Print Edition: November 23, 2011
“Na na na na na na na na
BANMAN! BANMAN!”
Thus sang my wonderful mother late Sunday evening, heralding the arrival of Abbotsford’s new mayor and chiropractor-in-chief Bruce Banman. As she pointed out, Banman even has the charismatic playboy/vigilante’s first name, although not, admittedly, the caped crusader’s famous physique. I’d like to think that Banman got elected for holding some of the same values as Batman, things like a commitment to justice and a penchant for kicking ass, but I suspect otherwise. From a cynical perspective, Banman’s success is likely the result of former mayor George Peary’s failure – failure to shake the role of super-villain in the fiasco that was the Stave Lake Project.
How have you been covering the lockout?
I’ve been trying not to go every issue, but whenever there’s a big development. When it started I published a big story about it, midway through just to give an update, and now, next issue I’m actually publishing an article about the end of the lockout.
How does your region feel about the lockout?
Bishop’s being a very anglophone school and a lot of people from out of province, people miss the rivalry of the bar, that’s the big thing. The big student bar is The Lion, which is a three-minute walk from campus. Whenever there’s a Leafs and Canadiens game that is the place to be. All the Ontario kids got in their corner, all the Quebec kids got in their’s and they just fight it out in the bar . . . that’s something that was really missed.
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