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Times to host ‘All Candidates Meet & Greet’: Oct. 2 Beeton Arena

September 10, 2014   ·   0 Comments

An All–Candidates Meet & Greet, hosted by The Times of New Tecumseth, will take place on Thursday, October 2nd, from 6–9 p.m. at the Beeton Arena (upstairs).
All candidates, including those running for Mayor, Deputy Mayor and School Board Trustee, have been invited to the meeting and most have confirmed their attendance.
The unique Meet & Greet format of the evening (also used during the 2010 municipal election by The Times) will allow residents/voters the opportunity to approach their specific ward candidates for a one-on-one discussion, without hours of debate that doesn’t necessarily apply to their ward. Candidates will be seated by Ward to ensure equal opportunities for both candidates and voters.
Candidates will also be given a two minute window to introduce themselves – stating their name, ward they are running in, and their agenda for the next term of council (2014–2018, commencing December 1st, 2014).
The event will be moderated by Brian DePoe, General/Station Manager at 92.1 myFM, and aired on Rogers Television, Channel 65 Alliston/Borden.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and candidates have been encouraged to bring promotional materials, signs and buttons for residents to take away with them.
The nominations close this Friday, September 12th at 2 p.m. however at press time the candidates (by ward) are listed below by date of listing:
For Mayor (to be elected at large)
• Rick Milne
• Bob Marrs
For Deputy Mayor (to be elected at large)
• Jamie Smith
• Glen O’Leary
• Peter Barbati
Ward 1
• Wayne Noye
• Fabio Lamanna
• Marc Biss
• Glen Ackerman
Ward 2
• Laurie Mortimer
• Gordon McInnes
• Michael Beattie
Ward 3
• Cam Simone
• JJ Paul Whiteside*
• Paul Foster
Ward 4
• Fran Sainsbury*
• Rob Katzman
Ward 5
• Donna Jebb*
Ward 6
• Terry Garvin
• Richard Norcross*
Ward 7
• Shira Harrison McIntyre
• Jess Prothero
• Guy Bonney
Ward 8
• Chris Ross
• Bo Niederhuber
• James Douglas (Jim) Stone*
School Board Trustees:
SCDSB
• Donna Da Silva
• Nicholas Sopuch
SMCDSB (Catholic)
• Clayton Ferguson
• Janice Hutchinson
Notes: For the position of Mayor, incumbent Mike MacEachern is not running in this election; for the position of Deputy Mayor incumbent Rick Milne is running for Mayor; in Ward 1 incumbent Councillor Bob Marrs is running for Mayor; in Ward 2 incumbent Councillor Jamie Smith is running for Deputy Mayor; in Ward 7 incumbent Councillor Bruce Haire is not running in this election.
(*) Denotes incumbent

By Wendy Gabrek

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