Non-Partisan Association decides not to change name to Vancouver First
The next question is: Will the NPA be the comeback kid in next year’s civic elections?
In a meeting Tuesday evening (June 29), members of the Non-Partisan Association decided to stick with the political party’s old name, and ditched the idea of becoming Vancouver First.
NPA president Michael Davis posted the following statement on the same night:
We ARE the NPA
It is settled: The NPA will remain the NPA and will NOT change its name to Vancouver First or anything else.
In a General Meeting this evening the membership overwhelmingly rejected a special resolution that would have changed the name of our association.
I want to thank the Committee chaired by Bill McCreery that put together two surveys of current and ex-members and collated all the data. And I want to thank all the members that took time out of a beautiful evening to come have their say. It was a good discussion.
Now it is time to focus on our real job: finding excellent candidates to run in the 2011 election and helping them get elected.
Comments
3 Comments
Matt T
Jun 30, 2010 at 3:52pm
No.
Is anyone really all that surprised that the No Plebes Association didnt change their name ?
In any event, changing their name to Vancouver First would be just as misleading as using Non Partisan Assocaition - wouldnt Vancouver's West Side First be more appropriate ?
There are, after all, the self described "cream of the crop" and "captains of industry".
UWSofty
Jun 30, 2010 at 5:05pm
The article fails to mention that only 42 people bothered to show up. The NPA needs more then a name change.
Gordon Campbell has proven:
Jul 1, 2010 at 6:18pm
You cannot polish a turd. The NPA should also have first hand knowledge of this fact.