Rankin InletSA国际影视传媒檚 municipal election is set for October this year, as people are able to file for candidacy next week.

With boundless energy to build but stifled by lack of infrastructure capacity and social challenges, Rankin Inlet would be prime for differing candidates to emerge with unique visions for the next several years of the community.

It will be intriguing to see if any councillors have visions of being mayor. As an observer, I find that Coun. Megan Pizzo-Lyall and Coun. Michael Shouldice show a lot of energy for improving Rankin and I could see them wanting more of a hand on the controls.

As the current council lost several members over its term and many councillors are new to the position, I would expect there isnSA国际影视传媒檛 much burnout in the current group and most will run again, plus the ones who applied to fill those vacant positions but just missed out.

Mayor Harry Towtongie hasnSA国际影视传媒檛 officially indicated if he will be running again. He represents Rankin with class and an endearing soft-spokenness, but perhaps there is appetite for a more charged-up hamlet representative who gets a bit louder on the political stage than the even-keeled and thoughtful Towtongie. You can sense there is a desire for that in council already among some members.

For those passionate about the decline of Rankin in the wake of the beer and wine store, this is a wonderful opportunity to acquire a more impactful say in local matters. ThereSA国际影视传媒檚 always that saying about complaining but not doing anything yourself about it.

Either way, the next council will find themselves a community with significant pent-up energy that needs freedom (infrastructure capacity) and political advocacy to advance.

Public engagement isnSA国际影视传媒檛 needed, but it would be nice

On that note, Coun. Kelly Lindell referenced an ageless debate in democracy about the core role of elected representatives at a recent council meeting.

Talking about the beer and wine store, Lindell said she would like to know what more people in Rankin think before making her own decision.

SA国际影视传媒淚f the majority want the beer and wine store, then I would want to know that before I decide to shut it down or keep it open,SA国际影视传媒� said Lindell after a petition was presented to close the store late August. SA国际影视传媒淚 donSA国际影视传媒檛 want to sit here and make the decision for the whole community based on what I think.SA国际影视传媒�

However, as a councillor, Lindell is under no onus to do as the majority desires. We operate under representative democracy, meaning the community has already given its input on who should be the decision makers, with Lindell being one of them. SheSA国际影视传媒檚 in the hamlet chambers to do the thinking for us, in part; she doesnSA国际影视传媒檛 need to crowdsource her opinions.

ThereSA国际影视传媒檚 certainly nothing wrong with gathering more public input, though, and the hamlet would do well to hold more (or any) town halls. At the very least, those engagement opportunities make people feel heard and take a weight off difficult decisions. Even if the hamlet canSA国际影视传媒檛 do much about the beer and wine store but write the odd letter, hosting a town hall would give council members more clarity on public feelings and let people feel like they have some sort of say.

Currently, there isnSA国际影视传媒檛 even a question period at council meetings, which are held on work afternoons, making engagement with local politics difficult. The townSA国际影视传媒檚 MLAs appear to hold no engagement opportunities either, so residents are left on their own to advocate.

Perhaps this upcoming election could spur an injection of energy to hamlet politics.

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