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ERIC GREER CAMPAIGNS FOR COUNCIL SEAT
FRANCYN LEBLANC CANDIDATE POUR UN NOUVEAU MANDAT AU CONSEIL MUNICIPAL
Eric Greer fait campagne pour devenir conseiller municipal dans le canton de Russell. Dans un souci de transparence, il publie des vidéos dans lesquelles il discute de questions politiques avec des personnalités de la communauté. -photo En Ligne
Councillor Francyn Leblanc is running for another term on Casselman municipal council in the upcoming elections. —photo fournie
ways to make the best use out of what the township currently has, such as “more community activities and support for commu- nity endeavours, like the rec centre. Some examples would be densification in the urban core, making our streets more friendly to walking and biking, and exploring alternative technologies like permeable pavement and community activities like block parties.” In an effort to be more transparent with constituents, he has a YouTube channel and podcast where he discusses local politics with knowledgeable guest speakers. The podcast can be found at https://www. listennotes.com/podcasts/local-pod-eric- HSFFS2'I0VWF@) and has several epi- sodes, while the YouTube channel is found at https://www.youtube.com/channel/ 6$0,11-*6,7R59VMNJ%2 and only IBTPOFFQJTPEFXJUIHVFTUTQFBLFS1JFSSF Leroux.
CHRISTOPHER SMITH christopher.smith@eap.on.ca
CHARLES DUROCHER charles.durocher@eap.on.ca
Francyn Leblanc aimerait aussi stimuler la vie culturelle de la communauté : « Je voudrais aussi apporter une qualité de vie à Casselman. J’aimerais qu’il y ait plus d’événements culturels, comme notre festi- WBMEF/PÌM FUKBJNFSBJTRVFMFQFUJUWJMMBHF devienne un marché public permanent, que ce soit une vitrine pour la culture et les entreprises locales. » Un aspect de la vie municipale qui pour- rait être amélioré, selon la conseillère, est la sensibilisation des citoyens aux enjeux écologiques et environnementaux : « Moi j’ai siégé sur le comité d’environnement, et je crois que nous devons en faire davantage pour sensibiliser la population face aux changements climatiques, comme on a fait avec notre calendrier environnemental. On peut en faire beaucoup sans que ça coûte trop cher à la municipalité. » Francyn Leblanc croit qu’elle saura méri- ter la confiance des électeurs à nouveau car elle leur a démontré la sincérité de son engagement politique : « Je suis une femme engagée, passionnée par la politique. Je veux travailler au développement écono- mique et communautaire de Casselman et j’ai plein de projets à soutenir pour les prochaines années. »
The young newcomer has built his plat- form around transparency, communica- tion, and innovation. The municipal elections are fast approa- DIJOH BOE&SJD(SFFSPG3VTTFMM5PXOTIJQ is one of seven candidates vying for one of the four councillor seats. Although he’s new to politics, he believes his experience of working in various volunteer positions around the township will lend itself well to the position of councillor. “I’m young, bilingual, creative, ambitious, and was raised in the community,” he said. “This is my first foray into politics, but I’ve been volunteering throughout the community and the politics of negotiating with people and coming up with solutions is something I have a lot of experience with.” (SFFSIBTCVJMUIJTQMBUGPSNBSPVOECFJOH as communicative as possible, advocating for town hall to become more transparent and inclusive with constituents. “I want to support the town hall becoming hybrid so that way people can watch the live broadcast and engage, in a way that is more engaging than the way it’s currently SFDPSEFE u(SFFSTBJEi6MUJNBUFMZNZHPBM is to see the number of people running in elections, voting in elections, applying to be part of councils, increase. Some of the things I hope to suggest or pass to make that happen would be lowering the voting age to 16, implementing ranked choice voting, the hybrid town hall that I mentioned so people can watch from home and dial in, and pay people to be part of committees and eventually raise the salaries of council members.” "TGBSBTFYJTUJOHJTTVFTHP (SFFSTBJE that “roads are the most common topic that people discuss. To put it bluntly, our community is lagging behind in its funding of this infrastructure, of our roads, and we have a plan set in place right now to increase the taxation progressively over several years, but there are also several things we can do to maximize our return on investment for our streets.” (SFFS JOEJDBUFE UIBU IFE MJLF UP àOE
La conseillère Francyn Leblanc présente sa candidature aux élections munici- pales en vue d’obtenir un nouveau mandat au conseil de Casselman. Selon Francyn Leblanc, un des enjeux prio- ritaires pour la municipalité de Casselman est le développement résidentiel, commer- cial et industriel de la municipalité : « Un des enjeux prioritaires pour Casselman, c’est le développement résidentiel, commercial et industriel. On veut continuer d’augmenter la capacité résidentielle de Casselman et remplir le parc industriel, parce que ça va nous permettre d’aller chercher plus de taxes foncières pour qu’on puisse continuer à donner le meilleur service à nos citoyens. »
TWO CDSBEO TRUSTEE POSITIONS ON THE BALLOT
CHRISTOPHER SMITH christopher.smith@eap.on.ca
The municipal election will be held on October 24.
In addition to chair, the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario (CDSBEO) has two other positions to fill. Two people have submitted their nomina- tions to run for the chair position after Todd Lalonde announced he would not be seeking re-election. Karen Torrie-Racine and former $%4#&01SJODJQBM%POOB/JFMTFOXJMMCPUI be on the ballot this October, in addition to two trustee positions that are also vacant. Current Leeds/Brockville/Smiths Falls USVTUFF1BVMB)BSUEFDJEFEOPUUPSVOGPS re-election this year, and three candidates are vying for the position: Christopher Cum- mings, Quentin Ferrant, and David Freedom. In addition, current Lanark County trustee Jennifer Cooney will face opposition from nominee Max Benda. 7JDFDIBJS4VF8JMTPO 5SVTUFF,BSFO McAllister, and Trustee Brent Laton were unopposed and have been acclaimed to another four-year term.
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