HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2014-10-01, Page 1112 Huron Expositor • Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Introducing the Huron East election candidates
Seaforth Ward
Nathan
Marshall
Nathan Marshall says he
didn't know the true spirit
of this community until a
few years ago, when he
joined the group fundrais-
ing for the arena and
started to involve himself
in the community.
He has spent his entire
life living and working
here, except for a few
years at college. Living
here gives you a sense of
community and pride.
For Marshall, Seaforth
and Huron East are per-
fect examples of commu-
nity and pride, weather it
be the spaghetti dinner
held for the town of
Goderich after the
tornado, gathering for the
Firemens' breakfast every
July 1st, or helping a fam-
ily in need like the Drive
for Dean event last year.
Although he says he
can't take credit for these
wonderful events, he does
take great joy in being a
representative at council
for the people that are
responsible.
Marshall said the last
four years been an incred-
ible journey of learning
and understanding this
municipality. Both he and
his wife Amanda are
proud to be born and
raised here, which is also
the reason why they have
chosen this community to
raise their three children,
Corbin, 11, Cohen, 8 and
McKinlee, 4.
Marshall believes his
job at Blackburn Radio, in
Wingham, has provided
him with many opportuni-
ties to be involved with a
great number of events in
the local arena and he is
always eager to say where
home is, when asked.
Marshall wanted to take
this opportunity to thank
his supporters, as well as
those who are not afraid
to question his actions.
The time people invest in
him helps him to repre-
sent the community
better.
Neil Tam
Neil Tam was born and
raised in Mitchell, the
youngest of three sons of a
local mechanic and dep-
uty fire chief and a seam-
stress mother.
Tam worked a variety of
jobs in his teens, welding
and fabricating, before
working at a couple of
dairy farms in the Brod-
hagen area. He then
moved away to attend
Fanshawe College.
After some time spent in
London working and
attending school, Tam left
to attend Wilfrid Laurier
University in Brantford in
order to study criminol-
ogy, followed by Brock
University to study Sociol-
ogy and finally returning
to London to complete a
degree in Social Justice
and Peace studies.
The 33 -year-old father
Bob Fisher
Moving to Seaforth to
open Pizza Train in Aug.
1978, Bob Fisher and his
wife Sandy experienced a
bit of culture shock.
Friendly people and a quiet
and slower paced commu-
nity, they couldn't have
made a better choice to
raise their three children,
Courtney, Mackenzie and
Matthew in such a caring
and supportive town.
Fisher was involved with
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of two young boys, ages 1
and 4, Tam took an
extended paternity leave
from Cooper Standard
Automotive in Mitchell to
care for his youngest son
so his wife could return to
work as a radiological
technologist at Alexandria
Marine General Hospital
in Goderich, in order to
accommodate her
schedule.
Tam and his family have
lived in the Huron East
community for three
years, in a heritage desig-
nated property they pur-
chased after falling in love
with the heritage aesthetic
Seaforth has to offer, and
the area has been familiar
to him all his life. The
minor sports - loved those
smoky bingos - curling and
fastball, as well as running
a business. He also spent
well over 25 years involved
with the Seaforth Business
Association (BIA) and
Local Architectural Conser-
vation Advisory Committee
(LACAC). As a family, the
Fishers have been mem-
bers of Egmondville United
Church for over thirty
years.
Fisher says he has been
happily married for 31
years, just ask Sandy, and is
very proud of their chil-
dren's accomplishments.
Selling Pizza Train in
2005 for family and eye
issues allowed him to vol-
unteer his services to
organizations throughout
the local community,
including the Seaforth
Lions Club, Seaforth Food -
bank Garden and Souper
Saturday Annual event,
Twilight Tunes, CNIB,
Canadian Blood Services
family has also recently
completed PRIDE training
to become certified foster
parents, and look forward
to welcoming more chil-
dren into their home.
Tam is currently the
vice-president of the Sea -
forth Co-operative Chil-
dren's Centre, and assists
with maintenance when-
ever necessary. He says he
would love the opportu-
nity to become more
actively involved in the
community through a
position on council, as his
mother and late father
were both very involved in
Mitchell, and his eldest
brother is currently run-
ning for his third term on
council in West Perth.
and Huron County Accessi-
bility Advisory committee.
Fisher said he felt very priv-
ileged to receive the
Queen's Diamond Jubilee
Medal for public service in
2013 in recognition of his
volunteer work.
His grandfather was a
municipal politician in
London for many years, so
when he sold his business,
Fisher finally had time to
follow in his footsteps.
Fisher says he will con-
tinue to work for residen-
tial, commercial and indus-
trial development in Huron
East and is currently advo-
cating for a pedestrian
crossing on Main Street, as
well as a splash pad at the
Seaforth Lions Park. Taxes
are inevitable, but he will
continue to strive to spend
tax dollars wisely.
Fisher says he is very
honoured to have served as
a Huron East Seaforth ward
councilor for the last two
terms of office.
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