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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Final tally 22 candidates vying for 7 seats in Leamington Municipal Election
Election Day is Monday, October 25, but Leamington voters can expect to receive their mail-in voter’s ballots in the mail during the first week of October. The largest pool of candidates is for the five councillor seats. In total there are 17 candidates who have filed for this position. Candidates include Rick Atkin, Carol Bell, Wes Brookes, Chris Chopchik, Rick Cowan, John Crump, Herb Enns, Frank Friesen, Ron Haley, John Jacobs, Keith Klassen, Hilda McDonald, Bruce Peacock, Dan Santos, Robert Tatomir, Ken Thoman and Larry Verbeke. In the race for the mayor’s seat there is a three-way contest. Current Mayor John Adams and Councillor John Paterson, as well as Ted Wigfield are vying for the municipality’s top position. Incumbent Deputy Mayor Rob Schmidt has competition for his seat as deputy-mayor. Charlie Wright has put his name forward for the second-in-command position. Two candidates have filed for the position of Trustee for the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board (English) for Leamington, Essex, Kingsville, Pelee Township – Mary DiMenna and Richard Kniaziew. Three candidates have filed for the one available seat on the Greater Essex County District Board Trustee – Aleksandra Navarro, Allan Simpson and David Taves. A candidate for municipal office must, upon nomination, be a qualified municipal elector and fulfill all of the following requirements: be a resident of or the owner or tenant of land in the Municipality of Leamington or the spouse of such a person; be a Canadian citizen; be at least eighteen (18) years old; not be legally prohibited from voting; and not be disqualified by any legislation from holding municipal office. A candidate, if nominated, must remain qualified throughout the election and, if elected, throughout the term of office. Vote By Mail Kits will be delivered by Canada Post beginning Friday, October 1 to all Leamington Electors on the Voters List. If you have not received yours in the mail by Friday, October 8, call the Municipal Office.
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The Leamington and District Chamber of Commerce is holding a Candidates Night on Wednesday, September 29 at Cardinal Carter Secondary School at 7 p.m. All members of the public are welcome to attend. Candidates will be allowed to address the public and answer questions. SEE PAGES 6 & 7 FOR PROFILES OF MAYOR AND DEPUTY-MAYOR CANDIDATES.
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A gesture of respect for fallen soldiers By Sheila McBrayne Every time a Canadian soldier dies in Afganistan one Leamington man and his wife lower their Canadian flag to half mast for three days to show respect for the loss of a Canadian soldier’s life. The last time Raymond and Dorothy Burrell lowered their flag on Erie Glen Crescent was September 5 when Warrant Officer Richard Nolan was killed in combat that weekend. He was the 154th Canadian casualty in Afganistan. Raymond is not a veteran himself, but not for lack of trying. He comes from a long line of family members who have served and are currently serving. Raymond had uncles, brothers, nephews and grandsons who have served Canada in World II, Boer War and the Gulf War. Lowering the flag is just one way the couple honours all soldiers through this patriotic action. Raymond’s two older half brothers Wilbur and Gordon served in World War II. As soon as Raymond was old enough in March of 1945 he too signed up for active duty. After 70 days in training he was told, “Go home boy, we don’t need ya’.” The war ended six days later. “I was mad I couldn’t go, but I was glad the war was over,” said Raymond. Both of Raymond’s half brothers came home safely… well, except for Wilbur who served as a front line cook and had a minor injury to report. Once while in France a shell was dropped near the cookhouse and the explosion caused him to cut himself with his knife. “We teased him about that for a while,” said Raymond. His other half brother Gordon came back from the war, but suffered many difficulties that were not as treatable in 1945 as in 2010. He died in 1983 in Sick Soldiers Hospital. Wilbur on the other hand, came home from the war with a personal mission. A fellow Canadian soldier, dying from war injuries, had given him a letter to deliver to his wife he was leaving behind. As soon as Wilbur got home safely he went to New Brunswick to deliver the dying gift to his fellow soldier’s widow. They married two years later. Six children and a lifetime of good memories later, Wilbur died in 1982. When Raymond was told to go home because the war was over, he started a new life in his hometown of Moncton, New Brunswick. He worked at Marvin’s Biscuit factory until he left in 1953 for Ontario. He worked briefly as a mechanic in Toronto and then moved to the Sun Parlour where he worked as a service manager at a dealership in Essex. In 1958 he opened his own garage in Windsor called Ray’s Texaco Service. In 1973 Raymond bought into a trucking company in Windsor until 1985. From that time until 1996 Raymond and his wife Dorothy lived on a small farm and ran a trucking company. It was in 1996 that Raymond and Dorothy retired to Leamington. In their retirement years they have enjoyed traveling North America in their RV. “It’s easier to say where we haven’t been than the places we have been,” said Raymond. (Continued on Page 3)