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Kelly’s future still unclear
Mayor Peter Kelly helps serve up meals at the A&W Restaurant in Woodside with employee Vickie Tremblay Thursday as part of the chain’s fundraising efforts for the MS Society of Canada. jeff harper/metro
Speculation Mayor Peter Kelly may not be done with life in the public service has run rampant this week, with rumours suggesting he is considering a run for the Bedford council seat. During an MS Society fundraiser at the Woodside A&W Thursday, Kelly told Metro he hadn’t changed the decision to not reoffer as mayor, but he also seemed to suggest he hadn’t ruled anything else out. “So many of the public over the last few weeks at different events have been very supportive, and everybody wants to know, but there’s no decision made on anything whatsoever,” he said. Earlier this week, Coun. Tim Outhit said rumours suggest Kelly is considering challenging him for the council seat in Bedford. “I’ve heard from several parties that the mayor is putting out feelers,” Outhit told Metro on Monday. Kelly said he’s also heard rumours he’s running for not only council, but political office at both the provincial and fed-
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“I hear I’m running for mayor, I hear I’m running for council, I hear I’m running for MLA, I hear I’m running for MP. There’s a lot of speculation.” Mayor Peter Kelly
eral levels, and said he’s been approached about several opportunities, which may be fuelling the speculation. Kelly did not say definitively he’s not running for anything, and continued to reiterate he hasn’t made any decisions about plans for or after the election. “You never say never — again, this is politics — but you also try not to mislead or alter courses of action,” he said. “I’ve been approached on a couple of things and also looking at what options may or may not be there, but there has been no decision made whatsoever.” Kelly was a popular councillor in Bedford before becoming mayor of Bedford and then of HRM after an amalgamation in 1995. He announced he would not re-offer as mayor in February following media coverage of his handling of a friend’s estate. ruth davenport/metro
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Politics. Mayor hasn’t changed mind about reoffering, but says he’s made no decisions about what lies ahead