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Candidates for Mayor in Anmore :
Declaration of Candidates by the Chief Election Officer, Ms. Sarah Morden Click Here
1. Heather Anderson is a longtime Anmore resident and part-time teacher at Dr. Charles Best secondary. She served as a councillor for 15 years between 1993 and 2008. Ms. Anderson chaired the Parks, Environment, Emergency Preparedness, Community Protection, Youth, and Daycare Committees. She first ran for Council when her father, former Councillor Harry Anderson, decided not to run. A very vocal supporter of Anmore building a daycare centre, Ms Anderson served on the past and on the current daycare working groups. Heather Anderson announces her intention to be a candidate for Mayor of Anmore - Click Here
2. Robert Tribe is an Anmore Engineer with a Masters in Management Science. A 3rd generation British Columbian, he has 30 years of executive level experience, most recently as a Director of Translink. Deputy Commissioner of Coquihala Highway Pass Inquiry. Former President of SNC-Lavalin Project Management, Engineering Construction, and Business Development. Head of two SkyTrain phases and BC Transit's Capital Project Works. President of SNC-China and Head of Indonesian, Malaysian, Tawanese operations and BC Division. Mr. Tribe's vision for Anmore is to maintain and enhance our semi-rural lifestyle in a fiscally responsible way. Robert Tribe announces his intention to be a candidate for Mayor of Anmore Click Here.
3. Arthur Crossman does not live in Anmore. He has run in several elections throughout the Tri-Cities and beyond. His latest run was for the mayor’s seat in Port Moody in 2008 a council seat in PoCo.
Agenda and Attachments for Anmore Council Meeting on Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Click Here
Report on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 Anmore Council Meeting Click Here b) Status Report on the work of the Emergency Preparedness Working Group Click Here c) Report on the Union of British Columbia Municipalites Task Force on Electoral Reform highlighting 'the Anmore situation' Click Here d) Letter from Anmore Council to be sent to the Ministry of Children and Family Development re: Daycare Grant Click Here
Agenda and attachments for Tuesday, March 30th Anmore Council Meeting Click Here
Village to Seek Legal Opinion on Paper For Tri-city News article March 26, 2010 Click Here
Agenda and Attachments for Finance Committee Mtg. Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Click Here
Congratulations to Anmore Finance Committee member Mark Roberts and the Port Moody Finance Department on receiving the Canadian Award for Financial Reporting. “We are extremely proud of our Finance Department for maintaining the highest standards of financial reporting,’ said Mayor Joe Trasolini. “This award clearly demonstrates that the City is committed to public disclosure. Port Moody residents can have confidence in the way the City does its financial business."
'Villager Takes on the Anmore Times $.' 23-03-10. For Tri-city News link Click Here
Analysis of the Anmore Daycare Centre Documents Click Here Full day kindergarten available for all Click Here Next year, full-day kindergarten will be available in all B.C. schools Click Here
Local Government Elections Task Force, UBMC Member Consultation, Friday, March 12, 2010
Acting Mayor Palmer Isaak, Councillor McEwen, and Councillor Piamonte participated in this 9:00 - 4:00 round table consultation at the Delta Airport hosted by the Honourable Bill Bennett, Minister of Community and Rural Development, and UBCM Chair Harry Nyce. Councillor Sedergreen was unable to attend because of a full agenda with his medical patients.
Approximately 100 participants were divided into groups of 4-6 elected officials to discuss a number of issues for possible electoral reform. Each group had a series of questions for discussion. These included questions about i) Election Cycles, ii) votes for corporations, iii) campaign Contributions Limits, iv) Campaign Expense Limits, Public Financing, Third Party Advertising, Campaign Finance Disclosure, Enforcement, and the role of Elections BC.
The last area of significant importance to Anmore because of the circumstances surrounding Councillor Juvik's withdrawal from the Mayoral competition in the last municipal election was 'Employee Eligibility'. Unfortunately Acting Mayor Palmer-Isaak and Councillor McEwen left the meeting after lunch and were not able to contribute to this discussion.
