Social Media/Local Elected Officials

Yesterday - Kamloops This Week (sister paper to the Williams Lake Tribune) reviewed the use of social media tools by Kamloops BC Liberal MLA's Todd Stone/Terry Lake and Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo Conservative MP Cathy MacLeod in regards to staying in touch with their electorate.  Read the article here

Locally - there are many elected officials throughout the Region who maintain some sort of presence on social media, whether that be Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.  Those elected officials include Williams Lake City Councillors Craig Smith, Jason Ryll, Scott Nelson, Cariboo Regional District (CRD) Area 'D' Director Steve Forseth, CRD Area 'F' Director Joan Sorley, CRD Chair/Area G Director Al Richmond, CRD Area H Director Margo Wagner, CRD Area J Director Roger William, Quesnel Mayor Bob Simpson, Quesnel Councillors Scott Elliot, Laurey-Anne Roodenburg & Sushil Thapar and Wells Mayor Robin Sharpe.  In addition, Cariboo-North MLA Coralee Oakes maintains a presence on both Twitter/Facebook.

For myself - I find use of Facebook (both personal or CRD Area D Director page), Twitter, Instagram and this blogsite is generally effective to have that two way conversation with most of my electorate plus engaging with people on the various local Facebook pages...

Although I still make use of "old fashioned" tools like phone, email or direct meetings with people and I try to do have the meetings, whether at places like the CRD Williams Lake office, the Oasis Cafe or Pub at McLeese Lake or at an agreed to location.  The point being - use the appropriate tool that people are comfortable with and allows you to serve the people (i.e.: electorate) who ultimately are your 'boss'..

~SF