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The Citizen, 1988-11-02, Page 5THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1988. PAGE 5. Meet the candidates Candidates from Brussels, Grey speak out Brussels council candidates BARRYENGEL Candidate for Councillor Village of Brussels DAVE HASTINGS Candidate for Councillor Village of Brussels GERTIE KELLINGTON Candidate for Councillor Village of Brussels Candidate for Councillor Village of Brussels Bruce Hahn got a taste of council by being appointed to fill a vacancy earlier this year. He became inter­ ested in running for council because he had always been interested in the community and felt that hopefully he could do something to help the community. He feels he can offer decision-making that has some thought put into it rather than instinctive decisions. In the next three years he would like to see new industry and businesses of a smaller type that can work well with the existing businesses. He wants to keep main street healthy and get the village’s industrial land finally in a position it can be offered for sale. And re-cycling, he says, has to come in order to cut down waste disposal problems. RUTHSAUVE Candidate for Councillor Vill age of Brussels Ruth Sauve is no stranger to the village municipal office but this is the first time she’ll be running in an election. She served for many years as assistant clerk-treasurer for Brussels before retiring. Then last year she was named to fill a vacancy on village council. She feels her experience in municipal affairs gives her a knowledge of grants that might be available and other efficiencies that can help get the most out of each tax dollar spent. Top priorities for the next term, she says, are to get small industries to locate in the village so that by increasing the tax base, taxes can be kept down for everyone. Grey Deputy-Reeve candidates Barry Engel says he had no particular reason for choosing to run in the upcoming election, save for the fact that he would like to see some “new blood’’ on council, and feels that his background and experience will make him an attrac­ tive candidate. Born and raised in Cranbrook, where his father was the Grey Township Roads Superintendent, Mr. Engel has had a lifetime of close ties to local government and an ongoing interest in the construction of roads, drains and bridges, as well as a solid background in construction work. He has managed his own construction business in the area, but now works for McDonald Lumber in the village, where he travels extensively installing win­ dows on a franchise. Mr. Engel says he sees no major issues on the horizon for Brussels council, but would be always ready and willing to listen to constituents, if he is elected, and to work on their behalf on council. He would like to see some arrangement made for leaf pick-up in the village, and is interested in seeing Brussels involv­ ed in a comprehensive waste recycling project, which he sees as “the way of the future.’’ Mr. Engel is married and has two children. Dave Hastings says he has always been interested in village affairs. He was for many years foreman of the town works department. That back­ ground, he says, puts him in a position toknow where the problems are that need to be fixed. One of the things he would like to see accom­ plished in the next three years is the replacement of the streetlights and poles along main street (Turnberry Street). The old lights are too dull and are expensive to operate, he says and the poles are too old. He’d alsolike toseeefforts continue to attract industry and says there are problem areas where drainage problems need to be cleared up. In deciding to run for council earlier this year, and winning a post to fill a vacancy, Gertie Kellington said she felt she had been working with the public so long that it made sense to try village council. She has worked for 22 years in a main street store and feels that this experience dealing with the public can help her in hercouncil work. Over the coming term she is hoping council will be able to attract new industry and businesses to help keep young people in their home town and spur the development of houses and Grey council candidates GREG WILSON Candidate for Councillor Village of Brussels GRAEME MACDONALD Candidate for Deputy-Reeve Township of Grey Graeme MacDonald feels that after six years on council you should be prepared to move up to a higher level so he threw his hat in the ring for deputy-reeve. He first decided to run for council over the issue of earthen manure storage which he still strongly opposes. Politics come naturally in the family. He grew up in a household with a grandfather who was Grey township reeve for 14 years. He has a strong interest in promoting industry and was instru­ mental in the forming of the Brussels, Morris and Grey industrial committee. He said he’d like to see more industry come tothe area, if not to Grey then to the nearby munici­ palities. During the next three years he’d like tosee the township’s 10-year plan for roads and bridges contin­ ued. FREDUHLER Candidate for Deputy - Reeve Grey township Fred Uhler says he decided to try to move up from councillor to deputy-reeve because he felt it was important that a full-time farmer be represented on council. With the retirement of Deputy-reeve Lyle Pettapiece he was the only full-time farmer left on council and there weren’t any in the candidates seeking office either he said. With experience in Junior Farmers, the Brussels Agricultural Society and the Huron County 4H Club Leaders Association, with all of which he served as president, he feels that he’s learned that if you want to get something done you have to work from within the system. He feels that the township landfill site and the new recycling program are on everybody’s mind and must be continued. The township’s road­ building program should be contin­ ued until hopefully all the roads on the priority list are rebuilt. CAROL BONESCHANSKER Candidate for Councillor Grey Township Carol Boneschansker operates a market gardening operation with her husband near Ethel. She is also Continued on page 26 MARY STRETTON Candidate for Councillor Village of Brussels Although Mary Stretton’s bid for a seat on Brussels Council was unsuccessful last summer, she says she will try to get elected on November 14 because she has a strong commitment to the village, and feels that she could be part of a co-operative new team that will continue to work towards the betterment of the community. A resident of Brussels for the past 15 years, Mrs. Stretton earned her Health Care Aide diploma through Conestoga College, and has been employed at the Callander Nursing Home si nee 1984. She admits she has had no experience on municipal government, but says she has followed local issues with keen interest for many years, and feels that the past and present councils have instigated many ambitious and excellent programs for local resi­ dents. She is married and has three children. If she is elected, she vows to “listen to the concerns of the people,’’ and to strive for harmony in council business; she would like to continue to work towards the wise use of tax dollars to hold local increases to a minimum; would offer strong support to the Brussels, Morris and Grey Industrial Commit­ tee; would continue the program of upgrading Brussels streets and sidewalks on a priority basis; and would press for the completion of the street signs project in the village. Greg Wilson is also seeking a seat on municipal government for the first time, but says he has been closely involved with various coun­ cils for some time now, and finally has the time to devote to being an effective advocate of the people, if he is elected. Besides, he thinks the experience of serving on council will be both interesting and educational. As a construction inspector for Burns Ross and Associates in Goderich, Mr. Wilson has been involved directly and indirectly with a number of Huron County munici­ pal councils over the past 12 years, and feels that the experience he has gained in relation to municipal roads, sewers, water mains and sidewalk construction will stand him in good stead, if he is elected. As well, he has a keen interest in his community, having served as past president of the Brussels Minor Sports Association, a past president and current director of the Brussels Optimists, and as a minor hockey coach in the village. “Brussels is a great place to live,’’ Mr. Wilson says. Mr. Wilson says he sees no major issues on the municipal horizon, but would like to see the village’s current program of street and sidewalk replacement continued as funding becomes available, and he would like to see a more extensive tree-planting program in place. He thinks light industry should be encouraged for Brussels, and vows to “stand behind the BMG Indus- trialCommittee’’in every way he can.