Island town crier under fire for not remaining politically neutral after endorsing the mayor

The ad appeared last week on page three of the Peninsula News Review, a small paper in the retirement town of Sidney, B.C.: a picture of incumbent Mayor Steve Price’s smiling face next to a quote from a supporter saying Price has worked “tirelessly” for the island community and deserves re-election when the town goes to the polls in October.
But that supporter is no ordinary Joe — his name is Kenny Podmore, he is Sidney’s official town crier, and according to one pe