THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
I want to give
thanks to God and express my gratitude and
appreciation for my re-election to serve as your
Municipal Councillor. I feel blessed and it will be
an honour to serve you once again in this capacity.
I will continue to provide you with this monthly
newsletter and hopefully expand my internet presence
through more use of my web-pages and Facebook sites.
I am looking forward to the challenges ahead. I hope
that my endeavours over the next 4 years will earn
your respect and support in the future.
At this time I
would like to personally thank all 2,957 residents
who voted for me. I should also acknowledge the
valiant effort by my opponent, Spencer Colley, and
his 1,936 votes. In total 4,924 votes were cast
including 31 spoiled ballots. Total eligible voters
in our District is 14,058, but only 35% of the
voters actually turned out. Your votes for me will
reinvigorate my commitment to you all. For those who
voted against me, I hope to regain your trust. And
for those who intended to voted for me but didn't, I
appreciate your confidence. But for those who don't
make the effort to vote at all, I need to ignite
your interest and renew your participation.
This year we have
been celebrating 250 years of parliamentary
democracy that started here in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Your vote really does matter. Think about the
sacrifices made by our previous generations that
fought so hard to preserve and protect our freedom.
Exercising your democratic rights is just one way of
honouring their legacy to us all. I want to hear
from you on how we can improve our electoral
process. What do you think of the Internet &
Telephone Voting Options ? Do you have any other
suggestions on how we can improve voter
participation?
At this time, I
wish to thank those who volunteered during the
campaign that helped with the signs, door-to-door
canvassing, and fund-raising. I could not have done
it without you. My heartfelt thanks to you all once
again ! However there is one aspect of the campaign
that I feel compelled to express. Even though there
were 2 tropical storms with high winds during this
recent election period, a number of my campaign
signs have gone missing. I purposely delayed putting
up some of my signs until the first storm passed.
Needless to say, a number of signs became displaced,
destroyed or outright disappeared. I understand to
some degree the pranks of juvenile behaviour from
some of our youth, but I must express my outrage to
those who deliberately and diabolically went out to
create havoc for me. This type of activity is
totally inexcusable and unjustifiable. If someone
has a problem with me, then I expect them have the
personal fortitude to speak with me directly. I can
take constructive criticism but the destruction of
personal property is another matter. If anyone
should find or know the whereabouts to any of my
missing signs, I would appreciate if you let me know
where I can retrieve them. Thanks.
