Not all, but most of the candidates for mayor and council positions in next month’s elections met voters Monday night. The Facebook group Voices of Timmins staged what they call a “meet the voters” evening. It was open-house style, allowing people to speak directly to the candidates.
Ward 5 resident Michael Kerr says the format is fantastic. He says everyone should have an opportunity for direct discussions with candidates.
“This actually gives you time to see somebody face to face and have some time with them had have a good conversation and talk about the issues and ultimately see what their stance is on the issues that are really troubling Timmins right now,” he tells My Timmins Now Dot Com.
Kerr adds that he doesn’t recognize it anymore – it is far from the hustling, bustling city he moved to from Kirkland Lake in 1989.
“My wife is afraid to go to the grocery store by herself and that’s not the type of town that people are aspiring to move to.”
Kerr works for a local mining company. He says there are a lot of available jobs that his company is trying to bring people here to fill. But he says those people want to be able to say “this is the city that I want to live in”.
