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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1988-10-26, Page 3• THE HURON EXPOSITOR. OCTOBER 26, Broadfoot, Cantelon square off for Tuckersmith reeve While most of the positions on Tuckersmith Township Council were filled by acclamation there will be a race for the position of reeve, and both Robert Broadfoot and George Cantelon are running for reeve's spot. GEORGE CANTELON George Cantelon has spent the past six years with Tuckersmith Township Council, and says he has seen a lot of progress in the township in that time. Some df the recent achievements he mentions are the new township shed and the recently attained Champion road grader. Mr. Cantelon and his wife Doris have four children and eight grandchildren and farm cash crops on the second concession. Mr. Cantelon has been a school board trustee, is the past president of the curling club, was on the Stewart board for the Brucefield church, and enjoys sports as a fan. Mr. Cantelon would like to see paving in the urban areas of the township, which he sees as long overdue, and the building up of the township's rural roads for easier winter maintenance. He says both of these projects could be accomplished over a period of time without overtaxing the ratepayers. He says he doesn't believe in making a lot of election promises, and he knows that public moneys are limited. Mr. Cantelon, says he decided to run for the position of reeve because he believes people should have more than one choice when voting for this position, and he says "I thought it was either time to move up or get out." . ROBERT BROADFOOT Robert Broadfoot is seeking the reeve's chair after eight years in municipal politics. He has served for five years as a councillor and three as deputy -reeve. "I've always joined organizations and went up throught the hierarchy, not quit in the middle," Mr. Broadfoot explains as his reason for running. "And there are still quite a few challenges yet in the community." Some of these challenges Mr. Broadfoot sees are the development of industrial growth in Vannastra and the use of vacant lots in the township, the building up of rural roads for easier winter maintenance, and the maintenance of township bridges. Mr. Broadfoot points to the Striker bridge which was completed three years ago at a cost of about $350,000 as an accomplishment of past councils he has served on, and hopes to see the MacLean bridge done within the next five years. Mr. Broadfoot also believes the township is in a sound financial position with the new- ly purchased shed and grader and the work on the township's bridges. Mr. Broadfoot and his wife Donna have three children and farm between Brucefield and Seaforth. He has been active in the com- munity over the years, and to name a few in- volvments he has been active in the Brucefield church, past president of the Seaforth Agricultural Society, a 4-H leader, and was for 20 years active with the Brucefield Fire Department. The other positions on the, Tuckersmith Township council were filled by acclama- tion and filling them were: DEPUTY -REEVE BILL CARNOCHAN Bill Carnochan has been acclaimed deputy -reeve of "Tuckersmith Tdwnship. Mr. Carnochan was a councillor for the past township council, and he has ,looked upon the. past three years as a learning ex- perience. He says he enjoyed serving the township and found it interesting to find out how municipal goverments are run and how they interract with other levels of government. "I enjoyed them (the three years), and you learn a lot more about your township and how it runs, and you deal with other government bodies and see how the wheels turn," he says. Mr. Carnochan says the attraction of in- dustry to the township should be a priority, and says the Investment Opportunity Tour showed initiative and gained contacts which should not be lost. He also sees the landfill issue and questions about recycling as being of immediate concern to the township, as did all the acclaimed members of the coun- cil and those running for council. Mr. Carnochan and his wife Sharon have four children and live on RR 4 Seaforth. He has coached ringette in Seaforth, has been a minor hockey coach, plays recreational hockey and is active in the Brucefield church. COUNCILLOR ROWENA WALLACE Rowena Wallace was the first woman to be on Tuckersmith Township Council when she won her position three years ago. She got involved because "I've always been in- volved in the community and living in a community you should be involved." Mrs. Wallace finds council interesting because of the diverse fields councillors deal with from drainage to landfill to fire protection boards. She says some of her primary concerns as a councillor will be landfill, and the issue of recycling which she believes must be done and the sooner the better. And keeping costs of running the township down affects everyone and will be another of her aims. Her husband Bill Wallace and their two children have been in the community for 12 years, and operate a dairy farm on Conces- sion five of Tuckersmith Township. COUNCILLOR LARRY MCGRATH Larry McGrath is a new member of the council, and says he became a Tuckersmith Township councillor because he had always intended to run for council for a chance to see the township's problems from another perspective, and he believed Egmondville should have a representative on the council. Mr. McGrath says he looks upon the first year with council as a learning experience 1988 — 3A GEORGE CANTELON ROBERT BROADFOOT BILL CARNOCHAN ROWENA WALLACE and can see that the council will be busy with pressing issues such as landfill. These council activities and the running