Saskatoon Civic Election, 2016
A thread for all things related to the upcoming Civic Election in October.
Things are about to heat up with Coun. Charlie Clark formally announcing his mayoral candidacy next week. Can he unseat Atch? Is he the young, progressive, urban candidate many of us have been wishing for? Our Nenshi or Iveson, if you will. Can he bridge the political spectrum? Who else might step forward? |
City councillor Charlie Clark to announce mayoral bid next week
Andrea Hill, Saskatoon StarPhoenix Phil Tank, Saskatoon StarPhoenix Published on: May 13, 2016 | Last Updated: May 13, 2016 7:57 AM CST http://wpmedia.thestarphoenix.com/20...0&h=630&crop=1 Quote:
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Clark is 100% the right choice for an urban Saskatoon I suspect he'll easily win the city inside Circle Drive. Outside, that's another story.
This will be the most important election in decades for Saskatoon. |
Yes. Atch has consistently won outside Circle Drive, while his main opponent has won inside. I think Tom Wolf came so close to catching Atch, in part, because he was able to position himself quite centrally. People were pissed off about the roads last election too, so there was that.
Are people across the spectrum fatigued with Atch? Is it palpable in the city? In my circles it is, but I hang with a certain crowd. Charlie is going to get painted as a leftie - can he position himself as a moderate? Another thing, if he can lock up inside Circle Drive, and motivate and get people excited to vote that might not have - he can win on GOTV. Inner city wards have embarrassingly low voter turnouts (as does the city as a whole). He has to mobilize his base! And stoke the Anyone But Atch fire. |
race for mayor
The biggest thing I give Atch credit for is that he has made decisions and got things done unlike previous administrations. Whether you agree with the things he has done or not (and I don't always agree) he made a decision. Such as Gathercole building, south bridge etc.
I wouldn't mind a new mayor but not Charlie Clark. So if it is a choice between the two I for one will vote for Atch. |
I hope that the folks of Saskatoon don't have to put up with, yet, ANOTHER term of Atch.
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I was at the council meeting where the fate of the Gathercole Centre was decided. After a couple hours of presentations of potential adaptive re-uses of the facility and much discussion & debate, it appeared that council was split. My impression was that slightly more councilors were in favour of saving the old building. Council then took an in camera break. Upon their return to chambers, council voted (nearly unanimously, as I recall) to demolish the Gathercole building. It seemed clear that Atch had basically told them all that he wanted that building torn down and that was what was going to happen. So while you can argue about the wisdom of that and many other decisions made during Atch's time as mayor, there is no denying that he makes decisions and gets things done. That being said, I think that people have grown tired of him and that Clark will be our next mayor. The development of River Landing Village (Parcel Y) has taken too long for Atch to see that become his legacy project. He'll have to settle for South Circle Drive Bridge being named after him. |
In room full of supporters, city councillor Charlie Clark confirms mayoral bid
Saskatoon StarPhoenix Published on: May 18, 2016 | Last Updated: May 18, 2016 12:50 PM CST Quote:
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Saskatoon probably needs to clean house of its current council members, they have stalled far too many projects.. Atchison on the other hand has done more to spur growth and fiscal responsibility than probably all the other mayors prior in the last few decades when infrastructure was falling apart and needing to be torn down..
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after hearing what clark is running on and now Dayday thinking of running again looks like I am forced to vote for Atch :(
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So far there are 3 open ward races:
Ward 6 - Clark (running for Mayor) Ward 8 - Olauson (elected as MLA) Ward 9 - Paulsen (retiring) |
Mayor confirms he will not be attending 2016 Pride Parade
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^ The crap that spews from this guy's mouth. It's embarrassing. The Mayor will attend the Pride BBQ so that he can grab a burger and go before "they" get too close. |
Dayday runs for mayor
I guess Henry has forgotten that we were so fed up with his administration that he finished 3rd when we booted him out.
His administration was famous for sitting on the fence and trying to please everyone. In the end little got done. A lot of our infrastructure deficit is a result of his administration not wanting to spend 2 cents. We could (and should) have built the south bridge when Henry was mayor. Considering where construction costs have gone (tripled or more) we could have built that project for half to a third the cost. Projects that are been planned right now would have been completed years ago at a fraction of the cost had it not been for the delays in Henry's administration. Well Henry, you complain about the cost of the art gallery but the money we could have saved on the south bridge would build the entire gallery. I was so glad to see you go in 2000 and wish the same fate for you in 2016. |
So, who is Dayday going to be stealing votes from. He's considered old establishment, so could take votes from Atch. But he's also more left-leaning, so could take votes from Clark. Curious to see if he has any impact at all.
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Dayday is one of the most right wing mayors we've ever had.
He essentially destroyed infrastructure in his tenure by aggressively cutting spending. The City still hasn't recovered fully. |
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Atchison, Clark in dead heat in Saskatoon mayoral race: poll
Phil Tank, Saskatoon StarPhoenix Published on: August 3, 2016 | Last Updated: August 3, 2016 8:23 AM CST http://wpmedia.thestarphoenix.com/20...0&h=630&crop=1 Quote:
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2 comments.
1. There's still time for others to enter the race. 2. Quote:
Voter Turnout 2012 - 36.86% 2009 - 27.32% 2006 - 37.1 % |
As I expected, we have another candidate running for mayor with some very impressive credentials:
Kelley Moore http://moore4mayor.ca/ |
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You have Atchison, whom everyone knows and either dislikes or dislikes him more. Clark who is against the way the city has been growing despite being on council the last 2 terms, and partially responsible for it, I'm interested to learn what his actual platform is, haven't really heard anything except that he's an alternative to Atchison. Dayday, same as Atchison. Moore, who seems to be in the anti-development camp, reading her interview in the neighbourhood express, is opposed to the south downtown...still, even though the ship has sailed. Just an aside, her partner in business and life is Lenore Sywstun. Do you think it is coincidence that on the same day as her announcement the heritage society tries to stake claim to the 3rd Ave united church? |
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