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Jiro Boyle,
Reeve:'.
Jim Boyle
wants to see
amalgarna-
tion corn
pleted in the
best: interest
of the Kinloss Township
ratepayers. As reeve, he
believes he can do that
and serve the people to
the best of his ability.'
Boyle hasserved on
Kinloss council for nine
years, six of those as
reeve; on the, Lucknow
school board, fire depart-
ment, Lucknow council
and is a charter member
of the Lucknow ,Lions.
As a. former farm'
machinery, dealer, he, spent
28 years as a machinery
factory representative...
;Jim and Mary have
'lived in Lucknow and
Kinlossi for 40 years: They
• have three daughters
Linda; Lorraine and
Lorna.
;'lrlIna '.
.Jean ,
Haldenby,,
Reeve
A, former
council•1or
of Kinloss
Town:sh•ip
Tow
would like to be involved
in the last municipal elec-
tion before amalgamation,
"To be the first woman
• reeve of Kinloss would
make history," says Erlma
Jean Haldenby;
She's concerned with
the "politics of amalgama-
tion and would like to be a
part of any final planning'
- if it's not already too
late."
Haldenby thinks there
are still' a lot of vital con-
cerns that will directly or
indirectly involve "our
community."
During her prior term
as' a councillor, Haldenby
worked on'the.joint recre
ation board at the begin-
ning of Phase 11 of the
sports' complex.. She was
also involved in the Waste
management seminars.
The life-long resident
of Kinloss is currently a
homemaker with •the
Grey -Bruce -Owen Sound
Red Cross;
She is a member of the
Kinloss History Book,
Committee;, the Kinlough
Presbyterian Church' and
W1VJS and: Sliver lake WI.
Currently .she•is'•president
of the Maitland
Presbyterial . .
rpt tp
I-Ialdenby and her hus-
band, Glen, have four
children.
Brian Wolfe
' . Reeve, '
After two
terms on;
Kinloss
council,
• Brian Wolfe
is running for reeve. He
says he :wants to "offer
strong, fair. intelligent
leadership during this, time:
of extreme change."
He sees ' amalgamation.
and the planning required
to implement the process
as' the most important
issue, ,
• Wolfe has. served two
terms on' the Bruce
County, Children's Aid
Society,, oneofthose as
president: •
'He is retired, from fed-
• eral public service and
currently farms in Kinloss
where he has resided for
20 years. His wife Dawn• .
'is director of the Wingham
Psychiatric Clinic, 'They,
have .three ''sons,: "one,'`
Shaven still at home and in
Grade 1.3 :at FE. Madill
est Wttwattosh..1.1opo,..
Bob Doug.
nal !In, 'Miller,
Reeve Reeve
•,,if we. Doug
pay, we have M i 1 1 e r
the say, not. thinks ' it's
Toronto,'. tithe fora
, says Bob Hallam who's change in
after anotner'term as reeve leadership • in West
,• °Connie
Black,,
councillor
A.rn a l'g
amatio°n: and
environmen-
tal concern
lead Connie Black to seek
a position as; coq ioillor in
• A shfield Township. -She
has a keen interest in local
politics and has -been;
-exposed u rrthrough both;
.,,her father and:her.bus-''
band •
•
Connie is .a hairstylist
'.at Lucknow Cut .and Curl
- and; also Works in the gift
shop at the Benmiller'Inn:
.She has: lived 'in
Ashfield for.' -23 "years;
:where her and -husband
Paul.'' have family farm.
Th h • of 'l - f
ey ave , am y,o,
three children: Denise, a
nurse; Dennis: in his first
year,, at college. and. Drew,
a Grade 12 'student` at F'E.
Madill; and: a ;grand-
daughter• Kendall.
Philip
• McCann,
,Councillor
Philip
McCann is
after his sec-
and term as /
a'councillo1i in Ashfield
Township..
"The ,first terni ;was a
,
, • ,i 1
learning 'experience and; i
•believe the knowledge I•
now have ..will ,be benefi-
cial in, the future;" says
McCann:
'He lists manure mah-:.
' agement , as the :.most
important'issue' in, this
election. •
McCann is ''a past
building inspector in the ``•
township; and is, just com-
pleting three- Year-s;:as -a
councillor,•
• He .has worked at Sifto
Canada. Inc. for. 14.•years?
and alsoownsand. open
ates a 'masonry; conti'act-
ing business.•
.McCann andhis wife'
Geraldine have lived in.
Ashfield for 24 years
They have three: sons:
Mike,' Bryan .and Paddy,
Mike
McKeon,
Councillor
This can.:
didateseeks
a spot at the
Ashfield
Council table. ,He wants to
represent the .similar con-
cerns of the family. farms
and the Lakeshore .resi-
dents:
'He sees : environmental
concern over the lake and
• •ground. water pollution as
• the most important'issue
n tlii� election
Peabody Canada Inc.
Prior to that he was per- •
'sonnel manager, at Borg
Textiles, Elmira for 10
years.
' He and his. wife Pat
haveresided, at &.R. 1,
Lucknow for four years:
Pat drives a school bus.
in,West Wawanosh:..g Wawanosh. Township: Tiley, .have three children, •
He -says his experience • "time for an approach
at the county level will that is open-minded and Walter
help keep a business -like unbiased.' Elliott,
approach to government "We must deal 'with,
as municipalities try to items such as restructur-
keep services (down- ing, a manure bylaw and
loaded by the province), ongoing litigation. I
without raising taxes. believe this calls for lead -
Keeping. local repre- ership that is open-minded
sentation and identity dur- and responsible."
ing amalgamation is 'the-- Miller. has:served-three
.most important issue this years as a councillor. He
election. is 'a charter -member and
Hallam,ha5•served six:` past president of the
years as reeve, three years .•• Optimist Club of Lucknow
on county planning, threeand ct; member of the ,
years. on • social services Board of- Stewards at
and one year on strategic. Lucknow United- Church; ,
planning, .y : former ,4-H leader and.
