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Perth mayor considers run for federal Liberal nomination in 2015 election By DESMOND DEVOY desmond.devoy@metroland.com
News – Perth mayor John Fenik is considering running for the federal Liberal nomination to take on Tory MP Scott Reid in the 2015 election. “I love being mayor of this town,â€? said Fenik during an endof-year interview at his town hall office on Friday, Dec. 27. “I believe I am blessed being mayor. (But) the election is coming up. I am seriously considering‌ seeking the nomination for a federal seat,â€? as the Liberal standardbearer in Lanark, Frontenac,
Lennox and Addington. Fenik promised that he would make his mind up sometime after attending the federal Liberal Party convention in Montreal on Feb. 21, when he has a chance to “have a good look at the party platform.� If he does seek out the nomination, he said he would serve out the end of his term as mayor until the end of 2014, but would not run for re-election as mayor. “I am torn because being a mayor is working with council and people to find consensus,� he said. Also, as mayor, he is his own boss, in a way, but with
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party politics, he has to tow the party line. He remembers speaking to a cabinet minister, who told him: “When I was in municipal politics, those were some of the best times in my life.� But already, as he continues to weigh the pros and cons, he was also trying some talking points on for size. “I feel strongly that I could make a difference,� said Fenik. “Something has gone drastically wrong at the federal level. It’s not about policy,� but rather an extended-pre-election campaign, as he sees it.
Boyd’s/Franktown United Churches Rev. Jeff de Jonge 613-285-8047 Services: Boyd’s, Ferguson Falls Rd – 11:00am St. Paul’s, Franktown – 9:30am Sunday School Website: www.boydsfranktownunitedchurch.com Calvary Pentecostal Church Phone: 613 257 3484 Email: calvarychurch@sympatico.ca www.calvarycp.ca Holy Name of Mary St. Mary’s Parish Almonte 613-256-1034 Father Lindsay Harrison SATURDAY MASS 4:30pm SUNDAY MASS 9:00am – 10:30am Children’s Liturgy, Youth Ministry, Bible Study, Prayer Circle (check website for times and programs) www.holynameofmaryparish.com Almonte Baptist Church 207 Reserve St. 613-256-5655 Pastor: Paul Benson www.almonte.baptistchurch.com 11am – SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP 4th Thursday – Mens Super-Huddle 6:30pm 4th Tuesday – L.I.F.T. 7:00pm 613-623-9436
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“We have the best educated young people,� he said, but no solid, full-time, “pensionable� jobs for them to take up. Winning the nomination will be one thing – winning in a solidly conservative riding, that has been held by Reid since 2000, will be something else. “Scott Reid is a good, kind, decent guy. I consider him a friend,� said Fenik. However, he does intend to deny him a sixth election victory by knocking on doors, and “standing on a soap box made of wood in every market in the riding,� if he has to. Another stark problem facing
local Liberals is that of money, with only $38,000 in the election war chest, compared to $400,000 plus for local Conservatives. While negative election ads may have helped see off Grit leaders like Stephane Dion in 2008 and Michael Ignatieff in 2011, Fenik does not intend to repay the ads in kind by “soaking the airwaves with pictures and the lawns with signs. It’s about engagement.� In 2010, Fenik was acclaimed as mayor after no challengers stepped forward by the nomination deadline day. “The acclamation, I was hon-
oured to be acclaimed,� he said, but added that “every politician has an expiry date. I don’t think that it is good to maintain a position just to maintain a position.� He is fairly certain that, if he does run for re-election this October, he will face a challenger. Though he would not be drawn on any names he has heard who are considering a challenge, he said he “wouldn’t be surprised,� if one of his council colleagues made their own run for his chain of office. But, he notes charitably, “anybody from my council could be mayor.�
St. James Anglican The Lighthouse Church 355 Moffatt Street “The Anglican Church in Carleton Placeâ€? 613-257-4255 Reformed Pastor: Doug Anderson 225 Edmund Street, Presbyterian Church Email: info@cplighthouse.org Carleton Place, Ontario Christ Centred – People Focused Website: www.cplighthouse.org 613-257-3178 273 Almonte St., Almonte Sunday Services Website: stjamescarletonplace.org SERVICES: 10am EACH SUNDAY 10am Celebration Service Sunday, January 19, 2014 Worship Services every & Children’s Church 2nd After Epiphany Sunday at 10am Contact us for more information 8am Holy Eucharist 2nd services – Personal prayer available 10am Choral Eucharist 2pm – 1st,3rd, 5th Sundays Tuesdays & Thursdays 12–2:30pm Sunday School in Parish hall 6pm – 2nd, & 4th Sundays Call or come by Contact Barb Thursday, January 23, 2014 Weekly Small groups and Cornerstone 10am Holy Eucharist youth group Community Church Rector Church office 613-256-2816 1728 Concession 11-A, Almonte The Rev’d David Andrew website: hillsiderpc.ca (at the round-about) Organist Mr. Ralph Langtry Pastor – Rev. Matthew Dyck Pastor: Choir Director Pat Grainger 613-791-4811 – mhdyck@rogers.com Rev. Gary Landers Almonte United Church 613-256-4995 St. Andrew’s 106 Elgin Street, Almonte SUNDAY WORSHIP: Presbyterian Church Tel: 256-1355 10am 39 Bridge Street 613-257-3133 Rev. Mary Royal Ample Parking – Fully Accessible Rev. Barry Carr, Minister Organist & Music Director: Nursery Care/Sunday School Organist and Choir Director: Neil Milnes Weekly Bible Study & Prayer Susan Harron 10:30am – SUNDAY WORSHIP * Friendly Family-Centred Ministry * SUNDAY SERVICE 9:30am & Sunday School A Free Methodist Nursery & Sunday School, Child Care Available Congregation Website: www.almonteunited.com Handicap Accessible St. Mary’s Roman Email: office@almonteunited.com standrewschurch39@gmail.com Catholic Church Office Hours: 9am–12pm Mon–Fri. Blog: standrewscarletonplace.com 28 Hawthorne Ave., For Transportation call the office. Carleton Place Carleton Place Parish of Fr. Augustine Mendonça, Baptist Church Franktown-Innisville 613-257-1284, 613-257-1630 299 Bridge St. Carleton Place Anglican Churches MASS SCHEDULE 613-257-1889 The Rev. David Vavasour Saturday 5pm Pastor: Brian Affleck The Venerable Mary Ellen Berry Sunday 9am & 11am Discovery Hour: 10:00am 613-257-1340 Handicap Access Worship Service: 11:00am www.franktown-innisvilleparish.ca Children’s Church provided St. James, Franktown 8:30am Prayer & Bible Study St. John’s, Innisville 10:30am Wednesday 7pm Everyone Welcome All Welcome! Handicap access A Biblically faithful, Gospel sharing www.cpbaptist.ca parish in the Anglican Church in Ashton-Munster North America Zion-Memorial Pastoral Charge United Church Services & Sunday School at The United Church of Canada 'SBOLMJO 4USFFU r 10 am each Sunday Rev. Arlyce Schiebout 10:30am Morning Worship Nursery available Services in both churches. 10:30am Sunday School & Nursery Mid-week Bible Studies Fully Accessible FULLY ACCESSIBLE Info: Rev. Dave Kemp, Pastor 613-257-7761 for more information Minister: 613-257-5490 Everyone Welcome. Rev. Peter W. Dahlin, B.A., M.Div. 117 Victoria St., Carleton Place Child Care provided. Musical Director: Tony Stuart www.eternalhopechurch.ca WARM WELCOME TO ALL! R0012511809_0116
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