December
2011 Regional Director Newsletter
Jim Edgson
Director of Central Okanagan West (COW) Electoral Area
Merry Christmas! It is my hope that all of you who read this
letter will take some time to be with friends and/or family over
this season, and to take some time to relax and enjoy some time
off. Anne and I are wrapping up all our affairs from 2011 and
are very thankful for all the very positive people we have dealt
with over my last two terms as your Regional Director. We have a
wonderful Electoral Area within a wonderful Regional District. I
look forward to serving the constituents of Central Okanagan
West for the next 2 year 11 month term.
I would like to thank all of my supporters and those of you who
not only voted for me, but who voted. My wife Anne and I knocked
on about 4500 doors in the course of the election, and the
people we met and conversed with gave both of us more confidence
in the people resources we all have in in COW. We in COW have
much to be proud of, and I am very glad to be your Regional
Director.
This next term will not be the usual 3 years; it will be 2 years
11 months. At the present time, the next election is slated to
occur on the third Saturday of October in 2014. The final
details will be up to the Province. This new municipal/regional
election date will give more people an opportunity to vote.
As noted in my last Month end, I had a meeting with Premier
Clark and the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
Blair Lekstrom in which I presented a brief Power Point called
“A Tale of Two Roads” on CD’s. I am planning to put this
presentation on my website at
www.edgson.ca soon. If you have any comments or
problems, please contact me at
jim.edgson@cord.bc.ca
. Website updating is continuing!
Minister Lekstrom, MLA Ben Stewart, and MOTI Manager Murray
Tekano met with me recently as a follow up to that presentation.
I am pleased to note that the issues brought forward were well
listened to, and I look forward to seeing some results as 2012
moves along.
As Regional Director I look forward to working with positive
people and associations who are community builders and boosters.
These people take the time to talk to me and both of us make the
effort to listen to what each has to say. Most often, part of my
recommendations are to work with the Regional District staff and
get all the information necessary to better understand the
situation people are concerned with. These people I advocate
for, enthusiastically. In this letter I would like to single out
two groups of people – WLCS (Wilson’s Landing Community Society)
and TRIPOD (Trepanier Residents Involved in Planning Our
Destiny) as constituents who listen and act in an effective
manner by working with me, the RD and the Province to understand
and move forward for their communities within COW. I wish to
thank them for caring about their communities in that effective
manner.
For Your Information – Log on to my website
www.edgson.ca for
regularly updated information and useful links! The Regional
District website (
www.regionaldistrict.com ) also has webpage information and
updates regarding Environmental Services water projects (select
Departments/Environmental Services/Projects & Studies/Current
Projects). You can refer to these pages at your convenience to
receive status updates on these projects.
Please remember that should I be away on Regional District
and/or Electoral Area business, I do check my RD phone messages
and e-mail and will return calls as soon as possible (see
numbers below).
Until next time, Jim Phone:
250-212-7296; Email:
jim.edgson@cord.bc.ca
