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Getting to the top of a Minister's attention list is the $20 Million task! As a former senior policy analyst with the BC government, I feel that I have some insight about how to effectively reach them to incentivize their proclivity to help us. It is not good enough to beg for money. The success is making it a win-win.

The key is in understanding how to frame the project and/or request. Traditional methods have not always been successful. One needs to fully understand the parties you are dealing with first - in order to find the winning model for moving forward. "Seek first to understand - Then be understood!"

The key is in understanding how to frame this matter. Traditional methods have not always been successful. One needs to fully understand the parties you are dealing with first - in order to find the winning model for moving forward. Nothing happens until we have data. The first order of business, before we run out making demands is to ascertain the traffic data for any given project. You cannot presume to prejudge an outcome here.

The district has had a dismal record of data collection, analysis, big acquisition, and forward thinking management in nearly all resource areas. This is why I am running for council. When an entity acts on matters without full knowledge and understanding of the big picture, mistakes are made. We can find "wins" in all of this, but it will require a corporate "attitude adjustment."

You keep using the term "Climate Change" as though it was something new.. or a scab upon one's body. Climates have been changing for thousands of years. This is nothing new. As you know, science is nearly always wrong. For example, through the 70's they were preparing us for an ice age. That scare tactic didn't work so they morphed to Global warming. The first task is to clean up the districts way of handling this stuff. They fail almost every time. We need to fix it properly.

I'm not yet a councillor and have not had access to the data. That said, I do know that the district has been poorly managed and has a dismal record of acquiring accurate bids on projects. One of my first task would be to find out where the "cog" in this system is broken, then fix it. You can't solve all of your problems just by throwing money at it. I don't trust the way Peachland has handled almost all contracts. None of the usual obfuscat