Instead of a ward system, why not assign council ‘liaisons’ ?
KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops by-election isn’t even official yet and already it has at least one issue — besides Ajax, that is.
Mayoral candidate Dr. Cynthia Ross Friedman wants everybody to start thinking about two words — “ward system.”
Changing from the city’s at-large system of electing councils isn’t a new idea but it’s been a long time since it was taken seriously. The city tried it once before — in the early 1970s — and quickly dropped it because it was a dud.