The Creemore
ECHO
Friday, June 10, 2022 Vol. 22
No. 23
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Brian Saunderson surrounded by his family members on Election Day June 2 as he addresses the audience gathered at Bear Estate in Collingwood moments after he was declared the winner of the riding, and designating him the new member of parliament for Simcoe-Grey.
Saunderson sails to victory in Simcoe-Grey by Trina Berlo PC candidate Brian Saunderson won the riding of Simcoe Grey by a landslide on Election Day getting 51 per cent of the vote. Election results put Saunderson in a seat at Queen’s Park with 27,067 votes, miles ahead of Liberal Ted Crysler with 11,687 votes. Saunderson gathered at Bear Estate in Collingwood with family and supporters June 2 to watch the polling results roll in. “Tonight, the people of SimcoeGrey and Ontario have chosen a Progressive Conservative government that cares about Ontarians, cares about jobs, cares about affordability, cares about healthcare, long-term care, and cares about education,” he said during his acceptance speech. “This is a Progressive Conservative government
that is going to take action, work with stakeholder groups and private sector to address the issues that are of concern to you and get things done.” Saunderson recognized outgoing PC MPP Jim Wilson for his 32 years of service, saying he knows he has big shoes to fill. “My commitment to you is to meet that challenge,” he said. He thanked his team for getting him where he is, including those who organized the campaign, donated, hammered signs and knocked on doors. “It was an incredible team effort. I personally knocked on almost 3,000 doors and I had some people with me who knocked on as many as that, so it was really a fantastic effort and I think the results have been shown today,” said Saunderson.
He credited his parents Bill and Meredith Saunderson, who joined in the celebration via Skype, for inspiring his political aspirations. He said he cut his political chops during heated family debates around the dinner table. He said his parents are long-time political operatives going back to the days of Dalton Camp, Robert Stanfield and Bill Davis. He said his father was part of the Common Sense Revolution and served as Mike Harris’ minister of trade, tourism and economic development in the mid1990s. “I relied extensively on both Bill and Meredith’s advice throughout this process. They will forget more about politics than I think I’ll ever know,” said Saunderson. He was joined Thursday night by (See “Saunderson” on page 5)
Ken Cufaro has resigned from Mulmur council, leaving a vacancy that is to be filled by appointment. “By way of this email this is to inform you I am no longer a resident of Mulmur Township and therefore no longer eligible to remain on Mulmur Council,” wrote Cufaro on May 19. Council has determined it will appoint someone to fill the vacancy for the rest of the council term ending Nov. 14, rather than holding a bielection. Interested candidates may submit the necessary paperwork, in person with identification, by 2 p.m. on June 29 at the Township Administrative Office. See mulmur.ca for the required forms. Certified registered Candidates will be afforded the opportunity to address council for a period of not more than five minutes and will be asked to answer council’s questions at the July 6 meeting. Candidates must be a resident of the township, or an owner or tenant of land in the township, or the spouse of such an owner or tenant, be 18 or older and a Canadian citizen.
Creemore Legion calls for June takeout dinner orders This month, Creemore Legion is serving a Chicken and Rib Take-Out Dinner on Thursday, June 23. The dinner costs $20 per person and includes a chicken leg, ribs, corn, baked potato, bun with butter, and pie. Call 705-466-2330 prior to June 16 to place an order and schedule a pick-up time between 4:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Social distance and bring exact change please.
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