Sentes banking on experience in bid for re-election
Having lived in Penticton for over 30 years, Judy Sentes has seen the city grow and change.
But change doesn’t scare her — rather, she embraces it and is confident that while doing so, she can help maintain the essence of what makes Penticton a place to stay forever.
“Growing up in Saskatchewan, the Okanagan Valley is Shangri-La,” said Sentes, who is seeking re-election to city council.
“Penticton is a lovely place and many people want to live here. (We) can have an open gate for new ideas, and new people, but just don’t give the farm away.”
Sentes has served on council since 2008. She’s ridden the recession wave, and she’s seen the loss and the depression that comes from it. Helping pull the city out of that depression is one contribution she remains particularly proud of.
Following work as an elementary school teacher and as a partner in the family’s auto- motive business, Sentes also worked as the executive director of the OSNS Child and Youth Development Centre for more than two decades.
She’s currently council’s liaison to the Arts Council at the Leir House, the Shatford Centre, the museum, the Downtown Penticton Association, and the Parks and Recreation Master Plan Committee, just to name a few of her commitments.
Sentes does all this while being a mother to three adult children and a grandmother to five.
“I have the time and energy to be committed to enhancing a vibrant, healthy and sustainable community and to advocate for affordable housing. I remain committed, experienced, and dedicated to being your city councillor,” she said.