He: ,has been a resident," active on the 4-H• Leaders
of WestWawanosh.for 54` Association.
y.
ears•The farrier/accountant
is married'„to Amy, who
works full time On their
Gordon'1! farm. They, have th''ree,
$'dl
Reey,.. young boys; who are'
Reeve . •�
A : scif-
active in local: minor.
em,ployed
Dungannon
a ft d
1 ucknow' businessman is
taking a run:, at the reeve -
ship in;WestWawanosh ,
Gordon H.: 'Brindley;
e is a retired self, Says lie wants to be.
employed busines"sman,1 ' d h 1•
McKeon: is on the adyi-
sory council,' building' and
maintenance committee:
and `B iaih'ce `committee at;;.
St; Joseph's• "Church,'
kingsbridge. He served:
two. terms :on the separate'
school ' board in the
London/Middleseii.
• McKeon and lis wife
years, Mary.
Catherine, have lived in
:Ashfield for 2'5 years'.
They have .seven `children.
Ma►rillyn
Miltenburg,:
councillor
This stay
at 'home
moth has ,"a: 8
keen inter-
est in the`,
problems related to ruiral
living." Marilyn
Miltenburg° would like' a
seat. at : Ashfield,
Township's council table
"to become more involved
in trying to- sort out those"
problems .for,the better-
ment and prosperity. of
everyone, involved,
She says the solution to
the; environmental prob-
lems, Which seem to ,bean
ongoing issue, 4s orie.�of
the most important issues
this election. .
The rather of two
•f,
Gord'.Hupt,
Dowdy; .
Reeve
After 12
Years' of
;municipal
involvement;
fiord unt' s i1t finds. it
invo ,ve .in .t a ami ga H t
•; m'ation, - ."I would have interesting. "Thi§ means I
rked tb :have,;seen us go willdevote the time and
with Lucknow. And he :'''energy ta.' serving as:
also wants to see the law- .Deputy Reeve of West
:suits against the township; 'Wawanosh','" he says.
settled. ; "Selection of the new
Brindley was. a former council is the single most
deputy -reeve ; of : West `important issue,"in Hunt's
Wawanosh. • 'opinion. '
He lives in Kinloss.„ An'unbiased council
township with his -'wee tl.at fiincions n`.an orga-
Agnes. They have, three .' 'nized'.and businesslike
children, • manner. can then tackle
the issue'° of axnalganation
and resolving the 'matter
of the costly legal issue
that. has `been pending .for
many years:" ,
Hunt is . ending :his first.
terra on West Wawanosh
council.` He is a member
' of the Lucknow Lions and
the ,Grand Valley Human
Resources Professionals
' Association.
• He previously served
six years on •Woolwich
Township council; and:
three years on the Com--
.mittee of 'adjustment
'there. •
in the past he has beets
a coach of softball and
hockey teams,. involved`.
with Boy Scouts,' and
Chamber of Commerce:
Eor, the past eight
years, Hunt has :been
employed as director of
human resources at Chien,.
yosing girls; :Mil;tenbtirg:•
wants to represent the
children all* township
'safe roads, safe schools, °
• recreation issues, econom-
ic, education and • health'•
matters.
Miltenburg worked for
the town, of Goderich for
12 years where 'she `was a
secretary.: and recorded the
minutes from various
:committee .and 'council
meetings
She also worked four
years in •the collection:
department with Canada
Trust:
She is. married to. Tony
:Miltenburg, who owns
Ashfield Service Centre,
Deputy
Walter
Reeve
W
Elliott • is
running for
deputy.r eeve
in ' West
Wawanosh Township. •,He
warns to .help- look -out' for '
the long term future of the.
township. • „
Elliott sees amalgama-
tion '.as one of the most
importantissues Millis
election.
He will ca11 upon three .'
years; previous expe,rience
as a councillor.
Elliott is :a farmer, who
has hived . in West
Wawanosh for. 17 years. He
married with five chil-,..
dren and 12 grandchildren..
Stuart.
Alton,
Councillor;
,.Stuart
Alton . wants
to be
involved' in
What he'
sees as ":busy term" -for,,
•
West Wawanosh
`Tow'ns'hip council, and
particular he'd• 'like to'.do,
more work with the recre-
ation board. Alton is., also .
interested in helping with
amalga. nation; talks':and, .
ongoing legal problems ..;:
within'the municipality:
"The provincial goy-:
eminent downloadin :' and.:
how that will affect'West'
Wawanosh Township;"' °is
the most important 'issue
in this"election. says Alton.
Alton is.completing his
'first term insmunicipal
politics as a councillor.:
Alton;"his .wife Donna,
and three' young children
reside in Ashfield
Township. .
Cecil ,
Cranston,
Councillor
This for
vier ' reeve
and council-
lor in West
Wawanosh Township
wants a• seat back at the
counciltable because - "I
can offer responsible. lead-
•ershipto the'people." And
that is 'what Cranston' lists ..
as .the 'most. 'important
issue in his election.
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