Based on their findings, the Local Government Elections Task Force is expected to report their findings to the Minister of Community and Rural Development by May 31, 2010.
Submitted by Councillor Mario Piamonte, March 15, 2010.
Coquitlam Seeks to Change Local Government Act to Avoid Costly Byelections 16-03-10 Click Here
Coquitlam City Clerk prepares a brief for the Local Government Elections Task Force to reflect Coquitlam Council motion " As part of the review currently undertaken by Local Government Elections Task Force, consideration be given to allowing local governments greater flexibility to deal with council vacancies that arise during a term of office in order that local taxpayers are not forced to incur the high costs associated with holding a By-election." 15-03-10 Click Here
Report on Anmore Council Meeting of March 9, 2010 Click Here March 9, 2010 Council Meeting Agenda and Attachments Click Here
Emergency Preparedness Working Group – Status Update by Councillor Piamonte - March 15, 2010 Click Here
Coquitlam NOW reports "Province Intervenes in Anmore Byelection" 03-03-10 Click Here
The Village of Anmore announces the appointment of a Chief Election Officer and a May 15th date for the by-election to replace Dr. Hal Weinberg who resigned as Mayor of Anmore effective December 31, 2009. Click Here
Tri-city News reports that a Chief Election Officer has been appointed in Anmore 02-03-10 Click Here
Report On the Village of Anmore Council Meeting, Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Click Here
Editor's Note: After the Feb. 23, 2010 Anmore Council Meeting, Leah Weinberg and Tracy Green swarmed around me in the parking lot at the Village Hall. Leah pointed her finger in my face and accused me of 'being a trouble maker', not publishing her submissions, and writing anonymous letters to the Anmore Times - all patently untrue. I am embarassed to say that I rose to the bait and told her to "Stop pointing her finger in my face that it had a nail in it." An RCMP incident file has been started.
February 15, 2010 Editorial by Editor Camille Tribe on the Anmore Renewable Energy Foundation Click Here
Agenda, Minutes and Attachments for Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Anmore CouncilMeeting - Includes Verbatim Report on Nov. 24, 2009 Council Meeting discussion on Terms of Reference for Childcare Working Group and resigned Mayor Weinberg's promise of full disclosure on the demise of the Anmore Renewable Energy Foundation .Click Here
February 20, 2010 (read at Council Meeting 23-02-10)
To: Anmore Mayor and Council
From: Dr. Lynn Elen Burton, (past Director of Environmental Citizenship, Environment Canada and Senior Advisor to the National Advisory Board on Science and Technology chaired by the Prime Minister of Canada)
Dear Council members,
Last June, motivated by academic curiosity, I made an Access to Information request to Western Economic Diversification Canada for a copy of the final feasibility study submitted by the Anmore Renewable Energy Foundation (AREF) in completing their $120,000 project. In response, I was told that none had been produced and that WEDC had asked the Anmore Renewable Energy Foundation to revise their proposal.
I then requested the revised terms of reference for the AREF project. This time, WEDC told me that the AREF had not revised the proposal. Instead, WEDC sent the Due Diligence Report on which the $120,000 funding was based. WEDC also indicated that they were withholding other information under Ministerial privilege and that I could contact the Privacy Commissioner if I wished to further pursue this information request. This has been done.
At the same time, a web search revealed that the Charitable Status of the Anmore Renewable Energy Foundation had been revoked by the Canada Revenue Agency in July 2008. Further questioning revealed that such a revocation of charitable status by CRA is not done without considerable advanced warning. Now very curious, I wrote to all of the other identified contributors to the project and asked for all of the information in their files on the Anmore Renewable Energy Foundation. Some have sent information. Others are still in process.
It was quite a surprise when a timeline from these requests revealed that the AREF continued to operate after the revocation of its charitable status. It held a high profile press event for the unveiling of the solar panels just prior to the last municipal election; brought the Village of Belcarra into the partnership in September 2008; and Mayor Weinberg appointed Councillors McEwen and Palmer-Isaak as new trustees for the Foundation and lauded it in his inaugural speech on Dec. 1, 2008.
