Annoucements in Loyalist Cataraqui Community

[Lydia]

Canadian Club meets second thursdays of the month at Mino's Restaurant on 2762 Princess Street, Kingston. To reserve seat or to join call 613-530-3242

More information can be found at www.canadianclubkingston.org


CANADIAN CLUB OF KINGSTON
SPEAKER PROGRAMME – 2009-2010
DATE SPEAKER TOPIC
2009
Wednesday, Oct 7 Dr. Henry Habib “The Middle East in 2009 : Peace or Conflict?”
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Concordia

Thursday, Nov 12 Florence Campbell “Vital Signs Report”
Vice President, Board of Directors
The Community Foundation of Greater Kingston

Thursday, Dec 10 Dr. Ted Hsu “Cap and Trade for Greenhouse Gases:
Executive Director, SWITCH What is it, why does it matter, Kingston benefits”
2010
Thursday, Jan 14 Dr. Jacalyn Duffin “Music and Memory:
Hannah Chair in History of Medicine What Can Dementia Teach Us about the Brain?”
Queen’s University

Thursday, Feb 11 Colin Robertson “State of the Union: Canada/U.S. Relations”
Distinguished Senior Fellow, Norman Paterson School
of International Affairs, Carleton

Thursday, Mar 11 Ken Watson “The Rideau Route”
Author; Member – Friends of the Rideau

Thursday, Apr 8 Don Drummond ““What Comes After the Great Recession?”
Senior VP & Chief Economist, TD Bank

Thursday, May 13 Alia Hogben TBA
Executive Director, Canadian Council of
Muslim Women

[Lydia]

Kevin George for Councilor

Sorry folks, had to change my first posting due to information being incorrect. Checking into procedures before adding a second name

[Lydia]

Just received an e-mail with Kevin George's pamplet for his campaign for Councilor of Loyalist Cataraqui District. The following link will give you an orginal copy. '

http://www.kevingeorgeforcouncil.com/Contact_Kevin.html

Welcome to my website!

Hello, my name is Kevin George and I wish to be your representative on City Council. What I find special about Kingston is its geographical location as the centre of Eastern Ontario between Ottawa and Toronto. Our citizens can enjoy many sports and recreational activities not available in other cities because of our location along Lake Ontario, the Rideau Canal and the St. Lawrence River. We are a City rich in history and culture. We have an active arts community and our history, as evident by our many heritage buildings, some over 200 years old are obvious for everyone to enjoy. With your support we can continue to be proud of our City and what it offers. We can continue to make others envious of what we enjoy and they can only dream of. I invite you to read through the literature provided on this website. I hope that we share the view of prosperity for our community as it is important to maintain a vibrant City, accessible for all to enjoy. With your support on Monday October 25th, 2010 I can look forward to working on your behalf to make our dreams a reality.

About Kevin

I am a lifelong resident of Kingston and my family can trace its roots to the Kingston community back over seven generations. Together with my wife Joanne, we raised our children in this beautiful city and are now proud grandparents to three energetic girls. The Loyalist-Cataraqui district is our home and I hope it will be my privilege to represent you on the next City Council. As a parent and a grandparent, I care deeply about our west-end community. I care about safety on our streets and sidewalks; I care about the quality of our parks and recreational areas; I care about providing local opportunities for our youth so they are not tempted to move away as soon as they complete school; and I care about the quality of life of our senior citizens. In short, I care about this District. I care about Kingston’s place as the cultural jewel in Eastern Ontario and its potential as an academic, communications, transportation and environmental centre of excellence in this province. I care about my community and that is why I have served as a politician, a community volunteer and a coach in many youth sports. My background in politics includes two terms on Kingston City Council (2000-2006) and, prior to amalgamation, I served on the Kingston Township Council (1995-1997). While on Kingston City Council I was a member of several committees including; the City of Kingston Planning Committee, the Cataraqui Regional Conservation Authority, the Infrastructure and Transportation Policies Committee and the Rural/Urban Liaison Committee, to name just a few. One of my most memorable times was serving as the Chair of the committee overseeing the development and construction of our west-end Invista Centre, a project that was completed on time, on budget and without controversy. This is an example of the leadership I can bring to City Council as your representative.

