There are nine nominees for the six spots on Council. These are, in alphabetical order:
- Leslie Ayre-Jaschke (incumbent)
- North Darling
- Cole George
- Kristjanna Grimmelt
- Robert Lafontaine
- Wanda Laurin (incumbent)
- Geoff Milligan (incumbent)
- Colin Needham
- Tom Tarpey
This is a strong group of candidates, which speaks well for citizen engagement in Peace River. In the best of my worlds, the election on Oct. 18 will see the return of Mayor Callioux, the three incumbent councillors, and three newcomers. When I was elected in 2007, it was reassuring to have the experience of three people who had been on Council for many years as we newbies climbed the steep learning curve of our first year.
We were welcomed and our perspectives heard as relationships and trust were built within Council, with administration, and with our neighbouring municipalities. Mayor, councillors and administration have formed an effective team with a long list of accomplishments in three short years. (More on these accomplishments in future posts.)
Of course, we didn't always agree and there were heated discussions at times. But we were always respectful and maintained the spirit of finding effective ways to address the challenge of balancing the many competing demands on Town resources. I hope this spirit will remain, regardless of the election results.
3 comments:
This has been a great campaign! In the words of Geoff MIlligan, the election of 2010 may prove to be the most important one of this decade!
I am proud to offer my support to you. I will be marking my ballot with an X by your name. I am very pleased to count you as a supporter of Aborginal People and look forward to having you as our voice in the next three years! YEAHH Leslie...
Thanks so much for your support, Dianne--much appreciated. It's been an honour to be a part of the Aboriginal Interagency Committee. But we can and need to do more as a Town to ensure Aboriginal people feel included and valued. I hope you can stop in at The Pub tonight at await results.
Interesting to read the list of candidates as we know most of them, just wondering who was elected mayor and the others,
Nice Blog!
Bill and Judy Pobuda
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