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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-11-02, Page 26PAGE 26. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1988. Grey council candidates profiled Candidate for Councillor Grey TownshipGORD COWMAN Candidate for Councillor Grey Township Gord Cowman, who has taught business at F.E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham since 1972 as well as running a pig farm for the past lOyears, says he has finally decided to get out of pigs, and to use the time he will gain to try to serve the people of his adopted township as a municipal councillor. He says he has often considered running for election before, but never had the time, although he has followed the issues in the township as much as he could ever since purchasing the family farm in 1973. He says he has no “bones to pick” with the present council, which he commends for running “a tight financial ship’’ in seeing that ratepayers get the utmost for their tax dollars, and feels that his experience, embracing both urban and rural life, would enable him to serve his constituents well, if he is elected. “I think I could bring a little different perspective to the position, having been both a farmer and a teacher, ’’ he explains. The three major items of business for Grey Twp. council over the next three years will continue to be “roads, drains and waste disposal,’’ and he says taxpayers must be made to realize that “they are getting excellent value for their foliar, with about $2 in provincial grants provid­ ed for every $1 raised locally. “Where else can you get a deal like that?’’ he jokes. Mr. Cowman says he would support the search for compatible light industry for Brussels or its outskirts, but feels that it would be wrong to push for the establishment of industry in the “good farmland” of the township. He adds that he would certainly support any effort to keep the post office open in Ethel, although he admits he is not sure what the township council could do in the matter. Boneschansker Continued from page 5 in real estate sales. 5he says she decided to run for council because she thought it would be an interest­ ing learning experience. She has been a 4H leader and a foster parent and actively involved in her com­ munity in the 20 years she has lived in the township. She worries about environmental issues and feels that the township’s recycling plan is a good start which she would like to see continue. She is also worried about business in the township, particularly the problems encountered by Brussels Stock- yards. Bly th, Hullett, West Wawanosh next week DALE NEWMAN Candidate for Councillor Grey Township Newcomer to municipal council seeking as a seat in the November 14 election, Dale Newman of RR 3, Brussels, says he has been so involved with the people and the municipal governments of both Grey and Brussels over the past 12 years, that he decided he would like to try a shot at a seat in government. He likes to be involved, he says, and feels that the ultimate in community involvement comes with serving on municipal council. An installer and repairman for Bell Canada, Mr. Newman is well-known throughout the northern partofthecounty, and has been a member of the Brussels Lions Club for the past 10 years, where he served as both president and secretary. He is currently the chairmanofthe Brussels, Morris and Grey Joint Board of Recreation, and was a strong advocate on the Brussels Swimming Pool Commit­ tee. He feels that the main issue facing the township is waste management, and would like to see the present re-cycling program working to full capacity; he would also back any local farmer in starting a compatible farm-related business in the town­ ship, but does not see the advent of light industry “in the farmland” as a priority issue. One thing he would like to see council study is the availability of building lots on the edges of Ethel and Cranbrook, which he sees as a way of enhancing the township’s tax base without disturb­ ing any farmland. “The only way to be an effective councillor is to get out on the backroads and meet the people,” Mr. Newman says. The only incumbent striving for another term on Grey Township council, Helen Cullen of RR 2, Listowel ran and was elected for the first time three years ago. She says she decided to run for the second time because she feels that much of a councillor’s first term is necessarily a learning process, and she now feels very well qualified, and in possession of the proper background, to serve her constitu­ ents well. She says she originally filed nomination papers for position on both council and as deputy-reeve, but withdrew her bid as deputy reeve in view of the race that has developed between her more experienced fellow-councilmen, Fred Uhler and Graeme MacDonald. If elected, Mrs. Cullen notes that she will be the only experienced councillor among a slate of new­ comers, but looks forward eagerly to the challenge. “Now that I’ve had a term’s worth of experience, I feel I have a lot more to offer the people than I had in 1985,” she said. Married with four grown children and 11 grandchildren, Mrs. Cullen has lived on farms in the Molesworth areaall her life, farming with her husband at her present location until five years ago, when the couple decided to seek an easier way of life. Mrs. Cullen is now a real estate agent with P.H. Hiller in Listowel, and is a familiar face throughout the township. If she is re-elected, Mrs. Cullen says she will work toward the continuation of the excellent road construction and bridge replace­ ment program now going on in the township; she also vows to keep on pushing for more extensive waste re-cycling, “so we won’t have so much garbage to bury’’ at the Walton landfill site. Robert McIntyre, Reg. O.H.A.A. Hearing Aid Specialist wili be holding a HEARING AID SERVICE CENTRE on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 AT74THESQUARE, GODERICH PHONE524-7661 FOR APPOINTMENT THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 AT MEDICAL ARTS BLDG. JOHNST., WINGHAM PHONE357-2111 FOR APPOINTMENT Ifyourpresent hearing aid needs service or you are thinking of purchasing a hearing aid CALL TODAY mcintyre hearing aid SERVICE 275 HURON ST., STRATFORD ROBIN DUNBAR Candidate for Councillor Grey Township Robin Dunbar feels it’s important for every citizen to participate in government. He comes from a family that has been involved in civic affairs with his father serving on the school board in Timmins, his uncle Clifford, a former Reeve of Grey, and his cousin Donald, a councillor. He feels that as a farmer who has come back to his roots on the farm where his father was born yet who has lived and grown up in the urban areas, he can look at the problems of the township from both the view of the farmer and the ex-urbanites who have been moving into the township. During the next three years he see problems because the economic base of the township remains farming but the bulk of the people don’t farm. The township’s tax base is gong to be under pressure to provide service for an influx of urbanites and an aging population thatdemand new services. He’s also worried about the waste manage­ ment problem, saying the town­ ship’s recycling program is a good beginningbutsayingwaste man­ agement for the general public and for agriculture is going to be a problem. IN GREY TOWNSHIP ELECT FRED UHLER FOR DEPUTY REEVE - a full-time farmer involved in the community - 7 year member of Grey Township Council - member of Ethel United Church, St. John’s Lodge Brussels, Huron Cattlemen’s Association REMEMBER TO VOTE ON NOVEMBER 14 For Transportation or Information Phone887-6563 GREY RESIDENTS I would appreciate the opportunity to represent you as councillor of GREY TOWNSHIP COUNCIL for the coming term 1988-91 Carol Boneschansker RE-ELECT MURRAY CARDIFF HURON-BRUCE AGRICULTURE Murray Cardiff: - IS A FARMER ■ KNOWS THE PROBLEMS FACING AGRICULTURE t - HAS EXPERIENCE YOUR VOTE FOR CARDIFF IS A VOTE FOR AGRICULTURE AUTHORIZED BY ALFRED ROSS, OFFICIAL AGENT FOR MURRAY CARDIFF