What's Important in our Civic Election?

One of the most important issues for me in the Kelowna Civic Election is the election of School Trustees. It's an interesting commentary on our society how little attention Education gets compared to issues of bricks and mortar. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why it is so difficult to get better funding.

We all want to clean up downtown. I wonder if it has occurred to anyone that all of our street people and homeless went to school. Did we prepare them for the future? Can we do a better a job? How many of our current students will end up on the street?

I wonder if people are aware that our school district's budget is about double the City of Kelowna's.

On council we need people who are not afraid of development but also have a social conscience. I support people who recognize the importance of a vibrant downtown, but who also understand the issues and concerns of the less fortunate. If you read and listen to our candidates' platforms, it's clear who these people are.