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Filling Mayor Crewson’s shoes – a challenge for the next council Council candidate Dan Sample feels one of the biggest challenges the Town will face in the next term is Mayor Crewson's absence. “We as Councillors will need to pull up our socks to fill his shoes to help our new elected Mayor,” says Sample. Mayor Crewson surprised many by withdrawing his candidacy for Mayor from the Municipal race, on September 10th, after holding the position for 17 years. Mayor Crewson made it clear that it was “the right time to go” and that there were “good people waiting to take over.” Born in Caledon East, and raised in various towns throughout Caledon Dufferin, including Shelburne and Orangeville, Sample is a graduate of Orangeville District Secondary School. He has worked for Honda Canada Manufacturing for 27 years and is married with two young sons, ages seven and nine. He is an active volunteer in several sports organizations in Shelburne as a board member and coach for soccer and baseball, as well as being the President of the Curling Club for the last year. He is also active on the board of the Kinsman. He says his proudest achievements are his “family” and “calling Shelburne my home.” He is also proud of his work record at Honda, where he has climbed to a higher position of management and was selected to go to Ohio for two years as process engineer lead for North America. Mr. Sample does not quote any previous political experience, but says he “wants to be part of the Town and loves helping the community. I believe I would be an asset to the Town Council.” He brings “project management” and a wide berth of “leader training” to the position of Councillor, including skills in “effective listening, leadership for supervisors, problem solving, and statistical process control.” Sample does not feel it is acceptable for a member of Council to miss more than four meetings in a year, and says that “talking with other Council members” he understands that the last increase in Council remuneration was in 2005. Therefore, he is “not against the recommendation” by Ward & Uptigrove Consulting and Human Resources to increase Council salaries. “If the raise is given, Shelburne will still be below half of the studied municipalities with the same infrastructure/population,” notes Sample. If elected, Sample sees the biggest challenge he faces as a Councillor to be “issues dealing with the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) and Dufferin County.” He says, “Anything dealing with our three major roads is going to be a fight.” Mr. Sample also quoted “understanding our infrastructure and making sure it meets our growing demands,” as a challenge for the next term of Council. By the end of that term, Dan Sample hopes to see “an increase in more local Town events” and “an increase in attendance at current events.” He also hopes to see more “safety precautions on our roads.” ll voting residents should plan to attend the all-candidate debates set for October 8th at 7pm. The event, hosted by the Greater Dufferin Area Chamber of Commerce and Dufferin.biz in partnership with the Dufferin Federation of Agriculture and the Greater Dufferin Home Builders Association, will take place at Grace Tipling Hall, 203 Main Street East, in Shelburne. By Marni Walsh |
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