Goals

I have a track record of sound judgement and effective decision-making. As the Chair on various committees, I’ve developed my skills as a communicator and, most importantly as a listener. For me, it is fundamentally important to listen to and understand competing viewpoints. I do not pretend to know what is best for people without first taking the time to know how they feel about certain issues. As your Councillor, I will make myself available to the residents of Loyalist-Cataraqui to learn of your concerns and to discuss your ideas for making our District an even better one in which to live and raise our families. Leading up to this election, I will be travelling throughout our District, trying to meet as many of you as I can to discuss your ideas and your concerns. How can I do otherwise if I hope to represent your interests at City Council? As your representative on City Council, I will work hard to assist my political colleagues and City Staff in bringing new jobs to the City. I believe we all have a significant role to play in developing an economic “action plan” and should I have the honour of representing you at City Council, I look forward to meeting with you on a regular basis to discuss how we can make our District and this City an even better place to live. As I’ve said, effective communications is the key component in politics. We have seen politicians who spend more time speaking than listening; more time shouting for attention than earning respect. I believe my quiet, thoughtful approach to “getting the job done” worked well in the past and it is my leadership style that our City Council needs more of in the future.

Contact Kevin

I invite you to contact me at your earliest opportunity so that I can learn about what is important to you while providing you with an opportunity to assess my ability to represent you on City Council. I would be happy to meet with you as individuals or in groups. Let us work together to make Kingston a great place to live, work, play and raise our families.

On MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2010 Vote for Kevin George “Your Voice of Experience at City Hall” Phone: 613-389-2003E-Mail: kgeorge55 @cogeco.ca
Thank you for visiting my website. Please fill out the following form to request information about my campaign and what your concerns are with the present governing of the City. When you are finished, click the 'Submit' button to send me your message. You will see a confirmation below.

[Lydia]

I am totally in support of Kevin George as Councilor for the District Loyalist Cataraqui. Kevin was a previous councilor for this district. As a follower of Council, and following issues that Kevin George supported, I found him to be creditable, fiscial responsible. open minded and willing to discuss issues in full during council meetings.

What I totally, enjoyed was Kevin's way of chairing a committee meeting of any kind. Kevin always ALWAYS conducted the meetings fairly and in business manner. What makes him stand out for me is that he always allowed the PUBLIC who were always welcomed to watch events unfold. The public had the opportunity to indicate where they stood on issues and indicate which committee member actually represents the ordinary person's views.

Every meeting Kevin chaired, had 15 minutes dedicated at the end of the committee's meeting to hear from the people who were not on the committee. Every meeting was complete open to the public. This allowed people who were for or against an issue the opportunity to address the committees that Kevin chaired. During council meetings, Kevin accurately represented the views of standing committees and any other committees he chaired.

Kevin,knows more about this city than most councilors because of his work experiences, his service on council, and as a resident of his district. He is not afraid to allow the public to speak. He always followed up on ordinary complains from citizens and always got back to them.

[Lydia]

As per Robert's website on the net.


Robert Matheson's Campaign

http://robforthejob.cdyweb.com/template/html/images/R4M%20-%20Brochure%201.pdf





http://www.robforthejob.com/index.html





TRUST
Transparent open and Trustworthy government

Responsive Respectful local governance for Citizens

Understanding our Communities needs

Sustainable planning and forward thinking in all we do

Tax accountability with a commitment to drive for lower taxes, and other sources of revenue generation



The principles of the Fair Vote initiative are reflected in the four cornerstones of my campaign: trust, transparency, responsiveness and responsible leadership



Friends and neighbours,
I am privileged and honoured to offer myself as a candidate for Mayor in the city of Kingston. Through my experience as a family man I can relate to the needs of today’s modern family. We all want to improve our quality of life allowing us to become a stronger community together. I am committed to serving as a strong voice for all citizens of Kingston. Through hard work and determination, together we can create a responsible government that hears and acts on the needs of the community.
- Current counillor for Loyalist-Cataraqui
- Diplomas in public relations, social science and certificate in business management
- Bilingual in English and French
- Multicultural background through travelling abroad with Diplomatic Corps parents
Vote for the vision, the change and the sincerity you want to see returned to our local government by building a strong community together.
 Develop a policy for citizen initiated referendum
 Increase public input by developing a database that can be used for citizen input on various issues
 Continue to improve the public transit system and city infrastructure while supporting green initiatives
 Draw new sustainable businesses to Kingston while supporting the current business community
 Create a Youth Roundtable on sustainability with a focus on what youth need in our community
 Invest in affordable housing to be in dispersed locations throughout Kingston



I have worked for you in the following ways and will continue to do so as Mayor:
 Improve our collective quality of life, promote social justice and contribute to our goal of becoming Canada’s most sustainable city
 Strongly defended our prison farms as a key component of our local municipality efforts and will now work for their renewal
 Collaborated with citizens across Kingston to see street hockey legalized on safe area streets with a policy to protect all concerned
 Successfully pushed for establishing sidewalk linkages and bike lanes throughout the city to promote active transportation
 Supported the pesticide by-law passed by Kingston which helped prompt the province to do the same
 Supported the 3rd crossing EA process and continued planning of the John Counter Boulevard expansion and extension project