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The decision to run for a position on Plympton-Wyoming council wasn’t a fast one for Mike Thompson. The 45 year-old Wyoming man says he’s considered running for council for 20 years. But Thompson says after four years working for the Town of Petrolia as the director of operations, he believes he now has the skills to help the community has

Mark McGuire is taking his first run at municipal politics. The Dawn-Euphemia man hopes to win a seat around the council table Oct. 22. Why did you decide to run? What kind of got me interested in politics, I was in the racehorse business for years…and the Liberal government cancelled the slots agreement with the race tracks. I went on

Todd White wants to see some of the project Warwick Township Council started, completed. The businessman and farmer is seeking a third term in the Oct. 22 election. Why did you decide to seek a third term? “We have a lot of good things going but it takes time to come to fruition. We’ve been really working on residential development,

After 30 years around the council table, Leslea Williams still thinks she has something to offer. Williams started her political career on Euphemia Township and has served as a Dawn-Euphemia councillor since the municipality was formed. She’s seeking re-election Oct. 22. Why did you want to run for another term of council? “I believe I am very passionate about public

Bill Bilton has been a fixture around the council table since Dawn and Euphemia Township came together. And the 82 year-old farmer says he’s still feeling good enough to continue working for his community. Bilton is up for a council position in the community this Oct. 22nd election. Why did you decide to run again? “I still feel pretty good

Emery Huszka says Dawn-Euphemia needs a plan to move the community forward. The 47 year-old farmer, seed salesman and co-owner of an apartment complex in Florence says there needs to be a strategic plan to figure out what the population of the community should be and how to get there. The head of the National Farmers Union of Ontario is

Frank Nemcek wants to see the problems in Brooke-Alvinston’s fire service solved. Nemcek, 54, and a full time farmer, is seeking his third term on Brooke-Alvinston council in the Oct. 22. And one of his main goals is to make sure the dispute between former Inwood firefighters and the municipality is resolved. Why are you running for council? “The one

Tylor VanKessel wants to be part of Warwick Township Council to create opportunities for his children. VanKessel, 36, is a full-time chicken and cash crop farmer and father of three. He’s concerned they might find themselves in the same position he was if their local school can’t be sustained. So he’s running for councillor in Warwick to have a seat

A former Warwick Councillor wants to return to the council table. Wayne Morris was a Warwick Township councillor 12 years ago for two terms. At the time his family was young and he decided to step away from the position to spend more time with them. The now retired health and safety coordinator says he has time and desire to

Jeannette Douglas says the last few months have been a difficult time to be a councillor in Brooke-Alvinston. But the 70 year-old member of the Alvinston Community Group and Canada Day Committee is seeking a second term on council in the Oct. 22 election to see through some of the projects she has been a part of in the past

The Port Lambton resident behind the growth of the St. Clair River Trail and its annual run, she wants to take her community service to a new level. Rose Atkins is running for a seat as a St. Clair Township Ward 2 councillor in the Oct. 22 municipal election. The former Lambton County health promoter says maintaining St. Clair’s infrastructure

Jerry Westgate says the rebuilding of Centennial Hall will be one of the big issues facing the new Warwick Council. Westgate, 69, who has been on council since 1994 is seeking another term on Warwick Township Council. The retired construction supervisor wants to provide experience during a time of change as the long-standing mayor, Todd Case, retires, and several new