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With the municipal election fast approaching, Callander residents can meet their council candidates today, Wednesday, October 14, at the Callander Community Centre.
The event runs from 6 to 8 p.m. and is hosted by the Nipissing Political Science Society along with the Callander Public Library Board. Five candidates are running for a seat on council, with four seats available. Mayor Jordy Carr will be acclaimed as mayor.
Incumbent councillors Grant McMartin, Daryl Vaillancourt, and Mike Dell are running again, as are newcomers Kevin Eady and Adam Nadeau.
Melissa Sones, the library’s CEO, explained, “The candidates will each have a table, and the public will be able to ask individual questions before and after the speeches.” The candidates will then present to the audience, and those speeches begin at 6:45.
There will not be questions from the audience, although residents can speak with councillors before the speeches begin.
Sones mentioned that library staff were hearing from residents who wanted to hear from the candidates. No other community groups had such an event planned, so the library decided to organize one.
“Libraries exist so that communities have access to information, and this is providing access to information,” Sones said.
The Callander Community Centre is located at 1984 Swale Street in Callander. The event is free to attend.
David Briggs is a Local Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of BayToday, a publication of Village Media. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.
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