The Board of Directors for the New West Progressives met this week to set the date for the 2021 Annual General Meeting. The AGM will now take place online on Tuesday, November 23rd from 5 pm to 7 pm.
\”This will likely be the last annual general meeting prior to the next civic election,\” says Daniel Fontaine, President of the NWP. \”The next major gathering of our membership and supporters is planned for next spring when we will be nominating candidates for Mayor, Council and School Board.\”
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The Board also announced it will be organizing the Countdown to 2022 fundraising event on Wednesday, November 17th. It will be the first major fundraising event for the NWP campaign and sets the stage for what will be a very active year in 2022.
Things are definitely going to get ramped up over the coming months as we head into the election year
Daniel Fontaine, President
\”Things are definitely going to get ramped up over the coming months as we head into the election year,\” says Fontaine. \”We\’ll have more details regarding our fundraiser posted on our website very soon, but we hope to make this event a big success.\”
The NWP also approved funding to undertake an online candidate recruitment campaign which will kick off this fall. A digital advertising campaign will begin in the Record newspaper as well as social media outlets starting in October.
\”We are very much open to hearing from citizens throughout our community who are interesting in joining the New West Progressives team,\” says Fontaine. \”This ad campaign is aimed at opening up this process as widely as possible.\”