Supporting existing Locals

All locals have done some great things with current resources, but I think in Halifax at least we could use: a fundraiser, another editor, more of a budget for contributors, a mainstream media monitor...

Currently our local is run by a very small, dedicated core of volunteers and a paid part-time coordinator, a situation which sometimes feels fragile. It seems the need to support existing locals is often pitted against the desire to start new ones; while it doesn't necessarily need to be an either/or equation, I think it's important to really help existing locals grow and thrive before putting resources into new locals. It takes quite a lot of time and dedication for a local MC site to be a serious local news site.