Andrea Reimer (she/her)

Former city councillor, lifelong renter, transit dependent mom. Coffee not tea, savoury not sweet.

[Andrea Reimer (she/her) @andreareimer]

Looks like CBC has called the election for Pete Fry in Vancouver. Interesting times for Metro Vancouver with yet another big shift in regional mayors. I’m counting 9 who have lost and/or are likely to plus 5 more who are just new.

[Andrea Reimer (she/her) @andreareimer]

Ok so incumbents re-elected in some of the major cities:
- Linda Buchanan in CNV
- Mike Little in DNV
- Mike Hurley in Burnaby
- Marianne Alto in Victoria
- Tom Dyas in Kelowna (a very tight race)

[Andrea Reimer (she/her) @andreareimer]

Outside of that it looks like a bit of a bloodbath for incumbents all over the province. Some notables: Garth Frizzell is the new mayor in PG and in Kamloops Reid Hamer-Jackson was trounced by Mike O’Reilly

[Andrea Reimer (she/her) @andreareimer]

@always_vote Yes. I’m always so impressed with people who bat 1000 on their spelling and grammar when live tweeting about something.

[Andrea Reimer (she/her) @andreareimer]

Some interesting prelim results rolling in from around Metro and it’s not favouring incumbents. Kirk Lapointe appears to have defeated incumbent Mark Sager in west van, Woodward and Johnson behind in township of Langley and New West respectively.

[Andrea Reimer (she/her) @andreareimer]

@jackmilroyHQ @GlobalBC It’s a little behind in some key places

[Andrea Reimer (she/her) @andreareimer]

For those interested in election results:
* Vancouver - https://t.co/YCTisB2lKe
* Surrey - https://t.co/8GWC41Asc8
* Richmond - https://t.co/sQETw9jLmS
* Burnaby - https://t.co/Mk1UGr8bTh

Full provincial results @GlobalBC https://t.co/LUGAnT8gXh

[Andrea Reimer (she/her) @andreareimer]

McCallum now well ahead in Surrey. Votes evenly split between non-McCallum/non-Locke mayoral candidates.

[Andrea Reimer (she/her) @andreareimer]

Big figures in Metro/TransLink all well ahead of declared elected (Hurley in Burnaby, West in Port Coquitlam, Little in District of North Vancouver).

[Andrea Reimer (she/her) @andreareimer]

@EMlieczko @GlobalBC It’s at the global link.

[Andrea Reimer (she/her) @andreareimer]

@builtjustice @GlobalBC 9 polls reporting

[Andrea Reimer (she/her) @andreareimer]

@builtjustice @GlobalBC Just came up for me.

[Andrea Reimer (she/her) @andreareimer]

@Johnozjq Thanks for the note. I spent 1:14:58 on the phone with your folks being techsplained the same problem I’ve already dealt with four times in the last six months that ends the same way every time. Eventually convinced them to send a tech who can’t make it until tomorrow

[Andrea Reimer (she/her) @andreareimer]

I spent six years with @Novusnow internet and the only time it went down was when city crews accidentally cut the fiber into the neighbourhood. We moved and I had to switch to @TELUS and in eight months it’s been down five times. Why are they so bad at this?

[Canadian Elections Tracker @cdnelxnstracker]

NEW: The list of candidates in BC is now finalized.

Conservative: 93/93
NDP: 92
Green: 73
Centre: 35
OneBC: 33
Unaffiliated: 8
Independent: 7
Libertarian: 4
Communist: 4
Christian Heritage: 3
CanWest: 2
Freedom: 1

#cdnpoli #bcpoli

[Andrea Reimer (she/her) @andreareimer]

it makes for a better four years between elections to think of it as a job interview where you're hiring the candidate with the best suited skills for the job you want them to do. You can find that episode here: https://t.co/jcQCfYBsKD

[Andrea Reimer (she/her) @andreareimer]

For those voting in Vancouver municipal election, advance polls open tomorrow (Sat, Oct 3). To help you out, @jodyvance and I, through the deft hosting of @segalrs break down the 5 major candidates* for you, with what may be a surprising conclusion. https://t.co/elYEWUMvyn

[Andrea Reimer (she/her) @andreareimer]

For everyone voting in local government elections this month, a companion podcast we did earlier is on what a mayor actually does. Its easy to think of elections as popularity contests where vibes matter most. While that can be fun right up until election day….

[Andrea Reimer (she/her) @andreareimer]

Latest info at 12:30 pm today

[Andrea Reimer (she/her) @andreareimer]

Not a ton of info at this point. Horrific news to get and on today of all days. Thinking about everyone at the TFN right now, and all the survivors who should be able to heal but instead are getting this news through their networks. 🧡🪶💔

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