Marianne Bond

In 11 days the polls will close.  

Nelson will know who their representatives will be for the next three years.  Eighteen people have put their names forward to serve the community.   Any combination holds promise.  I will still sleep well no matter what.    

But take a moment to think about after the election.  The best case scenario is an informed and involved electorate working in partnership with an elected body that supports and nurtures this kind of relationship.   

I brought this belief to the Council table for 6 years while serving in the mid to late 90's.   I offer it again.  It would be a honour to serve as your Mayor and to represent you in this way.

(Flyer - watch for it in your mailbox this week)

During my tenure as Economic Development Officer I had the opportunity of hiring a very creative fellow, Mike Ovenell.  The promotional material Mike developed was anchored by the beautiful artwork of local artist Barbara Brown and went on to win seven provincial economic development awards.

From this material we developed what is known as “The Nelson Poster”  taking Barbara’s artwork and marrying it with the poem, My Symphony,  by William Channing.  Channing’s original poem ends with the line …This is my symphony.  We changed that to read …This is to live in Nelson.

It warms my heart to see this framed poster in so many homes and businesses and to know that it has been sent to friends and relatives around the world.