During the municipal election campaign, The Citizen sent out four questions for each of the candidates for mayor and city council to answer about their stand on various civic issues.
Earlier this month, city hall reporter Charelle Evelyn sent out a different sort of questionnaire to the new mayor and council, hoping to learn more about their personal interests and background. All but Coun. Susan Scott took part.
To find out which city councillor's favourite album is AC/DC's Back In Black and which councillor would have KFC as his last meal before his death sentence, keep reading.
Looking to connect with city council newcomer Jillian Merrick? Don't take her out for a night of karaoke. Here's a look at what makes the youngest member of the 2014-18 class tick.
1. Book currently on your night stand (or open on your e-reader)?
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell.
2. Three things you'd take with you if you were marooned on an island?
My toolbox, a journal, and [my partner] Kevin.
3. What is the go-to song to lift your spirits?
Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up.
4. Favourite movie/TV show?
Movie: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
TV: Six Feet Under
5. What is your earliest memory?
Tripping over my own feet on the school bus steps and cracking my head open on the sidewalk. I was wearing smiley face gumboots.
6. Least favourite word?
Stupid
7. Ideal vacation spot?
Cities full of food, music, fun and strong cultural roots. I think Montreal and St. John's, N.L., are next on the list.
8. Favourite band/musician and/or favourite album?
Chad Van Gaalen - Soft Airplane
9. If you were on death row, what would you choose for your last meal?
Beef Stroganoff
10. What quote would you want printed with your obituary?
"For creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love." – Carl Sagan
11. What's your favourite thing to do to unwind?
Cooking beautiful meals and dancing with friends.
12. What's your favourite thing to do in Prince George?
Take the dogs to Duchess Park, night time snowshoe through the forests, or drop into the Two Rivers Gallery on Makerlab nights. My favourite event of the year is the Artswells Festival in Wells/Barkerville.
13. What would friends say is your most annoying habit?
Interjecting
14. If you could have dinner with any three people (living or dead), who would they be?
My father, Margaret Atwood, and Barack Obama.
15. What was your first car?
'98 Geo Tracker
16. Which team do you root for during the FIFA World Cup?
The Prince George Spruce Kings
17. Best/worst subject in school?
Best: English. Worst: Biology
18. Who was your biggest influence as a child?
My mother and Playmobile
19. What's the best gift you've ever received?
A trip to Kenya.
20. What's the most daring thing you've ever done?
I tend to avoid things that could get me killed. One of the scariest things I can remember is my one and only karaoke performance. I have a phobia of singing in public. (FYI: it was Patsy Cline.)
