To the editor:
It snowed, thawed, rained, and flooded.
The water just kept coming. Then as the highways closed Princeton was flooded with trucks, and in turn flooded with problems, namely survival ( bread, water, shelter, hope and a washroom).
This formidable challenge shaped Princeton first-term Mayor Spencer Coyne into a remarkable leader.
Like thousands of others we only met him on TV.
He never wore a tuxedo, and he spoke common folk talk for Princeton, and all communities, that even the ears of higher government understood.
Will now second-term Princeton Mayor Coyne become a future MLA, MP, Premier or PM? By a flip of a “Coyne?”
Shopping locally for such leaders can be surprising.
The record shows the more severe future climate change challenges will be met with mini-city Princeton’s resilience and resources.
Joe Schwarz
Penticton
Related: Election changes almost nothing for Princeton and area
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