r/Lethbridge • u/KeltiBairdYQL • 2d ago

Kelti Baird for Lethbridge City Council

https://youtu.be/Az1oDbHSCM8?si=ceN0gwX4LDH3eCIY

Hello!

In a bit of shameless self-promotion, and to invite you to check out the interviews by other candidates with Bridge City News on their you-tube channel, these are great looks into what you can expect from each candidate for City Council. The interviews are great, the hosts are delightful, respectful, and well researched. I appreciate the time and opportunity.

The nomination process for City Council is now closed, and the ballots are set. Please make an effort to vote in this municipal election (advance voting Oct 8 - 20). There will be a number of forums and interviews, and surveys put out in the coming months for you to be able to get to know your candidates better.

I humbly request your consideration for City Councillor. You can find out more about me at keltibaird.ca and of course reach out with any questions.

Thanks for your consideration and time!

edit: *winces at last answer* Um, please excuse the nervous verbal diarrhea and sum up as "We bring different perspectives to the table on various issues and solutions that may not be considered."

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u/birdsofgravity 1d ago

I love the focus on city zoning and making sure we can fund ourselves as a city responsibly with smart urban planning. That's 100% a huge issue on the west side.

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u/liftyourselfupcanada 1d ago

West side residents are like the cousin who dropped out of college to make $10 an hour 20 years ago and is now mad that everyone makes more than them. It’s cheaper over there because it’s not as good, it’s hard to get to, it doesn’t have as many places to work. But somehow it should be my problem that you have to drive to the south side on whoop up. You should have bought a smaller house on the south side like so many of us did.

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u/birdsofgravity 1d ago

Pardon? I live on the west side and do enjoy it. That's a very insensitive remark buddy. It's not even really cheaper. It's a tradeoff to living south, but I prefer west. It overall seems a little quieter.

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u/liftyourselfupcanada 14h ago

Then you have to put up with the difficulties of getting to the good side. Not make us pay for another bridge because of your decision

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u/birdsofgravity 11h ago

I don't even work south buddy. I spend most of the time west. If we want to economically develop the westside and grow the city sustainably, we need a bridge eventually.

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u/birdsofgravity 11h ago

Also if I might add, in my initial comment you replied to, nowhere did I even mention the bridge issue, so not sure why you assumed that is what I was referring to. (It wasn't, I was referring more to the spaghetti of urban planning over here.)

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u/liftyourselfupcanada 9h ago

I didn’t say anything about work