{"id":26360,"date":"2014-09-19T03:59:16","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T19:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=26360"},"modified":"2014-09-19T03:59:16","modified_gmt":"2014-09-18T19:59:16","slug":"brodie-seeks-return-to-richmond-mayors-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/09\/19\/brodie-seeks-return-to-richmond-mayors-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Brodie seeks return to Richmond mayor\u2019s seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/malcolm-brodie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/malcolm-brodie-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"malcolm-brodie\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/malcolm-brodie-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/malcolm-brodie.jpg 563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Richmond Mayor Malcom Brodie announced from his office in city hall that he is seeking another term as mayor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve achieved so much in Richmond over the last term and in my years as mayor, yet so<br \/>\nmuch lies ahead,\u201d Mayor Malcolm Brodie said as he officially announced his intention to<br \/>\nrun again for Mayor of Richmond, BC. \u201cRichmond has become an international city. With the<br \/>\nCanada Line, the Olympic Oval, the 2010 Winter Olympics and our relationships with Pacific<br \/>\nRim countries, Richmond has enhanced its international relations and international image. Yet<br \/>\nwe have a large challenge in managing our growth \u2013 especially in our city centre where we<br \/>\nexpect to see most of the added density.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnvironmental factors are always important in making decisions. Richmond has been a leader<br \/>\nin addressing climate change and generally enhancing the environment. We\u2019ve increased our<br \/>\nwaste diversion over the last few years while we\u2019ve increased our parkland such as the Railway<br \/>\nGreenway, improved our key recreational areas, preserved our agricultural land and sought to<br \/>\nreduce our reliance on fossil fuels. We are also investing in facilities such as the Minoru Aquatic<br \/>\nand Older Adults Centre, the City Centre Community Centre, and the Fire Halls,\u201d Brodie said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith well over 100,000 riders per day on average, the Canada Line takes cars off our streets<br \/>\nnot to mention the convenience it provides moving people in and out of Richmond,\u201d Brodie said.<br \/>\n\u201cNew development, particularly in the city centre is converted towards the use of public<br \/>\ntransportation by residents. We must make sure the entire public transportation system<br \/>\nprovides an effective alternative to the use of the motor vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Richmond Olympic Oval was a premier venue for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. It<br \/>\nnow welcomes the community for a multitude of sports, recreation, fitness and wellness<br \/>\nactivities. It also supports our Sport Hosting Strategy with many events from local to<br \/>\ninternational in scope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommunity safety will always be important as we improve our quality of life. Though our crime<br \/>\nrate has decreased, we are always prepared in the event of an emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike most cities in the Metro Vancouver, Richmond is growing,\u201d said Brodie. \u201cThe challenge is<br \/>\nto manage that growth and protect the quality of life that Richmond residents enjoy. We need to<br \/>\nenhance the development of our city centre as a legacy for the future of Richmond. It is<br \/>\nimportant that our city be affordable so that everyone from youth to seniors can live here. I<br \/>\nhope to continue to focus on these and many other objectives as Richmond mayor for the next<br \/>\nfour years.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richmond Mayor Malcom Brodie announced from his office in city hall that he is seeking another term as mayor. \u201cWe\u2019ve &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":26361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1481],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news-comm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26360\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}