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THE STRAY DOG BREWING COMPANY presents Dan Kelly with special guest Ryan King from 7 p.m. at 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park. For more information visit facebook.com/straydogbrewing.

CUMBERLAND TOWNSHIP PIONEERS CLUB 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION starting at 12 noon with a full roast beef dinner at the Bearbrook Community Centre, 8720 Russell Rd. Cost $17 per person. Reservations are required. Everyone welcome. For more information and to RSVP, contact Christine Lanthier at totalfootspa@xplornet.ca or call 613-835-3397.

THE ORLÉANS BREWING CO. presents Oyster Wednesdays every Wednesday Co. is located at 4380 Innes Rd. near the Innes Road McDonalds. For more information visit www.facebook.com/OrleansBrewingCo.

THE STRAY DOG BREWING COMPANY presents Taproom Trivia from 6:30 p.m. at 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park. For more information visit facebook.com/StrayDogBrewingCompany.

53rd ANNUAL MAPLEFEST hosted by the Cumberland Lions Club from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lions Maple Hall, 2552 Old Montreal Rd. in Cumberland Village. Tickets $12 for adults and $8 for children under 10. Includes pancakes, sausages, maple syrup, tea/coffee, hot chocolate and orange juice.

STEAL MY SUNSHINE PARTY at the Stray Dog Brewing Company, 501 Lacolle Way in the Taylor Creek Business Park. Come celebrate the solar eclipse from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information visit facebook.com/StrayDogBrewingCompany.

 

 

Cumberland byelection: Henry Valois responds to candidate survey
Oct. 1, 2020

In an effort to provide fair coverage of the municipal byelection in Cumberland Ward, the Orléans Star sent a series of questions to each of the eight candidates in the race. The answers to those questions are being published in the lead-up to the Oct. 5 vote.

Candidate: Henry Valois
Age:64
Education: College diploma
Occupation: Semi-retired volunteer firefighter

# of Children: 3 daughters (31, 34, 38)

Bilingual: Yes

Question # 1 – How will your past experience make you an effective city councillor?

I am honest, hardworking and reliable. I have been a resident of Cumberland Ward for 39 years, both urban and rural.

Having been a volunteer firefighter for over 30 years, I have helped thousands of residents in this ward with many different types of emergencies as a front-line worker. As the captain of the fire station, I have had to deal with the Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office, police, bylaw, water works and many other divisions of the city.

Question # 2 – Please list some of your volunteer activities.

• Volunteer firefighter;
• Navan Fair director;
• Cumberland Lion’s Club supporter;
• Orleans-Cumberland Community Resource Centre’s annual food drive organizer;
• Cumberland Heritage Museum annual Firefighter Day coordinator;
• Petrie Island Canada Day annual event coordinator;
• Orléans Christmas Parade of Lights;
• Cheo Skate-a-thon (24-hour skate)
• Guinness World Record 50 Horse Hitch (1995);
• Ice Storm (1998);

• Hay West (2002);
• Initiated the emergency response for flood victims of the 2017 Ottawa River flood in Cumberland;

Question # 3 – What is your position on whether or not the rural part of the ward should be merged with Osgoode Ward?

I do not believe the rural part of Ward 19 should be merged with Osgoode Ward. It would become strictly a rural ward and our tax contributions would likely go to core city projects. It would also become a very large area for a councillor to serve and represent.

Question # 4 – Please list your top three priorities should you get elected; and B) Why is the first issue on your list your number one priority and what do you plan to do about it?

My top three priorities are:

1) TAXES – We need to keep our property taxes as low as possible. If a 2% increase is not sufficient to initiate projects they should not be implemented. I would encourage Council to work on keeping our property tax increase to a maximum of 2%. Zero increase would be ideal.

2) ROADS – I believe that the roads in the east end of the city are in poor shape compared to the west end. Let’s get our roads in better shape and do a better job at snow removal in the winter.

3) GARBAGE – I agree that recycling and composting bins are good, but weekly garbage collection should help residents keep their properties cleaner.

Our streets are not safe for families, children, and our seniors. I will install traffic calming measures, such as speed bumps, to address car speeding. I will also advocate for high quality cycling infrastructure design.

For more information about the candidate visit www.henryvaloisward19.ca.

 

 
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