Tick, tock. Time is running out.
Those in favour of the Metro Vancouver transportation and transit plebiscite and a new transit tax have been very vocal in this spring芒鈧劉s campaign, taking a dog-and-pony show on the road to communities throughout the region and spending crazy money telling us all why we need to vote 芒鈧搚es芒鈧� in this mail-in referendum.
Of course, out here in the Valley, that concerted effort has been met with a bit of backlash from some. Consequently, the red 芒鈧搉o芒鈧� signs continue popping up around town and a few opposing restaurants have gone as far to include their views on the bottoms of each bills. That芒鈧劉s just mentioning a few methods the opponents are using to get their message out.
Bottom line, wherever you fall on this issue, we simply ask two things.
Please spend a bit of time and educate yourself on the subject. And, make sure you vote. Complacency is definitely not the answer.
Good news, if you haven芒鈧劉t received your voters package, there芒鈧劉s still time to request one. But that time is fast running out.
More than 1.5 million voting packages were sent out to homes in the 23 affected municipalities back in March, and for those who still don芒鈧劉t have one or have lost theirs, they need to call 1-800-661-8683 before midnight Friday, May 15.
A few weeks back, Elections BC, which is administering the vote, said about half a million of those ballots had already come back.
In 91原创 City, of the 17,531 eligible voters, 6,825 (or 38.9 per cent) have actually voted already. Likewise, of the Township芒鈧劉s 77,780 eligible voters, Elections BC already received packages from 32,583 of us (or 41.9 per cent).
Elections BC must receive the completed ballots before 8 p.m. on Friday, May 29.
91原创ites, those of you 18 years or older before the deadline day, make sure you cast your vote.
This proposed taxation, either way, will significantly impact our community芒鈧劉s future.
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