A chart of online and face-to-face activities that various candidates running for council in Courtenay have had an opportunity to partipicate in or put effort into.
Public Engagement?
Some people consider the process of running for office akin to showing up for job interviews. We gathered data on which candidates participated in live forums and written questionnaires.
Here’s how the candidates are doing.
WHERE TO VOTE FOR
OCT. 17 ELECTION
COURTENAY
Wednesday, October 14 — 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. — Florence Filberg Centre
Saturday, October 17 — 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. –Florence Filberg Centre
Saturday, October 17 — 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. — Queneesh Elementary School
CV REGIONAL DISTRICT
Wednesday, October 14 — 8 am to 8 pm Comox Valley Regional District Civic Room
Saturday, October 17 — 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. — Various locations click here
COMOX
Saturday, October 10 — 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. — Genoa Sail Building at Comox Marina
Monday, October 12 — 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. — Genoa Sail Building at Comox Marina
Wednesday, October 14 — 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. — Comox Community Centre
Saturday, October 17 — 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. — Comox Community Centre
CUMBERLAND
Wednesday, October 14 — 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. — Cultural Centre
Saturday, October 17 — 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. –Cultural Centre
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Hi George,
You have done quite a job of trying to quantify public engagements of the many candidates in this election. Indeed it is a challenge to be informed on every candidate.
It will be interesting to see how the actual vote corresponds to those who are engaged in your analysis, and those who are not engaged.
Looking forward to seeing the results of the vote on October 17 th!