“A roar of applause greets Mayor Naheed Nenshi as he ambles up upon a riser above thousands of Calgarians gathered in a stadium parking lot to volunteer with flood relief efforts.” That’s the first sentence in a CBC news report on the mayor of the City of Calgary on Wednesday (June 26).
It’s an indication of how his almost continual presence throughout a flooded city and on Twitter have garnered him almost hero status, at a time most politicians try to just get respect.
But the mayor can also be tough, chiding citizens for risking their lives and that of others by going too close to flooding rivers, and by questioning inspection standards of a railway bridge.
RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda has a report.
More information:
CBC News – Alberta floods: Keeping up with Calgary Mayor Nenshi – here
National Post (March 17, 2013) – Despite high approval ratings, forces are aligning against Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi – here
Canada.com – Naheed Nenshi hailed as flood hero – Calgary mayor lovefest all over social media – here
Some of the tweets:
I have an idea on how @nenshi can save the train #yycflood #Bridge #yycbridge #yyc #abflood #bonnybrook pic.twitter.com/a4XaVdjKlw
— Adam Czarnecki (@adamczarnecki) June 28, 2013
“@gojeffcho: @PascalsPastries @bespokegan @awesome_calgary Comme ça? Keep Calm and @Nenshi On. pic.twitter.com/71ziNZpBWk”#yycflood #abflood
— BESPOKE (@bespokegan) June 22, 2013
If you are in a non-evacuation zone. (http://t.co/GZAMtyckja home) prepare for potential power outages. Charge your devices, save your work.
— Naheed Nenshi (@nenshi) June 21, 2013
I'm home. Just a couple of things in the next few tweets before I finally get my #nap4nenshi:
— Naheed Nenshi (@nenshi) June 22, 2013
1. I just returned from an aerial survey of the city. There are some pretty shocking water incursions. Clean-up will
Take a long time.— Naheed Nenshi (@nenshi) June 22, 2013
Next update at 7:45 pm. News on schools and (hopefully) re-entry into some neighbourhoods.
— Naheed Nenshi (@nenshi) June 23, 2013
I'll give my next briefing at 10:15. Some new flow numbers and what to expect today. Folks working through the night again to keep you safe.
— Naheed Nenshi (@nenshi) June 23, 2013
It's becoming difficult for me to answer direct questions on twitter in a timely way. @PrairieIslander @joshyyc and @erinchrusch will help.
— Naheed Nenshi (@nenshi) June 23, 2013
Good morning! I have just a tonne of updates overnight. Things are moving in the right direction! But please avoid downtown still if you can
— Naheed Nenshi (@nenshi) June 24, 2013
Spending the afternoon thanking some hard-working city colleagues. These folks keep @calgarytransit running. pic.twitter.com/GKl2vUO08r
— Naheed Nenshi (@nenshi) June 24, 2013
SE Calgary folks: if there is any way you can stay home this morning, please just stay home until we get roads opened.
— Naheed Nenshi (@nenshi) June 27, 2013
https://twitter.com/Laurabean88/status/350632695447040000
Thanks for all your tweets to #nenshilive last night. I've asked @PrairieIslander to go through the hashtag and answer remaining questions.
— Naheed Nenshi (@nenshi) June 28, 2013
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