Will Hansma Deserves Kudos

The municipality of Spallumcheen's former mayor, Will Hansma, has announced that he'll let his name stand for the provincial Liberal nomination in Shuswap.

But that's not why he deserves kudos.

One of the largest municipalities in British Columbia, last year's Census gives the population of Spallumcheen as 5,055 (approximately half of Coldstream's.)

So you'd expect Spallumcheen to have approximately half of Coldstream's debt load.

Not so.

Spallumcheen has NO debt, compared to Coldstream's approx. $3 million (and growing) debt.

"I'm very proud of that," said Hansma in the local paper on November 14th.

So is Coldstream concerned about their debt?
More correctly, their taxpayers' debt?
Nope.

According to Councillor Kiss, there's room for more debt.
Six times more.

So...just a warning to Will Hansma as he pursues the nomination where the provincial Ministry of Finance allows that much debt...you wouldn't fit in.

"And be happy about that, Mr. Hansma," offers Kia.