Salmon Arm Mayor Nancy Cooper is running for another political position.
Cooper has set her sights on second vice-president of the Union of BC Municipalities. She describes the process as “a wonderful opportunity to promote Salmon Arm.”
She said she sent out a bio that is mostly about Salmon Arm to every municipality and regional district in B.C. Along with her professional background, it lists the city’s improved relations with First Nations, such as raising the Shuswap Nation flag at city hall. She also refers to council’s receipt of the 2014 Open for Business Award and how the city, as a member of the Shuswap Watershed Council through the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, received a ‘Community Excellence Award’ for stewardship of Shuswap Lake.
“Building relationships, taking care of business, looking after the environment are important areas of concern to all our B.C. communities and demonstrate my balanced approach to governance,” she states.