Riverview creates civic engagement committee, seeks members

Riverview is creating a civic engagement committee and is hoping to stimulate local debate by inviting residents to join the group.

"We're well on our way to starting to identify key people that can join this committee and give some more resident feedback," saidCoun. Andrew LeBlanc.

"I think civic engagement is a lot more than communication, it's aboutparticipationas well."

The call for residents to join the committee is now open, with applications available online andat townhall.

The group will advise the mayor and councillors on various ways to get residents involved with municipal activities and to promote civic pride. Live streaming council meetings would be one focus of the committee.

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Andrew LeBlanc is a councillor at large with the town

LeBlanc said the idea for the committee first came up in 2012, after other municipalities, such as Calgary and North Vancouver, launched civil engagement initiatives.

It was shelved until after the recent election, when mayorAnn Seamans made it a priority again.

LeBlanc said the committee is looking for people with strong leadership skills.

The groupis expected to meet twotimes a month leading up to the municipal budget.

LeBlanchopes by opening the committee up the public, it will spark interest in people to become councillors.