Terry O'Neill

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

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Let B.C. info be more completely free

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T he B.C. government has struck a special committee to review the province's Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The ...
Monday, November 30, 2015

Diversity, and then what?

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W hen it comes to the sort of ethnic, cultural and racial diversity of which our country and our community are so proud, can there be “too m...
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Picturing a more meaningful Remembrance Day

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Beny-Sur-Mer A t the urging of a friend, my brother Doug and his wife Wendy visited the Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian war cemetery in Calvados, ...
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Monday, November 9, 2015

Five schools on four sites

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SD43's plan for 5 schools at 4 sites on Burke Mountain UPDATE: In November, 2017, SD43 once again issued new information about timel...
Tuesday, November 3, 2015

A city-wide CAC would worsen affordability problem

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W hat is the best way for cities to raise funds for amenities that are needed as communities grow? Higher property taxes? Spending-authoriz...
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Remembering my mother-in-law

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McKINNON, Mary Elizabeth (“Betty”) (nee James) May 8, 1922 – Oct. 23, 2015 A woman of deep faith, an inspiring teacher, a loving wife, ...
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Warmer weather would help Canadian economy!

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For the record, I wrote a controversial cover story for the Western Standard in 2007 which declared that global warming would actually have ...
Monday, September 28, 2015

Sanctimonious crap'?

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If it's true that Justin Trudeau called David Suzuki's views about climate change "sanctimonious crap," then I wonder how...
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Kube is in. Why not Byfield?

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As head of the B.C. Federation of Labour in the 1980s, Art Kube was the leader of the Operation Solidary movement that fought against the B...
Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Coquitlam's tax-shift policy is working

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Just a quick note about council proceedings last night. One of the highlights was our passage, by unanimous vote, of fourth and final readin...
Monday, February 16, 2015

Today is Coquitlam Foundation's grant-application deadline day

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Just a quick reminder: today is the last day you (students, community groups, non-profits and the like) can apply to the Coquitlam Foundatio...
Thursday, January 29, 2015

About those schools on Burke Mountain

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NOTE: The information, below, is out of date. I've now written an updating piece on the current status of schools on Burke Mountain plea...
Thursday, December 18, 2014

We're Number Three in BC!

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We were all excited to learn earlier today that BC Business magazine had named Coquitlam as #3 in its new list of "Best Cities for Wor...
Friday, December 5, 2014

Let freedom reign in campaigns!

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Here is the full text of my submission to the B.C. Government's Special Committee on Local Election Expense Limits . The deadline for p...
Monday, November 24, 2014

They may be 'auxiliary,' but their work is essential

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We're now getting some more clarity on the impact of last's month's edict from RCMP headquarters in Ottawa, informing us unilate...
Saturday, November 15, 2014

Thanks! Thanks! And Thanks!

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The results are in, and 11,712 citizens voted for us! Wow. We're re-elected. We're in a strong second place of eight elected council...
Friday, November 14, 2014

Just 12 more hours of Internet campaigning left!

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This sort of 'sign-and-wave' event will be allowed tomorrow. In case you're wondering, this page will go silent tomorrow--el...
Thursday, November 13, 2014

New trail would extend Coquitlam Crunch northward

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Crunch could be extended to Eagle Mountain Park. (Photo by me) You might recall reading a story in the Tri-City News a week ago about F...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

A day on the campaign trail

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Photographer Michelle Doherty followed me throughout the day on Nov. 10 to record what one of my typical campaign days was like. The brillia...
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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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