of his plumbing and heating business which is bas- ed in Egmondville will take up the majority of his time. Mr. McGrath lives with his wife Dianne and three children in Egmondville. COUNCILLOR BILL DEJONG LARRY MCGRATH Bill Dejong is another newly acclaimed member of the Tuckermsith Township Council. Mr. Dejong lives on RR 1 Brucefield, and has been in Tuckersmith since 1949. He was a mechanic for 16 years and for the past 20 years has farmed at a farrow to finish hog operation two miles north of Brucefield. For the past five years Mr. Dejong has BILL DEJONG been involved with the Clinton Monster Bingo as vice chairman, and since 1979 has been on the board of directors for the Hen- sall District Co-op. His term of office with Co-op is running out, so he says he is looking for a new challenge in the township council. Mr. Dejong says his goal is to "provide the best of service for residents for their tax dollar." Seaforth councillors stepping up to position of deput'-reeve Two councillors of the present day council council are seeking re-election November 14, as the town's deputy -reeve. Peg Campbell and Bill McLaughlin, both newcomers to municipal politics in the last election, have decided to make a move up on the municipal ladder. PEG CAMPBELL Admittedly Peg Campbell's decision to seek re-election this term, was based on the enjoyment she got from being on council last term,. and a desire to see certain town projects progress a little further. PEG CAMPBELL BILL MCLAUGHLIN The first year or /twoyoutte on council you learn and the knowleeddgeI've picked up these last three years, about the way the town is run, about the entre bureaucratic system, and the WO that istjnvolved, is in- credible. I don't think people are aware of it until they actually get involved. Now I'd like to put what I've learned into use," she said. "There are right and wrong ways of doing things and you don't realize that until you see the whole system in operation. There are a series of steps taken to reach each goal." Among the projects Mrs. Campbell would like to see taken a little further by the next council is the issue of landfilling. "Landfilling will be an ongoing issue, and I think recycling will become one thing the next council will have to deal with," she said. Mrs. Campbell said she'd also like to see more industry come into town, and low municipal taxes continue. "I'd also like to see council work towards making the streetscape project a success," she said. Another project Mrs. Campbell would like to see continued is the town's road program, geared to keep upgrading and improving local roads. Resolving the floodplain is still another task Mrs. Campbell would like to see the next council accomplish. "I don't have any problem with going ahead with the floodplain plan. If it will cut down on the number of homes in the Hicknell to seek position of warden While all the positions on McKillop Township council have been filled by ac- clamation, the election is not yet over for Marie Hicknell who was acclaimed reeve, because she is running for the position of Warden of Huron County. Mrs. Hicknell has spent the past 10 years involved in politics in McKillop township: two as councillor, two as deputy -reeve, and six as reeve. "I always had running for warden in the back of my mind," says Mrs. Hicknell. She explains that when she and her husband discussed her entry into politics 10 years ago, they decided that she should get Involv- ed on one condition -that she go for the top. Mrs. Hicknell says that the peat 10 years have been busy ones and want by quickly. In that time she says the township has improv- ed its roads system by building up the roads themselves, and only recently new township shed facilities were provided after four or five years of planning. McKillop's reeve says she hopes in the future to see a hard surface program started in the township. In addition to her involvement with coun- cil Mrs. Bicknell has been a member of the Board of Governors of Conestoga College, was on the Seaforth Hospital Board, the building committee for the community cen- tres, the Fire Board, the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority, and was secretary treasurer of the McKillop Federation of Agriculture. She is presently the associate director of the Seaforth Agriculture Society. Mrs. Hicknell has spent three years on the Huronview committee for council and was chairman the third year. She has also spent three years on the roads committee, and in the third year was the first woman to chair the committee. Mrs. Hicknell is involved in her church as a member of the choir, is a former member of the church advisory board, and is active with the Catholic Women's League. Mrs. Hicknell's husband is Francis, and they have six children, one who is still at home. Mrs. Hicknell sees landfill as an ongoing affair for whoever is warden for years to come, and believes a new Huronview which is also in the works will also be a handful. And, she says as warden she would be prepared to deal with any new issues which come up in county business. Mrs. Hicknell says the warden's job is a full one in that the warden is on all county committees and is a public relations official for the county. It's a full time job. The warden of the county is picked by his or her peers on county council on December 13., and will serve for a one year term. At present the only other person who's declared his candidacy for the warden's seat is Dave Johnson of Bayfield. MARIE HICKNELL Council seat filled in McKillop Last week it was reported that there was still a vacant position on McKillop Township Council, but that position was filled by ac- clamation on