The Tribune asked all Welland ward candidates the same questions about the upcoming municipal elections.

Bonnie Fokkens

Occupation: Corporate accountant

Family: Married, one daughter and six grandchildren

Political experience: City of Welland councillor

Community work: Welland Museum board, OAC children's camp director, member of the Mandolin Orchestra of Niagara, Niagara Blues and Jazz Society, Welland market advisory committee, Canada 150th, arts and culture, Welland Downtown BIA, Youngs Sportsplex facilities review team, water/wastewater ad hoc, regional arts and culture

Top issue: The city's aging infrastructure which includes the Dain City bridge, water infiltration.

Why are you running?: To bring positive change to Welland and bring a proactive business approach to the governance of the city, including affordability, sustainability, legal compliance, accountability and transparency.

Why should voters choose you?: To ask the hard questions, base each decision onSource: Xinhua| 2017-10-10 17:45:04|Editor: Mengjie

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SHANGHAI, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- China's first domestically built polar research vessel and icebreaker has been named Xuelong 2.

China's future icebreakers will also be named after Xuelong (Snow Dragon), Yang Huigen, head of the Polar Research Institute of China, said at a press conference held Tuesday in Shanghai.

Construction of the vessel started in December 2016, and it is expected to be put into use in 2019.

It will be 122.5 meters long and 22.3 meters wide, with a displacement of 13,990 tonnes and a navigation capability of 20,000 nautical miles. The vessel will be able to break polar ice with both its bow and stern.

Jointly designed by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation and Finland-based Aker Arctic Technology, it is being built by Jiangnan