Two months into my second term on Campbell River City Council…

Today’s a big day!  It’s officially TWO MONTHS since election day in Campbell River, and I’m very excited to find myself a city councillor representing you once again.  Two months is a long time without a post, and I apologize.  This blog hasn’t been silent because of a lack of things to talk about.  On the contrary, there’s been a substantial amount of activity in that time… I just didn’t know what I should write about!  Well, that’s changed, thanks to some fantastic stuff going on in our city that I wanted to share.

First, a short summary before I get into the events you want to check out.  Since elected for a second term, I’ve been appointed as a full time director with the Strathcona Regional District, as well as the Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital Board, and the Comox Strathcona Waste Management committee.  As a councillor, I’ve been given the Public Safety (Crime Reduction) and Youth portfolios, as well as School/City liaison.  For ALL the councillor portfolio and liaison appointments go here:

2011-2014 CAMPBELL RIVER CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS

Okay, now for the inspiration for this post… Campbell River YOUTH!

A young Carihi student by the name of Emily Koopman took on a fundraising initiative for the organization Spread The Net.  Spread The Net provides treated mosquito nets to protect children and pregnant women in African countries.  It was Emily’s idea to put on a music concert at the Tidemark Theatre in Campbell River Saturday, January 21st 2012 to raise some money!  Listen to my interview with Emily Koopman and celebrity MC Gig Morton from the YTV show “Mr. Young” in the video below.

There was an embarassing amount of congratulations to Emily on my part in the interview, but when someone takes the time to make the world a better place, they deserve some recognition.  Especially when that someone is a young member of our community who could easily be distracted with a million other things at the moment in their teenage life.  Show your support for Spread The Net and Emily’s hard work.  To get YOUR tickets to the show go to www.tidemarktheatre.com  and click on “Spread The Net”.  To get you even more excited, here’s a video of Brock Zanrosso, one of the entertainers of the night.  I’ll see you there!

You’ve heard from the candidates, you’ve seen the signs, now GET OUT AND VOTE!

The first opportunity to vote for Campbell River’s next mayor and six councillors is today at the Baptist Church on Dogwood.  I took some video of my experience, and added some sobering statistics from the 2008 election in our city, showing that more people need to get involved in our community’s future and have their voice heard.  Check it out!

 

Campbell River votes: A short summary of Ryan Mennie’s 2011 municipal election platform…

Hello!  If you’re visiting my blog for the very first time after typing in the website on my campaign brochure, WELCOME!  Feel free to skip the info on this pic and scroll further down to my press release and other information that I’ve blogged about for the past three years as a member of council.  Some items are of special interest to me, some are issues I’ve tried to provide further information about when both sides of the story weren’t being shared through other outlets.  ALSO… you can visit my facebook page HERE:   RE-ELECT RYAN MENNIE FACEBOOK PAGE 

The Campbell River Chamber of Commerce recently held an all-candidates business forum, and posted candidate answers to their nine business related questions.  You can READ MINE HERE.

Finally, if you would like a snapshot of what I’ve done with my time as a volunteer in Campbell River the last 13 years, please click on RYAN MENNIE’S  BIO (or at the top of the page)!