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Ladysmith, here are your mayoral candidates Ladysmith’s three mayoral candidates answer our questions, in alphabetical order, continued on pages 4, 7, 10 and 12. An expanded Q&A is available online at www.ladysmithchronicle.com/municipalelection, and we will feature council candidate Q&As in next week’s paper.
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Occupation: Public Safety Telecommunications Why are you running for public office? Manager I believe in public service, and I have a desire Background: 27 years as a senior manager in lo- to improve on the qualities we hold dear in our cal government on Vancouver Island, community community. builder (councillor, soccer coach). I have a prov- What are your top three issues and how do en track record of either leading organizations or you plan to tackle these issues, if elected? being part of the senior management team, not 1. Waterfront redevelopment and cleanup has only here in Ladysmith but other communities I the ability to positively affect the community on have worked in. Those broad experiences give so many levels. New jobs during build out and me a depth of understanding that I bring to the long-term, the possibility of a spectacular settable and enable me to fulfill the requirements of ting for visitors arriving by water, as well as an mayor immediately — not needing a year or two enticing attraction for vehicle traffic travelling to to learn the ropes. and through our community on the Trans-Canada
Highway. Any communities would love to have this asset, one that has been sadly underutilized as a job source, tax base, recreation area and overall community gem. Actions: Building on the extensive community consultation that has gone on previously, quickly confirm/reaffirm the types of land uses and enhancements desired by the community. Start to market Town-owned land based on the preferred land uses, using the proceeds to pay for the amenities identified by the community (waterfront walkway, trails along the E&N corridor, additional parkland, more community programming
Occupation: Stay At Home Parent of three chil- After a lot of moving around for school, jobs, traindren, ages six, nine and 11. I also homeschool my ing, etc., we finally made that happen. eldest. Education: I was trained by my father, as a cabiBackground: I am a well-preserved 47 years old, netmaker. I hold a Bachelor of Arts from Trent and I live at the corner of Third and Baden Pow- University, a Master of Arts from the University of ell with my wife, Yvanne, and our three children Guelph, both in Philosophy. I also earned a Certifiaged six, nine and 11 — in the house I built for us. cate in Community Based Development through St. Yvanne grew up in the Cowichan Valley, and I grew Francis Xavier University and a Diploma in Comup in a little place called Waupoos in southern On- puter Assisted Drafting and Design from the Intertario. I met Yvanne while she was at university in national Academy of Design and Technology. Most Ontario, and I always joke that her first words to recently, I have studied martial arts, and if my testme were “My name is Yvanne, and I want to move ing goes well, I will receive my Conditional Black back to Vancouver Island” That was 19 years ago. Belt in Kung Fu in the week after the election, and
full Black Belt mid-next year. Work Experience: Arranged it in an order of relevance to the job of mayor, but in a way, it is all relevant. I have done a lot of different things, have developed a lot of skills and am not afraid to use them. • Four years of Health Services Planning experience in the Ontario District Health Council system (now known as Local Health Integration Networks) • Policy Analyst for the Aboriginal Affairs Branch of Canadian Heritage in Ottawa • Attaché to the Editor/CEO of www.nowtoronto. com
Occupation: President/GM — Uforik Computers Inc., President — Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce, Director — Ladysmith and District Credit Union Background: I am a husband and father, foster parent, entrepreneur, and community advocate. I have a keen sense of the issues we face and the actions we can take to address them. I am working to enable economic growth throughout our community and to improve the welfare of all of our citizens. Open, hard working and accountable, I believe that connecting with people on a meaningful level is the top priority in developing a shared vision for our future. In my career, I have been a 16-year-old gas sta-
throughout the U.S., I ‘retired’ to Ladysmith, to be close to my family (in particular my grandparents). Just turning 29, I quickly got bored. In the fall of 2003, I founded Uforik Computers and embarked on the journey you find me on today. After investing several years in my young family and growing our business, I started to become heavily involved in our community development. From School PAC Co-Chair and key member of the Ladysmith Working Group on schools, to Director and later President of the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce, and becoming a Director with the Ladysmith and District Credit Union, I
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tion manager, attending high school while managing Payless (now Shell) and a top salesperson, merchandiser and finally sales trainer at Future Shop into my early 20s. In the late 90s, I served as Vice President of Business Development for Global Media, pioneering new technologies for entertainment distribution and marketing online. I then served as the Director of Interactive Technology and Marketing for the Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies, developing interactive customer marketing and sponsorship opportunities for pro sports. In the spring of 2003, after various consulting jobs with professional sports and marketing companies
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