Yes to Opportunity Campaign’s Facebook Page Flooded with Fans

Posted by on 21 October 2009 | 0 Comments

Concerned citizens group turns to social media as opposition turns down public forum

October 21, 2009 – Cranbrook, B.C. – The Yes to Opportunity Campaign is amazed at the response to the launch of their Facebook page. In just over one week 95 users have registered on the page, and the number is growing daily.

The Yes Campaign began using the social media site to connect with voters on the East Hill Boundary Extension and to keep people informed of important events leading up to the referendum on November 14.

The Yes Campaign hopes the Facebook page will help to foster a fact-based public dialogue on the issue. It can be accessed through their website www.yesvote.ca or searching Yes to Opportunity when logged into Facebook.

“Our goal is to provide the facts to Cranbrook residents and educate them on the value of this incredible opportunity. We recognize that people gather information in a variety of ways and the overwhelming early response to the Facebook page demonstrates this is a great way to reach people, particularly the youth vote,” says Brian Sims, co-chair of the Yes to Opportunity Campaign. “We’re hoping to see not only plenty of supporters signing up, but also a healthy discussion on the page as well.”

The Yes to Opportunity Campaign believes the East Hill Boundary Extension represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to plan ahead for future generations. The boundary extension will enhance the quality of life in Cranbrook and will create more opportunities by diversifying the economy and the tax base.

The Yes Campaign will now be reaching out to other Cranbrook groups on Facebook to continue utilizing the power of social media to ensure voters receive the information they need to make a fact-based decision ahead of the referendum vote on November 14.

The Yes Campaign has not given up hope that a live public forum can be organized and are puzzled that a group incorrectly claiming that there has not been enough discussion on the issue would decline to publicly debate the issue. The Yes Campaign believes Cranbrook residents deserve a public forum on this important issue.

“We are open to any option that keeps the boundary extension discussion going and Facebook has been very effective at doing that,” Joey Hoechsmann, co-chair of the Yes to Opportunity Campaign says. “We’ve been really impressed with how many Cranbrook folks are signing up each day. The more people that learn the facts about this referendum issue the more supporters we recruit.”

Yes to Opportunity lawn signs along with information about the boundary extension are available at the Yes Campaign office at 323C Kootenay Street North (open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday) or by emailing info@yesvote.ca.

Media contact:

Courtney Magro
250.919.6445
courtney.magro@yesvote.ca

The Yes to Opportunity Campaign (www.yesvote.ca)
We are a group of concerned citizens eager to see Cranbrook achieve its full potential. To us, the East Hill Boundary Extension is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity – one that will allow our community to plan ahead and create the best possible future for Cranbrook. It will enhance the quality of life for everyone who calls Cranbrook home and expand the opportunities for us and for future generations. It will create more opportunities by diversifying the economy and the tax base. The Yes to Opportunity Campaign will promote the benefits of the East Hill Boundary Extension during the Referendum campaign. The Referendum is binding on Council and will be held November 14, 2009. 
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