While all of the information that I had received was of academic interest, it wasn’t until the Received Minutes of the Anmore Standing Committee on the Environment, Sept. 14, 2009, “reported that Anmore’s Renewable Energy Foundation is no longer and other than discussions regarding what will happen with the solar panels, the project has concluded” that I realized how significant some of these findings might be.
I thought, no doubt, any donors to this ‘charity’ would be concerned about the validity of their charitable contributions and the AREF trustees might be worried about their past and ongoing involvements. I also wondered about specifics such as: if, in its documents, the AREF was ‘the Village’ rather than merely Village officials ostensibly acting independently of the Village; whether the Village had been a donor or would be asked to pay for any outstanding debts; and if perhaps any payments from the $250,000 shown as donated so far, in the letter from Mayor Weinberg to Metro Vancouver requesting an additional $8,000, went to any project of a non-charitable nature.
As reported in the Tricity News, Oct. 22, 2009, I was looking forward to Mayor Weinberg’s explanation of the AREF demise and the accounting for the money at the Oct. 27 Village Council meeting. This did not occur. I then looked forward to hearing about the full disclosureto the public that Mayor Weinberg has promised for the December 1, 2009 Council meeting. While resigning Mayor Weinberg did make a report of sorts, it was certainly not the promised full disclosure and he left the meeting before the public question period so no further questions could be asked.
The Anmore Renewable Energy Foundation has been lauded as model for small communities across Canada. While I have concerns about the earlier proposed run-of-river project at Rouge Junction in Buntzen Lake Park reported on the original Anmore Renewable Energy Foundation website, I applaud efforts to introduce appropriate alternative energy sources. From my perspective, it would be a real shame if other not-for-profit enterprises, and attempts to introduce renewable energy initiatives in Anmore and elsewhere in Canada, are in any way compromised, or impaired, by possible bad management of significant public funds in Anmore.
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Lynn Elen Burton, Retired SFU Chair Humanities Dept
For Access to Information Request Information on the Anmore Renewable Energy Foundation and Timelines Click Here
"The Foundation and its Role
The Anmore Renewable Energy Foundation (AREF) has been established and will be operated by the Village of Anmore. The trustees of the AREF will report directly to the Village of Anmore." (Anmore Renewable Energy Project - Concept Definition and Funding Document, Ministry of the Environment MOE-2009-00162)
"The Concept
The Village of Anmore (Anmore) in British Columbia is undertaking the development of a state-of-the-art renewable energy project to showcase how communitites can utilize green and renewable energy to satisfy local generation needs in the future and reduce green house gas emissions. (www.anmorefoundation.ca). The Village of Anmore has retained Renaissance Power Corporation (Renaissance) as the project consultants." (Anmore Renewable Energy Project - Concept Definition and Funding Document, Ministry of the Environment MOE-2009-00162)
"Anmore Renewable Energy Foundation, a charitable trust of the Village of Anmore." (Due Diligence Study, Western Economic Diversification Canada, Project 000004232, Jan. 23, 2007)
"Description and Eligibility of the Proponent:
The Municipality of Anmore was incorporated on Dec. 7, 1987 under the BC Municipal Act, is one of four independent Villages within the Greater Vancouver area, and has a population of about 1,500, primarily residential. Legal Counsel recommended creating a charitable Municipal Foundation of the Village of Anmore under authority of the BC Municipal Charter as the most appropriate vehicle to facilitate the implementation of the Anmore Renewable Energy Project (AREP). Subsequently, the Municipal Council of the Village of Anmore approved a motion on January 4, 2005 to establish the Anmore Renewable Energy Foundation with a mandate to develop the AREP. Subsequently, on June 28, 2005, the Mayor and six trustees signed the Trust Deed which established the Foundation. The deed identifies the 'charitable objects', ie, the scope of activities that the Foundation will undertake to realize the AREP, as well as its organizational, administrative and financial authority. The Foundation is listed in the Canadian Registered Charities, Canada Revenue Agency (Note: CRA revoked the AREF Charitable Status in July 2008). Foundation Financial Information will be reported in the financial statements of the Village of Anmore." (Due Diligence Study, Western Economic Diversification Canada, Project 000004232, Jan. 23, 2007)
Village of Anmore Scholarship Application Deadline May 28, 2010 Click Here
