Candidates look at challenges

number of firefighters and the fire trucks and all of that sort of thing.”

Heather Donohue

“The main challenges that our town faces are not unique to our town. Small towns across Nova Scotia and across Canada face the same challenges. The problem right now is that model is no longer sustainable longterm. We need to look toward municipal reform, preferably in terms of amalgamation that will take care of the tax rate for the citizens of Windsor. While we’re waiting for that to happen though, it is a process, we have to start acting like that’s where we’re going to go and start working with our neighbouring councils in that form so we can move forward with capital projects and things like that.”

Jim Ivey

“It really goes back to how we interact and engage with one another and…with our neighbours. If we don’t find away to disagree but not be disagreeable, put arguments forward but not be argumentative, if we don’t find a way that when we disagree that we can still work toward a common goal, then it doesn’t matter what we do with our tax rate. It doesn’t matter if we amalgamate, it’s not gonna matter what we do in any other respect if we don’t get to where we can actually function and work together as a community. Doing all of those other things, then the inherent problem which has been here for years will still remain and exist.”

Laurie Murley

“We need to cultivate a sense of community, not just in the town, but in the surrounding areas as well. The way to do that, at one time, the two councils worked very closely together in a variety of different committees. Over the last few years, those committees have dropped off, one by one by one. How are we going to move forward? How are we going to reach sustainability? What is the best way to look forward at both communities to reduce duplication of services and make us a sustainable community? I’m hoping amalgamation as well. I’ve been around many people already and will continue until I get to every home in Windsor, and I haven’t heard anybody against amalgamation.”

David Seeley

“I think the biggest problem we have is the sustainability and prosperity of our community and all we have to do to look for that is in the Ivany Report. He has always stated that the Province of Nova Scotia is in dire straits and it’s no different in the Town of Windsor. We want to be prosperous and see a future for our community for the upcoming generations then we have to do something about it. If we don’t do something about it, we’ll just languish in the same situation we’re in now. The way I look at it is the start for our community is for Windsor and West Hants to join together and give us the opportunity to progress.”