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Clarke banks on community involvement CORNWALL | Born and raised in Cornwall, Pat Clarke is hoping to be able to call himself a councillor following the upcom- ing municipal elections. “I am a gradu- ate of St. Law- rence College Cornwall (finance and computer
O’Shaughnessy hopes to take over mayor spot
wall, Earth Day cleanup and the future Ro- tary Family Workout Area coming soon to Lamoureux Park.” When ques- tioned about his platform, Clarke
O’Shaughnessy is well-known in the area for his short second term as city councillor, in the wake of what he calls being “misled on various issues” and that information pertinent to council decisions was “willfully withheld.” O’Shaughnessy also claims that his questions were left unanswered, and he therefore stepped down as councillor in an attempt at protesting against the ongoing way council was being led. Therefore, the mayoral candidate’s stance in the several debates organized
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CORNWALL | Once deputy mayor and then mayor for Charlottenburg, warden for the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry and two times councillor for the City of Cornwall, Leslie O’Shaugnessy is now hoping to become Cornwall’s next mayor, on October 27. Born and raised in Cornwall,
points to educa- tion, jobs, tourism as well as health and wellbeing as his main focus.“(I want to provide continued) sup-
technician) and (I) have a pas- sion for health and fitness,” he outlined. “I have been inspired through my pas- sion to involve myself in the founding and/or
prior to the elec- tions has been one of offence. O’Shaughnessy’s strategy has been revolv- ing around the ill-famous case of Diane Shay, a former nurse working at the city-owned Glen- Stor-Dun Lodge, who was retaliat- ed against by the City for exposing abuse towards residents. The mayoral candidate’s pri- orities aren’t few, but cen- ter around city council and the many ways it op- erates. “(I want)
port (to the) St. Lawrence College and the new pro- posal for a univer- sity,” he explained on his website. “Spin offs from a new university would create new jobs and economic development.” As a bilingual Cornwall native and a long- time active community volunteer, Clarke therefore plans to bank on his community involvement in order to win a spot at the council table. “I am looking to get involved with City Council in the hopes of continuing to make Cornwall a better place to live and to make a difference in the lives of people in our community.” university in Ottawa,” he explained. “We need the jobs here in Cornwall that will at- tract the young generation. We do have good jobs here but they’re all taken.” O’Shaughnessy also wants to work with neighbouring municipalities in order to generate economic development for the benefit of the youth, as well as develop Cornwall’s waterfront in accordance with the master plan that was developed with the community’s input.
O ’ Shaughne s s y has been a part of several local com- mittees, such as the Children’s Aid Society, the East- ern Ontario Health Unit, the Commu- nity Futures Devel- opment Corpora- tion, the Cornwall Chamber of Com- merce, the Corn- wall Regional Air- port Commission, the Cornwall Eco- nomical Develop- ment Committee, the Planning Ad- visory Committee, Waterfront Devel- opment Advisory Committee, the Handicap Accessi-
organization of various volunteer events. Over the years, I have been involved in Run to EndMS, Corus Cares Holiday Wine and Gourmet Tastings in support of the United Way, Rotary Club of Cornwall, Cornwall Tri- athlon, Cornwall Waterfest, Cornwall Multi Sport Club, Cornwall Recreational commit- tee, Cornwall Waterfront committee, Corn- wall Skateboard committee, Maxville High- land Games, MS Italian night, the Friends of Summerstown forest, Transition Corn- O’Shaughnessy is taking a different ap- proach than his peers. The candidate is putting most of his trust in studies and research. “If the work that is done in the planning stage isn’t done by an indepen- dent firm, we won’t get any funding,” he ex- plained. “The community is concerned with taxes and costs.” The candidate also highlighted the im- portance of retaining the youth in the com- munity. “My two daughters went off to the VOTEZ • Visionnaire • Objectif
to ensure accountability and transparency with the community,” he highlighted. “(We need to) come to terms with our past, un- derstand the present and plan for the fu- ture.” When it comes to arts and culture,
bility Committee, the City of Cornwall Bud- get Committee, the City of Cornwall Parking Committee, the Joint Services Management Committee and the Downtown Business Improvement Area (DBIA). Although quite involved in Cornwall,
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