Editorial, Anmore Renewable Energy Foundation, Questions That Need To Be Answered - Click Here
Byelection Hopefuls will have to Wait a Little Longer in Coquitlam - City Aims to Save Election $. For link to Tricity News Feb 17, 2010 article Click Here
City (Coquitlam) wants to cancel byelection. In November 2009, Coquitlam had a vacancy on Council caused by the election of MP Finn Donnelly to Parliament. Coquitlam has yet to appoint a Chief Election Officer. Coquitlam Mayor Stewart is asking the Minister for permission not to hold a byelection because of the expense. For link to NOW 17-02-10 article Click Here
Report on Regular Council Meeting, Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - Click Here
Letter from Local Resident Larry Barron to Council Regarding Two Important Issues He Wishes to Present Before Council's Meeting of Tuesday, February, 9, 2010 - Click Here
Agenda, Regular Council Meeting, Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - Click Here
Report on Regular Council Meeting, Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - Click Here
Agenda, Regular Council Meeting, Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - Click Here
Coquitlam Requesting the Province to Release the City From the Necessity of Holding a Municipal By-Election This Year (2010) As It Will Prove to Be Too Expensive - Click Here
Report on Regular Council Meeting, Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - Click Here
General Revenue Expenditures for the Village of Anmore for the Year Ended December 31, 2008 Clearly Document that the Total November 2008 Municipal Anmore Election Costs Were $9,374.00 - Click Here
Agenda, Regular Council Meeting, Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - Click Here
Day Care Centre Working Group, First Meeting Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 7 pm - Click Here
Letter to the Editor, Submitted by Mark Obedzinski, January 7, 2010 - Click Here
Report on Anmore Special Council Meeting, Monday, January 4, 2010 - Click Here
Copy of a Letter Sent to Frieda Robertson, Submitted to the AAN by Councillor Isaak on December 27, 2009 - Click Here
Copy of a Letter Sent to Councillor Isaak, Submitted to the AAN by Frieda Robertson on December 23, 2009 - Click Here
Copy of a Letter Sent to Frieda Robertson, Submitted to the AAN by Councillor Isaak on December 22, 2009 - Click Here
Copy of the Letter Sent to Tracy Green, Editor of the Anmore Times, Submitted to the AAN by Frieda Robertson on December 21, 2009 - Click Here
Minutes of Emergency Preparedness Working Group, Monday, November 9, 2009 - Click Here
Letter to the Editor from Councillor McEwen, December 3, 2009 - Click Here
Report on Regular Council Meeting, December 1, 2009 - Click Here
Letter from Bill and Jody Cooke, Presented to Council, December 1, 2009 - Click Here
Mayor Weinberg's Presentation on the Status of the Anmore Renewable Energy Foundation, Regualr Council Meeting, December 1, 2009 - Click Here
Western Economic Diversification Canada Due Diligence Report - Click Here
Report on Anmore Council Meeting of Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - Click Here
Open Letter to Mayor Weinberg and Other Council Members From Councillor Piamonte, November 24, 2009 - Click Here
Anmore Receives $8000.00 Grant from the Province for Olympic Torch Relay - Click Here
Report on Regular Council Meeting, Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - Click Here
Report of Emergency Preparedness Working Group, October 26, 2009 - Click Here
Report on Special Council Meeting, Thursday, November 5, 2009 - Click Here
IOCO Route Study for November 5, 2009 Meeting - Click Here
IOCO Lands Report for November 5, 2009 Meeting - Click Here
Metro Vancouver 2040 - Regional Growth Strategy - November 6, 2009 draft - Anmore has a Rural designation - Click Here
"Rural areas are intended to provide for a variety of rural land uses, including low density residential development, agricultural and small-scale commercial uses. Rural areas help protect rural landscapes and character, prevent unsuitable urban development where there are topographical and other environmental constraints, and help to prevent higher density development outside of the Urban Containment Boundary." (pg. 10)
IOCO Route Study for November 5, 2009 Meeting - Click Here
IOCO Lands Report for November 5, 2009 Meeting - Click Here
Letter to the Editor from Port Moody Mayor Trasolini - Click Here
Report on the October 27, 2009 Council Meeting and the Public Hearing on the Rezoning of Lots 15 and 16 in Ravenswood Click Here
Special Meeting on IOCO lands proposals (posted 26-10-09) Click Here
The Tricity News Reports on Mr. Weinberg's Efforts to Revitalize the Anmore Renewable Energy Foundation 23-10-09 Click Here
Anmore Renewable Energy Foundation (19-10-09)
"It was reported that Anmore's Renewable Energy Foundation is no longer and other than discussions regarding what will happen with the solar panels, the project has concluded." (Received Minutes of the Anmore Environment Committee, Sept. 14, 2009).
