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Jamie Gilcig: First one in the race
Hebert hopes to bring a younger perspective to council
CORNWALL | Carilyne Hebert hopes to secure a spot in the upcoming municipal elections. Hebert is counting on her vision, her solid platform as well as social media to make her message heard. Having been
city’s growth, vibrancy and prosperity. The unfortunate reality is that young individu- als in Cornwall do not believe the city has anything to o"er them.” The remedy according to Hebert? “The
When it comes to municipal politics, the local man has a plan. He wants to cut taxes by !ve percent during his !rst term. “There’s been a lot of money spent on scandals in this city,” he explained. “There should be criminal charges brought up against this council.” In an article published online, he high- lights the fact that he believes that a thor- ough investigation of the budget will yield
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the !rst to !le her papers on the !rst week of eligibility, the young Corn- wallian already has established what some might call a fan base across the community. Hebert’s platform contains several el- ements, such as the creation of good- paying jobs, reduc- tion of the poverty level, increasing the quality of life and youth retention. “By 2020, the Canadian
!rst step in solving this complex issue would be to cre- ate and implement a youth retention, engagement and attraction strategy. The city has already started in the right direction with the medical scholar- ship. This provides students tuition for medical school. In return, they must return and set up their practice in Cornwall.” Hebert also ex-
CORNWALL | Although he seems to be at the center of recent controversy, local mayoral candidate Jamie Gilcig relishes the attention given to his online publica- tion. The editor and owner of the Corn-
wall Free News was the !rst candidate to !ll his papers for the mayor position. “We need to change things here in Corn- wall,” he said. “We’re
several hot spots where savings can occur. “In the budget process this year, in spite of be- ing instructed to come up with two budget points, management
We need to change things here in Cornwall Jamie Gilcig
known as a mill town. That’s never a really good thing. That means they think us rough around the edges. ”Hailing from Montreal, GIlcig came to Cornwall by accident. “Back then, my wife, who was from Vancouver, had gotten a job
delivered a wholly di"erent budget,” he further explained online. “This is unaccept- able.” During his campaign, Gilcig plans to demonstrate and explain some of the men- tioned hot spots that, according to him,
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could possibly save the city over $4 mil- lion per year. He also plans to tackle what he calls a permit problem. “We need to make Cornwall business friendly,” he out- lined. “We also have to retain our youth. We’re getting more older residents, but we’re losing our young people. Cornwall is slowly becoming a retire- ment community.” According to Gil- cig, the focus that is currently being brought on distribu- tion centres is “short minded and eats up valuable devel- opment lands that can’t be replaced without buying costly land to ex- pand.”
workforce will have a shortage of 1 million workers,” the young woman explains on her website. “Youth will play a crucial role in the
plains that the city “needs to attract new in- dustries that will provide citizens with gain- ful employment opportunities.”
2500$ pour le centre Agapè et la banque alimentaire
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“Small businesses are like trees,” ex- plained the candidate. “Their roots, their fallen leaves; the o"shoots of healthy trees create healthy soil and the perfect storm to grow life, culture, and prosperity.” Future of Cornwall Free News Asked about the potential con#ict of in- terest that would arise between his posi- tion of owner and editor of The Cornwall Free News and his election as mayor, Gilcig replied that the newspaper is already up for sale. “It can’t be bought by just anyone,” he said. “It’s a speci!c type of business.”
in Eastern Ontario,” he explained. “We were debating on moving to Brockville or Corn- wall. I decided to go for Cornwall, so we set- tled here. She then decided to go back to Vancouver and asked me if I’d go with her. I told her no and stayed here.” Why did he decide to stay here? Gilcig blames his love of the city. “You can get anywhere in Cornwall under 10 minutes,” he said. “I also have some established roots here. I’ve been a resident of Cornwall for 10 years now.” Implementing change
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Le Centre Agap è a reçu, le 3 septembre dernier, un don de 2500$ de la part du Lions Club de Cornwall. Le don alimentaire comprenait entre autres, des p â tes, de la sauce pour p â tes, du beurre d’arachide ainsi que des céréales. Selon le site Web du Centre Agapè, plus de 1000 hommes, femmes et enfants font face à la faim chaque jour à Cornwall. La banque alimentaire du Centre Agape dessert une centaine d’individus quotidiennement.
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