Wednesday. "I was approached, I felt I had the time, and I thought it would be an interesting job where I could learn something," says Sharon McClure who took on the position of councillor to give McKillop township a full complement of three councillors. Mrs. McClure, her husband Bill and their three children live about four and a half miles north of Seaforth on the highway. Mrs. McClure says she had never really thought of running for council until ap- proached, but says she had wondered about the workings of the township and thinks she will find the next three years to be a learn- ing experience. She says it is a good council to be going into, with what she sees as a lot of good help available. But she also hopes to be able to help the other councillors. floodplain, and make it easier for people to get building permits, I'm all for it," she said. "There are a lot of things not finished yet, things I'd like to see completed a little fur- ther, and hopefully the aackground I've gained over the last three years, will help me." Mrs. Campbell added she was glad there was going to be an election this year, simply because it shows there is some interest in the town. "I just hope whoever is picked to do this job realizes they are taking on the respon- sibility of the people in this town, and that they are making a commitment and should live up to it," she said. During her term on council Mrs. Camp- bell has been a.member of the Arena Board, the Negotiating Committee and the protec- tion to Persons and Property Committee. She also served as chairperson of the latter committee during her second year on coun- cil, and has served on the Streetscape com- mittee as an interested person, rather than as a representative of council. In the past Mrs. Campbell has been ac- tively involved in sports in Seaforth, and can be seen at her place of work, the Seaforth Veterinary Clinic. Mrs. Campbell is mar- ried and the mother to three children. BILL MCLAUGHLIN Like Mrs. Campbell, Bill McLaughlin is seeking re-election to Seaforth Town Coun- cil. in c: der that he might see some projects through to completion. "I don't think I got enough done the first time on council," he said. "I'd like to see the dump done - it would be nice to see it out of the road. And I'd like to see the streets in town fixed up reall well." Mr. McLaughlin added he vivas leased with the way the town's main street has fill- ed up over the past year, and said he'd like to see that continue. "I'd like to see the Main Street kept full. This is the first time in years that I can remember all the stores being full at the same time," he said. "I'd also like to see more industry in town, and more forecasting and long range plann- ing done, instead of council only working day-to-day. I'd also like to see more business in town and lower tastes." Mr. McLaughlin expressed concern over town spending and suggested that overall town spending be cut down. "I'd like to see the overall town spending cut down. If we're going to spend it, let's spend it right. Every time we think we need something, we just buy it," he said, Mr. McLaughlin also expressed concern that council members, had in his opinion, been working against each other in the past, rather than working together, and said he hoped a new leader might get them pulling together in the future, "I think we need a leader in this town, and I don't see the town has had a leader in the Turn to page 18A • COMMUNITY CALENDAR It you're atosn1zing a riorr-profit enrent Of Interest to other Seaforth area residents, phone the recreation Mee il27• 1682 of the iterpositor et 627-0240, or mail the information to Com- munity Calendar, The Hunan Exptitor, SOX 60, Sedterth, Ontario, NOK 1W0 well in advance of the scheduled date. Space ler the Cestritunfty Calendar is donated by The Huron Expositor. Wed.; Oct. 26 1-3 pm — Parents & Tots Skating 1-4 pm — Senior Shuffleboard 4:30-5:30 pm — 1Ween Ringette • 5:30-6:30 pm — Bantam Practice 6:30-8 pm — Minor Broomball 8-10 pm — Volleyball at High School 8-9 pm — Fitness Is Fun at Arena 8-10:30 pm — Ladles' Broomball 10:30-12 midnight — Centenaries Practice Thurs., Oct. 27 8:30-9:30 pm — Fitness Is Fun at Arena 5:30-6:30 pm — Atom Practice 6:30-7:30 pm — Minor Broomball 7:30-9 pm — Mixed Basketball at High School 7:30-12 midnight — Men's Broomball Fri., Oct. 28 4-5 pm — Junior/Belle Ringette 5-6 pm — Jr. House - Practice 6-7 pm — Sr. House - Practice 7-8 pm — Tween Ringette va. Mitchell 8 pm — Centenaries vs. Brussels Bulls Sat., Oct. 29 7:30-9 am — Figure Skating 9 am — Kings - Oilers 10 am — Canadians - North Stara 11 am — Leafs - Flames 12 noon — Whalers - Penguins 1-2 pm — Mites` 1:30 pm - Story Hour at the Seaforth Library 2-3 pm — Bunnies/Novice - Ringette 3-4:30 pm — Public Skating 4:30-5:30 pm — Novice 5:30-6:45 pm — Atom 6:45-8:30 pm — PeeWee 8:30-10:30 pm — Beavers Sun., Oct. 30 12-1 pm — Junior Ringette 1:30 pm — Centenalres vs. Exeter Hawks 4-5 pm — Novice Practice 5-6 pm — Petite vs. Walkerton 6-7 pm — Tweens vs. Walkerton 7-8 pm — Belie vs, Walkerton 8 pm — Rangers vs. Bruins 9:30 pm — Hawks vs. Penguins Mon., Oct. 31 4:30-8:30 pm — Figure Skating 8:30-10 pm — Beavers 10-11 pm — Midget Practice Happy "Hallowe'en" Tues., Nov. 1 8:30-9:30 am — Fitness is Fun at Arena 5:30-6:30 pm — PeeWee - Practice 6:30-8:30 pm — Bantam 8-10 pm — Midget 7:30 pm — Ringette Meeting Everyone Welcome Wed., Nov. 2 1-3 pm — Parents & Tots Skating 1-4 pm — Senior Shuffleboard 4:30-5:30 pm — Tween Ringette 5:30-6:30 pm — Bantam Practice 6:30-8 pm — Minor Broomball 8-10 pm — Volleyball at High School 8-9 pm — Fitness is Fun at Arena 8-10:30 pm — Ladles' Broomball 10:30-12 midnight — Centenaries Practice 4