NPA TO HOLD EARLY NOMINATIONS FOR CANDIDATES

The NPA Board of Directors announced today that it will hold early nominations for NPA candidates for the three levels of civic government: • Vancouver City Council, • Vancouver School Board and • Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation. Nominations for candidates will be held on November 20, 2010 with a second set of nominations to be held in the spring of 2011. “We are hearing a growing level of frustration from residents and businesses with the current administration,” says NPA President Michael Davis. “Policies like homeless shelters for chickens could be driving some of that. The Park Board budget has been gutted by Council and Vancouver kids will be feeling the affects of that all summer long. Meanwhile the Vancouver School Board seems intent on waging a very loud war with the province. The kids will end up suffering for that too. We need candidates in place who can speak to these issues.” The NPA early nomination will happen one year out from the next municipal election in Vancouver. The NPA board will announce the number of candidate positions that will be decided in November and the rules for the nomination process in September 2010.