Terry O'Neill

The blog title says "elect", but I've now retired from elected office and am volunteering with several non-profit charities.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

A strong second

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Well, the results are in and I finished a strong second. Congrats to winner Neal Nicholson and all the other candidates. And thanks again to...

Thanks to all!

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Just a quick note to thank everyone who voted for me today and everyone who pitched in by phoning, driving and campaigning. Polls close in l...
Friday, May 14, 2010

Fighting for lower and fairer taxes

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We're running some new ads in the two community newspapers today which are adding a new wrinkle to our messaging. In the past, we've...
Thursday, May 13, 2010

Looking forward to higher voter turn-out

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I've just spoken with the city's Chief Election Officer and she has informed me that turn-out to the advance polls, which ended yest...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Advance turn-out stronger than last by-election

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The final advance poll before Saturday's general voting is today, until 8 p.m., at the Poirier Community Centre. If you are unable to vo...

Mainstreaming the message

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It's not even noon yet, and the campaign has already enjoyed some great publicity. First off was our 'Burma-Shaving' (display of...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Going live tonight on Roadkill Radio

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I'm going to be talking with Kari Simpson and Ron Gray on RoadkillRadio.com this evening at 8:10 p.m. We'll talking mainly about my ...

Some candidates aren't taking this seriously

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UPDATE: I'm happy to now report that several of the candidates I mentioned, below, have now taken the opportunity to engage the public b...
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Monday, May 10, 2010

Interchange information

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You might remember my earlier posting about Maillardville's concerns about the lack of a consequential upgrade to the Brunette/Highway 1...
Saturday, May 8, 2010

Big Labour's big problem?

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With less than a week to go now before the by-election, it's clear that the contest is shaping up as a battle between the single Big Lab...

Fighting the five-percent tax hike

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Here's my newest press release, which I'm distributing door-to-door today. It's going over very well. O’Neill calls for city hal...
Friday, May 7, 2010

Eight candidates, one choice

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Both local papers have published some coverage of the all-candidates meetings that took place earlier this week. Here's a link to the Tr...
Thursday, May 6, 2010

Burquitlam meeting a big success

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The third and final of the all-candidates' meetings is now over. I'd say it was another great success for the campaign, and probably...

Battle brewing over bridge traffic

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To no one's surprise, last night's all-candidates meeting in Maillardville centred on issues directly relating to this most historic...
Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Opposed to punitive Barnet road usage fee

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From funding the Evergreen Line and lowering business taxes to expanding library services and maintaining support for local non-profits, our...

Here's my home-stretch ad

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Here's an advance look at the ad that'll be running in tomorrow's Tri-City News . We're in the home stretch now!
Monday, May 3, 2010

Defending suburbia and suburbanites

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As I informed readers last week, I recently submitted an op-ed column to the on-line edition of the Georgia Straight newspaper, after the ed...
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Friday, April 30, 2010

Successful reception energizes campaign

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Almost 100 supporters and potential supporters, friends and family members gathered with my team and me last night at a campaign reception a...
Thursday, April 29, 2010

Living the Great Canadian Dream

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The Georgia Straight's online edition has just published my op-ed on what I think the most important campaign issues are . As you'll...

The message and the masses

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With the first advance poll for the Coquitlam Council by-election less than a week away now, one might assume that the majority of residents...
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Terry O'Neill
Terry served on Coquitlam Council from 2011-2018, and now lends his experience and talents to several community non-profits.
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