At last, an election issue all candidates can agree on.
Ever since city council voted to proceed with the sale of the Pine Valley Driving Range land to John Major, owner of Casino Hollywood, the move has become the number one issue in this year’s civic elections.
Some blame the media for their preoccupation with it during an election campaign marked mostly by a lack of originality of thought or discussion.
Others blame the current council and administration for bringing such a controversial issue to a vote three weeks before election day.
While candidates hold a variety of positions on the issue, they all agree on one thing: the focus on one corner of one part of the downtown has detracted from issues of real importance to voters in Prince George.