Perhaps concerned that their operation may become a political hot potato in the upcoming Municipal Election campaign, CityWest launched a public relations offering in Monday’s paper, providing for an opportunity to get ahead of the rhetorical curve that could possibly follow.
A page three advertisement that outlined the humble beginnings of the company from providing telephone services to the multi media platform that it has become since the acquisition of Monarch cable a few years ago, in their synopsis, CityWest outlines the benefits to the community that they claim to deliver to the city these days.
From employment for the local population to annual dividends (well almost annual eh, lets not talk about 2006 right now ) they provided a snapshot of the economic benefit that they feel they provide to city residents and taxpayers (shareholders too, though silent ones it seems). They even promise that expansion is in the future to continue on with the CityWest advantage.
It will be interesting to see if the theme of that CityWest Advantage takes hold in the upcoming mayoralty and council campaigns, more than a few residents have offered up a different opinion on the CityWest advantage, we suspect that we may hear a few more of their concerns before November 15th. When it comes to CityWest, it always seems to be high on the local radar screen.
A page three advertisement that outlined the humble beginnings of the company from providing telephone services to the multi media platform that it has become since the acquisition of Monarch cable a few years ago, in their synopsis, CityWest outlines the benefits to the community that they claim to deliver to the city these days.
From employment for the local population to annual dividends (well almost annual eh, lets not talk about 2006 right now ) they provided a snapshot of the economic benefit that they feel they provide to city residents and taxpayers (shareholders too, though silent ones it seems). They even promise that expansion is in the future to continue on with the CityWest advantage.
It will be interesting to see if the theme of that CityWest Advantage takes hold in the upcoming mayoralty and council campaigns, more than a few residents have offered up a different opinion on the CityWest advantage, we suspect that we may hear a few more of their concerns before November 15th. When it comes to CityWest, it always seems to be high on the local radar screen.
We look forward to their interpretations of the CityWest numbers and the outline of the company’s benefit to the community, an open and frank discussion on the city owned company would make for a welcome addition to the political debate in this election campaign. Giving those shareholders (yes you Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer) an opportunity to seek out some information on their investment.
From the October 27 edition of the Daily News, here’s the page three outline from the Third Avenue communications room.
The CityWest Advantage
CityWest has been serving Prince Rupert for almost 100 years. The original vision to build a locally-owned telephone system has now evolved into a fully integrated multi-media provider. The legacy of CityWest continues to benefit the community today.
CityWest has a direct impact on the local economy by creating employment, paying an annual dividend and buying local whenever possible. A recent study found that the direct economic impact CityWest has on Prince Rupert each year was over 7 million dollars. That means that roughly 35% if all revenues earned by CityWest remain in Prince Rupert. This is the CityWest advantage, and it will continue to grow as CityWest expands in the future.
We would like to thank all of our customers for supporting CityWest through the years and look forward to serving you in the future.
City West
250-624-211
www.citywest.ca
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