from Alliston Herald Jim has lived in Essa Township for more than 35 years, residing on the 8th line of Essa. Jim is married and has raised his family in this community. Jim’s involvement in his community began in the mid ’80s as a member ...

from Orillia Today How does one put an argument together as to why you should vote Andrew Shuttleworth as your Ward 4 councillor in just 325 words or less? Just be aware that the ideas in this article are much more well thought out than I will be able ...

2018 AWARE Simcoe questionnaire – Stephanie Kenny Lake Simcoe Watch response from Orillia Today I was born in Timmins and went to College Boreal for Social Work. I’ve spent time with women’s shelters, community development organizatio...

2018 AWARE Simcoe questionnaire – Tim Lauer from Orillia Today Born and raised in Orillia, I have spent the past 40 years working as an independent contractor. Currently, I work in real estate. I became involved in municipal affairs in 1991, acce...

Lake Simcoe Watch response from Orillia Today I’ve lived with my family in Orillia for a little over 15 years now. I do my best to contribute toward strengthening our community through activities like volunteering. Given my experience and knowledge of ...

from Barrie Advance My name is Cole Walsh and I have lived in Ward 1 in Barrie for over 18 years. I went to Johnson Street Public School for all of elementary school and after that, I attended and graduated high school from Eastview Secondary School. A...

Lake Simcoe Watch response from Barrie Advance “The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.” – Albert Schweitzer I am running to win your vote on Oct. 22. Serving the citizens of Barrie is all I know...

Lake Simcoe Watch response from Barrie Advance I am a wife, mother, small business owner … and I love this city! My significant work experience and knowledge of municipal and provincial governments, not-for-profits (homelessness), entrepreneurshi...

from Barrie Advance I ran to become Ward 9’s councillor in 2014 to restore a sense of vision for Ward 9 when it came to how we grow, how we invested in our infrastructure, and how your city councillor engaged with Ward 9. I wanted to change how W...

2018 AWARE SImcoe questionnaire – Bonnie North Lake Simcoe Watch response from Barrie Advance I love Barrie. 19 years ago, my husband Rob and I chose Ward 7 as a safe, affordable place to raise our son, Gary. The expression, “It takes a village t...