Christopher McGuire Municipal Election Candidate Profile Name: Christopher McGuire Municipality: Smiths Falls Position Sought: Councillor Are you currently retired or working and in what industry: I work as a water resources EIT for the Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority. Former elected positions or terms if applicable: President, Rideau Ski Club. I revived the club in 2016 […]
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Peter McKenna Municipal Election Candidate Profile Name: Peter McKenna Municipality: Smiths Falls Position sought: Councillor Are you currently retired or working and in what industry: I’m the Executive Director of Rideau Community Health Services, with plans for retirement this fall. Former elected positions or terms if applicable: N/A Community volunteer experience: I started volunteering in […]
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Shawn Pankow Municipal Election Candidate Profile Name: Shawn Pankow Municipality: Smiths Falls Position Sought: Mayor Currently Retired or Working (where?): Certified financial planner for Pankow Financial Solutions Ltd. Former Elected Positions/Terms if applicable: Elected to council in 2010 and as mayor in 2014. Community volunteer experience (service clubs, local committees, fundraising, etc): For over 10 […]
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John Maloney Municipal Election Candidate Profile Name: John Maloney Municipality: Smiths Falls Position Sought: Councillor Currently Retired or Working (where?): Retired past owner of The Rideau Winery Former Elected Positions/Terms if applicable: Four years on Council Community volunteer experience (service clubs, local committees, fundraising, etc): The Urban Jungle, The Green Mile, Live Love Lift, Rideau […]
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Wendy Alford Municipal Election Candidate Profile Name: Wendy Alford Municipality: Smiths Falls Position Sought: Councillor Currently Retired or Working (where?): Retired from the broadband industry (i.e. internet, digital phone and cable television). Former Elected Positions/Terms if applicable: Smiths Falls town councilor from 2003-2006 Community volunteer experience (service clubs, local committees, fundraising, etc): It has been […]
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Louis Daigle Municipal Election Candidate Profile Name: Louis Daigle Municipality: Smiths Falls Position Sought: Councillor Currently Retired or Working (where?): I am currently employed full-time at T. A. Morrison & Co. (steel/aluminum manufacturing) and part-time at Canadian Tire (warehouse). Former Elected Positions/Terms if applicable: I am currently a union steward for SMART local 540. Community volunteer […]
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Lorraine Allen Municipal Election Candidate Profile Name: Lorraine Allen Municipality: Smiths Falls Position Sought: Councillor Currently Retired or Working (where?): I am a retired elementary school principal, part-time admin for my husband’s accounting practice and have been a full-time councillor for the last eight years. Former Elected Positions/Terms if applicable: I have served two terms […]
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Dennis Buckley Municipal Election Candidate Profile Name: Dennis Buckley Municipality: Smiths Falls Position Sought: Councillor Currently Retired or Working (where?): I am retired. I founded Newgate 180, a substance abuse centre located in Merrickville. Former Elected Positions/Terms if applicable: Vice president of a union local for eight years Community volunteer experience (service clubs, local committees, […]
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Niki Dwyer Municipal Election Candidate Profile Name: Niki Dwyer Municipality: Smiths Falls Position Sought: Councillor Currently Retired or Working (where?): Working – professional urban planner Former Elected Positions/Terms if applicable: N/A Community volunteer experience (service clubs, local committees, fundraising, etc): Volunteer at large. No direct association to a particular group, but never afraid to lend a hand […]
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Ken Manwell Municipal Election Candidate Profile Name: Ken Manwell Municipality: Smiths Falls Position Sought: Councillor Currently Retired or Working (where?): I am currently a retired resident of Smiths Falls. I spent 27 years in Industry as a manager for two major manufacturing companies, Carrier Air Conditioning Canada Ltd. & Westinghouse Canada. This is where I […]
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Jay Brennan Municipal Election Candidate Profile Name: Jay Brennan Municipality: Smiths Falls Position Sought: Councillor Currently Retired or Working (where?): Former assistant to a federal member of Parliament and provincial cabinet minister. Former small business owner in Smiths Falls. Former Elected Positions/Terms if applicable: Smiths Falls Councillor in 2010 Community volunteer experience (service clubs, local […]
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Dawn Quinn Municipal Election Candidate Profile Name: Dawn Quinn Municipality: Smiths Falls Position Sought: Councillor Currently Retired or Working (where?): Working part time, town councilor Former Elected Positions/Terms if applicable: I am finishing my fourth term on council. Community volunteer experience (service clubs, local committees, fundraising, etc): Smiths Falls Home & Living Expo, Urban Jungle, Railway […]
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How is a person with disabilities, mental health issues and addictions supposed to improve their lot in life when the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) benefits get clawed back whenever they go out and work for extra income. We discriminate because we don’t understand the struggle is real for so many Canadians trying to live […]
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When the president of Eastern Ontario Development Association, J.A. (Joe) Perkins, addressed a large crowd at the grand opening of Perth Municipal Airport on August 30, 1956, he could not have realized his remark that “such an airport would be as necessary as a railroad” would prove to be so prophetic, although not in the […]
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I think it is a fabulous idea to write your own personal political manifesto. Am I the only one that gets annoyed when leaders speak ”on behalf of all Canadians or Ontarians”? How is that even possible? What I learned through the US election is that the mass media is tilting society towards ‘crazy town’ […]
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Pretty Things opens at 18 Russell Street this week in Smiths Falls. It is a small shop with a world of fantastic purchases inside; it has a cool vibe with quirky finds at a variety of price points. It is a great place to find unusual delights: from Snot Bad handkerchiefs to beard balm, from […]
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