2022 Municipal Election Town Hall
We had an internet glitch and lost about 4 min of the recording, but the town hall videos (it is in 2 parts) are now up on Facebook here:
Part 1:
https://www.facebook.com/Ward8CAN/videos/5445820958787159
Part 2:
https://www.facebook.com/Ward8CAN/videos/1564824900639098
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Election Day is October 24.
You can vote on-line from 10 am Friday October 14 to 8 pm Monday October 24.
Advance voting is Saturday, October 15, 2022, and Saturday, October 22, 2022, from 10 am to 4 pm at the Centennial Community Centre & Arena in Hanmer, the Chelmsford Community Centre & Arena in Chelmsford and Tom Davies Square Foyer Downtown.
In person voting on October 24 is 10 am to 8 pm at 27 regular voting locations - you can vote at any location. Locations in or close to Ward 8 include United Pentecostal Church on Lasalle, NORCAT on Maley, Collège Boréal, Garson Community Centre & Arena, Microtel on the Kingsway.
Watch for your Voter Information Letter in your mailbox end of September.
Find information on voting eligibility, supports and locations here. Check if you are on the voting list here.
Vote!
Share your priorities. Ask your questions. Your voice matters!
Join us Wednesday, October 12, 6:30 to 9:00 pm, at the Lasalle Secondary School Cafeteria, 1545 Kennedy St. to listen to candidate priorities and hear their responses to your questions! Submit your questions ahead of time or bring them to the event (on-line or in person). Bring questions and submit them when arriving - we will be accepting questions from 6:30 to 6:45 pm. Masks are strongly recommended.
The event will also be livestreamed on our Facebook event.
Candidates who have confirmed their attendance as of October 12:
Patrick Augé
Gordon Drysdale
Patrick McCoy
Bill McElree
Vital Rainville
Al Sizer
Regrets:
Carla Ross-Arsenault
Agenda
Note that masks are not required but are strongly recommended at the in-person event.
The agenda may be slightly adjusted depending on the number of candidates who attend. Each candidate will have an opportunity to answer each question posed.
6:30 pm
Introductions and gathering of questions submitted from the audience
6:45 pm
Candidates introduce themselves - 2 min each per candidate
Candidates answer question from CAN: What are your top 3 priorities for the ward and the top 3 priorities for the city? - 2 minutes each per candidate
Between 7:00 and 7:15 pm
Candidates answer questions submitted by the community (in person audience, submitted via website and social media) - 1 min each per candidate
Submit Your Question(s)
Questions will be accepted up to 6:45 pm
Ward 8 Candidates
Name: Patrick Auge
Date filed: Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Email: [email protected]
Name: Gordon Drysdale
Date filed: Friday, August 5, 2022
Telephone: 705-561-7574
Email: [email protected]
Name: Patrick McCoy
Date filed: Friday, August 19, 2022
Telephone: 705-585-2904
Email: [email protected]
Website: patrickmccoy.ca
Name: Bill McElree
Date filed: Monday, August 08, 2022
Telephone: 705-670-9301
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.VoteBillforWard8.com
Name: Vital Rainville
Date filed: Friday, August 19, 2022
Telephone: 249-360-6470
Email: [email protected]
Name: Carla Ross-Arsenault
Date filed: Friday, August 19, 2022
Telephone: 705-524-2226
Email: [email protected]
Name: Al Sizer
Date filed: Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Telephone: 705-592-2029
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.alsizerWard8.ca
source: https://www.greatersudbury.ca/city-hall/municipal-schoolboard-elections/2022-candidates/