed of important election dates, as well as events such as ward candidate debates and Town Halls.
The site for the Sudbury working-group of The Media Co-op has been archived and will no longer be updated. Please visit the main Media Co-op website to learn more about the organization.
The Sudbury working-group of The Media Co-op was formed to create independent media in the North, to speak to our issues and outlooks on our communities as well as the world around us. Independent media provides an avenue for people who are wishing to gain critical perspective on the issues that matter most to us, and to give a voice to those people and stories that you won't find in the mainstream media.
The Sudbury working-group site is no longer being updated and has been archived.