The Canada Revenue Agency revoked the charitable status of the Anmore Renewable Energy Foundation on July 8, 2008. Click Here. The project received over $200,000.00 in public funds. Click Here. Included are Western Diversification ($120,000), BC Environment ($75,000), Metro Vancouver ($8,000), and BC Municipal Finance Authority ($15,000). While the Anmore Renewable Energy Foundation website no longer exists, the following connects to the original project description and the partners. Click Here Announcent from the Honourable James Moore's website Click Here
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"It was reported that Anmore's Renewable Energy Foundation is no longer and other than discussions regarding what will happen with the solar panels, the project has concluded."
Received Minutes of the Environment Committee, Sept. 14, 2009
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"The solar panels save approximately $8.00 a month."
Sharleen Karamanian, Manager of Financial Services
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Rouge Junction, Buntzen Lake
proposed site of the original AREF run-of-river project
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Inaugural Address, Hal Weinberg, Mayor of Anmore
1 December 2008
"Finally, I would like to make a few comments about two matters that I believe need to be taken into account: the role of Anmore in conservation of energy, and in the development of alternate energy, and the relationship of this to the current economic climate.
If we can get sufficient support at all levels of Government, and in Anmore, my goal would be to give a tax break to people who have invested in alternate energy. I would like this policy to be province wide but it may start with Anmore if we have the legislative authority and support from Anmore.
Finally, a comment on the Anmore Alternate Energy Foundation. This was another Anmore first - which is of considerable interest in other small municipalities. A Foundation has been set up with representatives from the public, Anmore and others, and controlled by three Councillors of Anmore. Anmore is protected from any financial obligations but, as a result of the partnership of the foundation and the Alternate Energy Industry the Foundation and the Municipality supports the projects for their contribution to their assets of the municipality, if they choose to accept those assets. This model has been adopted by the Village of Belcarra and the Foundation will be expanded to include the partnership of Anmore and Belcarra."
Public Hearing on October 27, 2009 re: Lots 15 and 16 in Ravenswood (Daycare) Click Here
Special Meeting of Council with Michael Geller & Associates to discuss plans for the IOCO lands Click Here
Public Hearing on October 27, 2009 re: Lots 15 and 16 in Ravenswood (Daycare) Click Here
Anmore Council would like your feedback on the proposed Anmore
Daycare Centre. Please complete the attached form and send it to the
Village Hall if you are unable to attend the Town Hall Meeting and want to
Volunteers Needed for Anmore Middle School Working Group Click Here
Other Postings:
October 13, 2009 Council Meeting Agenda Click Here Report on the October 13. 2009 Council Meeting Click Here
A Town Hall Meeting will be held Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. to
discuss the future of the Anmore Day Care Centre Click Here
Report on the October 8, 2009 Townhall Meeting on Daycare Click Here
Report on the October 6, 2009 Special Meeting of Council on East Road Traffic Calming Click Here
Report on the September 22nd Anmore Council Meeting
Local Government Announcements:
Stop signs to be removed April 12, 2010 Click Here
Village Hall Easter hours and notice of Noise Control By-law fines (01-04-10) Click Here Anmore Notice of Nomination to fill the position of Mayor 17-03-10 Click Here
