To help inform you about some of the perspectives of candidates running for mayor and council in the upcoming municipal election, Bayshore Broadcasting News sent a few questions to all those seeking office in municipalities across Grey and Bruce counties.
In Southgate, candidates were asked:
- Why are you running?
- Are there any steps municipalities can take to ease cost of living concerns? If so, what measures would you support?
- What are your ideas for economic development in your municipality?
- Do you think the municipality has a role to play in the recruitment and retention of physicians and other healthcare workers?
- What issue do you believe is a top priority for Southgate to tackle during the next term?
You can review the answers provided by candidates in Southgate below by clicking on their names.
Candidates Brian Milne, Doug MacDonald, Corey Allen, Martin Shipston, Jason Rice, Jim Ferguson, Joan John, Melissa Pallister, and Monica Singh Soares did not submit responses by deadline.
Mayor Candidates
- Brian Milne
- Michael Sherson
Deputy Mayor Candidates
- Barbara Dobreen
- Doug MacDonald
Council Candidates
- Corey Allen
- Martin Shipston
- Jason Rice
- Jim Ferguson
- Joan John
- Melissa Pallister
- Christina Lieknins-Rittwage
- Monica Singh Soares
- Ken Tucker