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Chamber’s candidates meet-and-greet still a go
or not the proposed meet-and-greet for voters with the candidates would go ahead. After the two groups co-sponsoring the event announced the date and began contacting candidates to confirm their attendance, the City of Clarence-Rockland announced that a special public informa- tion meeting would be held in the late af- ternoon that same day. The topic for the city’s public meeting concerns new development charge pro- posals for the municipality and there was some concern whether the incumbent council members who are running for re- election would be able to attend the eve- ning candidates forum. “We were surprised,” said Nolin-Simard, adding the chamber called City Hall about the situation.
She was told that the city staff who had set the date for the development charges information meeting were not aware at the time of the planned candidates forum that the chamber and construction association were organizing. As of press time Guy Desjardins was the sole mayoral candidate confirmed for the Oct. 21 forum. “M. Guibord has not officially replied,” Nolin-Simard said, “but he has said to me he will not be there.” Nolin-Simard reported that almost all city council candidates have confirmed they will attend the evening forum. A baker’s dozen have said they will be at the RiverRock Inn to present their election platforms. One candidate cannot attend because of a prior engagement, and one other candidate has
declined to appear. About half a dozen re- maining candidates invited had not replied by the Oct. 1 confirmation deadline but Nolin-Simard said that late confirmations are acceptable. “We’re still encouraging them to join the event,” she said. “The door is still open. We want the (voting) public to be well-infor- med.” Another candidates forum independent of the one that the chamber and construc- tion association are sponsoring, is sche- duled for Oct. 16, 7 p.m. at the Clarence Creek Arena. At least 10 candidates running for city council seats have stated they will not at- tend the event because of controversy over its organization. See the article on page 3 for further details.
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ROCKLAND | The Clarence-Rockland Chamber of Commerce will forge ahead with plans to hold a meet-the-candidates night even though City Hall has scheduled a special information meeting on devel- opment charges for the same day. “We have decided to go ahead,” said Martine Nolin-Simard, Clarence-Rockland chamber president, “and it will be held on the 21st.” The chamber and the Clarence-Rockland Construction Association are co-sponsoring the meet-the-candidates session. The two- hour event will take place Oct. 21, 7 p.m., in the grand salon of the RiverRock Inn, which has a seating capacity of 400. So far, organizers are encountering few problems with setting up the event. “Most of the candidates have confirmed they will attend,” said Nolin-Simard. Each candidate will have a few minutes to introduce themselves and give their campaign platform highlights. Nolin-Si- mard and Michel Gervais, president of the construction association, will co-moderate the event, including the question period, which will feature questions received in advance of the event by email to elec- tioncr2014@gmail.com. There was some question about whether
David K. Thompson is taking his leave as education director for all the schools in the Upper Canada district. Thompson’s retirement from the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) is effective as of Oct. 6. In a news release issued Monday, Thompson said it was time for him to step down after many years in the post. “I recognize that, with a new board to be elected, and the fact that I have taken this board as far as I can, it is time for a new leadership team,” he stated. The UCDSB has appointed Char- lotte Patterson as its interim education director while the district begins the hiring review process for appointing a new permanent director. Patterson has served the district for 35 teachers, starting as a teacher, then becoming a principal, and later part of the administration as human resources superintendent and superintendent of schools. Upper Canada education director retires
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