The District of Lunenburg is committed to ensuring employees and elected officials are educated on the appropriate use of social media for professional and personal use. The District recognizes the importance of social media as a valuable tactic in our overall Communications strategy and supports the responsible use of social media by employees, contractors and elected officials.
The social media page is run by staff. This is their digital workplace and we expect the same level of civility as in our physical facilities.
On official social media sites and accounts, the District will uphold participation standards with respect to abusive, hateful, defamatory, anonymous, and other inappropriate content, including information that jeopardizes the privacy of others. A clear statement is posted to make users aware that inappropriate posts are subject to removal. The following types of posting in any media (text, video, image, link, document, etc.) are considered inappropriate:
- comments not related to the District of Lunenburg, its programs or affiliates;
- profane or obscene language or content;
- content that promotes, fosters or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, colour, age, religion, gender, marital status, status with regards to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation;
- sexual content or links to sexual content;
- unreasonable solicitations of commerce;
- conduct or encouragement of illegal activity;
- information that may compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems;
- content that violates a legal ownership interest of any other party;
- comments relating to specific election candidate campaigns, platforms or opinions;
- personal information or attacks of a personal nature against staff or Council.
Any inappropriate content will be hidden or deleted. The District of Lunenburg will not moderate or remove user-created content simply because it is negative or criticizes the District, staff or Council.
Our social media page is not a formal channel for feedback. If residents want to ensure their opinions are heard by Council, they should reach out to their Councillor directly. If they have concerns about their comments being removed, they can contact the CAO with their concerns.