New Tecumseth Free Press Online October 27, 2010 Mayor-elect Terry Dowdall reasoned simply that Essa Township voters chose to go in a new direction when they elevated him to the mayor’s chair Monday night over incumbent David Guergis. “I think people just wanted a change,” wrote Mr....

By MARG. BRUINEMAN BARRIE EXAMINER Otcober 26 2010Essa Township’s deputy mayor Terry Dowdall has upset longtime mayor David Guergis.“I’m a lot more fun,” said a pumped Dowdall. “And I’m a down-to-earth person.”Dowdell sat surrounded by supporters at the Baxte...

Letter to aware.simcoe@gmail.com October 24 2010MAKE ESSA RIGHT!!  VOTE DOWDALL, MACDONALD & WHITE!!!www.dowdall4mayor.com  www.essa2010.ca  www.keith4council.caThey have each been ethical with their campaigns, offering nothing but the truth and facts. They truly want to represent us with our th...

By Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe October 24 2010Essa residents have received a phone message from a group that describes itself as the Coalition for Political Awareness (interesting name: no connection to AWARE Simcoe, of course) “alerting” voters to the potential for conflict of interest if ...

Letter to aware.simcoe@gmail.com October 24 2010Did Essa really miss other candidates who are running for Ward 1 because of all the NVCA talk and misinformation put out by Duckworth?  The only person who seems to have gotten air time is Archie Duckworth, who is supporting the same song David Guergis ...

Letter to aware.simcoe@gmail.com October 24 2010Are you as frustrated as me with all the NVCA talk, I can not even remember what platform Mayor David Guergis or Archie Duckworth have, (Or is there only one??). There are more issues then the NVCA AREN’T there??  Guergis and Duckworth should have...

By Brad Pritchard Simcoe,com October 20 2010UTOPIA – It was standing room only at the Utopia Community Hall on a rainy Wednesday night (Oct.13) for the first and only all candidates meeting for the upcoming municipal election in Essa Township.Across the wards, many of the candidates support the...

Letter to aware.simcoe@gmail.com Ocotber 21 2010My wife and I downsized (moved from Brampton) to a nice little house in the lovely town of Angus. We didn’t know much about the politics of the area but have always voted in every election. Thanks to Aware Simcoe, we are able to do a little digging and ...

The Ontario Landowners Association Comes to Angus to Campaign for David GuergisBy Ontario Landowners Association  Wednesday, October 20, 2010 David Guergis, Mayor of Essa Township, is a principled man who has demonstrated that he is willing to fight for fiscal responsibility and private property righ...

Alliston Herald October 20 2010As promised to our readers, The Herald is endorsing the candidates we see best fit for municipal council in the townships of Adjala-Tosorontio and Essa.Our selection criteria was laid out in the Oct. 7 Weekend Herald, so we won’t go into great detail on that again. To r...