Tag: media

Energy Drinks Really Work

The last few days have been utter mayhem, though certainly of the good sort. Yesterday (the day after Election Day) started with a visit to City TV at 6:30 am, then to CBC radio for 7:15. Following which the phone didn’t stop ringing until virtually every media outlet in town had contacted me. Amidst the… Read More

Decision Day

I had the very odd experience of voting for myself today. It was a thrill, and I had to take several deep breaths to ensure that I was filling out my ballot correctly. Flatteringly, the Journal sent a photographer to catch a shot of me at the ballot box—which I think is another good sign.… Read More

Home Stretch

We’re almost there. One last weekend of flyering and power-knocking to bring it home. At this point I’m feeling great about all the one-on-one contact this campaign has already made with Edmontonians in Ward 5. I’m proud that we haven’t had to resort to robot dialers to reach people, and that we reached a majority… Read More

“One of the best campaigns of this election”

This is a nice comment from Susan Ruttan at the Journal, who in blogging about the seven under-30 candidates in the election [link], said of me: Don Iveson, a 28-year-old in Ward 5, is running one of the best campaigns of this election. That’s a vast improvement from “slick,” which was the descriptor she applied… Read More

Highs and Lows

The campaign trail has been tumultuous these last couple of days. Great highs and a few lows—here’s hoping they come in threes. The highs have included reading to a grade six class at Mill Creek School as part of Read-In Week, and a grade three class at Mount Pleasant. The students sat attentively and politely… Read More