Quote:Responding to concerns that tower heights proposed here and in other developments along Victoria Street are increasing further away from downtown, Dumart said there are about 10 taller buildings in approval or construction in the downtown.

• Tek Tower (the only one under construction)
  
• Station Park tower 5
  
• 2x unnamed Van Mar projects (Ziggys and 10 Duke)
  
• 2x unnamed In8 Projects (on Queen and Charles)
  

(05-01-2023, 07:47 PM)jordan2423 Wrote: It seems that London ontario is trying to compete with us for the tallest tower in west of the GTA. They have a tower on King street in london that will be 53 floors.

(05-03-2023, 10:00 PM)Lebronj23 Wrote: I don’t know the implications of this but I’m hoping it means she’s out lmao

https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/another-kitchener-city-councillor-seeking-mpp-nomination-1.6381538

(05-04-2023, 08:21 AM)westwardloo Wrote:

(05-03-2023, 10:00 PM)Lebronj23 Wrote: I don’t know the implications of this but I’m hoping it means she’s out lmao

https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/another-kitchener-city-councillor-seeking-mpp-nomination-1.6381538

Best case scenario, she gets the NDP nomination and she loses the election.

(05-04-2023, 08:58 AM)danbrotherston Wrote:

(05-04-2023, 08:21 AM)westwardloo Wrote: Best case scenario, she gets the NDP nomination and she loses the election.

Why is that best case?

I'd say best case, the NDP gets a clue and stops supporting these fake progressive candidates and instead selects someone we can get behind.

(05-04-2023, 10:56 AM)westwardloo Wrote:

(05-04-2023, 08:58 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: Why is that best case?

I'd say best case, the NDP gets a clue and stops supporting these fake progressive candidates and instead selects someone we can get behind.

Then the city of kitchener is stuck with a councillor that has time and time again shown she is not interested in bettering the City. her clear goal is to do as little as possible while gaining as much power as possible.  This is a by-election that will not affect how Doug Ford runs this province. Unfortunately that ship sailed last year when the people of Ontario didn't show up to vote. Personally I hope we elect a green MPP to sit beside Mike Schreiner, but if we end up with a Conservative MPP for 2.5 years who cares. It might actually make Doug pay attention to the Region.  Giving us some much needed funding for major projects we have planned like our train station, as he would see it as a key strategic seat in the 2026 election.

(05-04-2023, 11:07 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: "Who cares"...I mean, some of the people who will be explicitly anti-represented by another conservative government representative would probably care.

But  I don't know that Chapman would vacate her council seat if she ran and lost.

(05-04-2023, 11:14 AM)bravado Wrote:

(05-04-2023, 11:07 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: "Who cares"...I mean, some of the people who will be explicitly anti-represented by another conservative government representative would probably care.

But  I don't know that Chapman would vacate her council seat if she ran and lost.

It’s tough out there on a professor and part time councillor salary! The rents are high for some reason and you can’t just go quitting your job willy nilly!

(05-04-2023, 05:23 PM)KevinL Wrote: The usual process for this kind of candidacy is to withdraw from the current office for the duration of the official election campaign; if they lose, they resume their post, and if they win they resign. So Chapman would remain in some public office, either MPP or returning as councillor.