WL News - Nov 17th edition

* Election News - SD #27:

a) Doug Neufeld - see here
b) Rob Zacharias - see here

* Tribune gives wrap on Monday's All Candidates Forum on WL City Councillor candidates - see here
* Ervin Charleyboy to meet with Taseko officials - see here
* Bob Simpson - First Nations may not have a veto on mining, but they can bring it to a halt - see here

Editor's Note - I was pleased to see Mr. Charleyboy using his own personal money to see if there was a way to bridge the gap between aboriginals/non-aboriginals on the "New Prosperity" mine proposal to ensure jobs and other economic benefits for all people of the Cariboo-Chilcotin and I wish him the very best in his meetings in Vancouver with Taseko Mines


* PG Citizen reports that PG based Barker Minerals is buying the Spanish Creek mineral claim near Likely - see here

* Finally - local Member of Parliament Dick Harris wrote letters of support for both Quesnel Mayor Mary Sjostrom (see here) and Williams Lake Mayor Kerry Cook (see here).  I profoundly regret that this was done as the letters give the impression that he supports both Sjostrom/Cook for re-election.  As John Rustad posed to his readers' on his Facebook page - should MP's or MLA's be endorsing candidates for local government elections?  My reply - an unequivocal NO (in my humble opinion) as MLA's/MP's should always be prepared to work with whom is elected...