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Amherstburg's first local blogger since 2011, writing about town council and issues.

Candidate Answers 2022

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I want to acknowledge Adam A. Donaldson of Guelph Politico for the inspiration to change how candidate answers are presented for this year’s election.

To ask a question, fill out the short form under the heading Ask The Candidates 2022. As always, names and email addresses are required but will not be published or sent to the candidates.

To view candidates’ answers, click on the heading Candidate Answers 2022 to find a list of links to individual candidates’ names and answers if they have provided any.

Should Minutes Be Consistently Corrected?

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Background

During a council meeting earlier this year, Councillor Michael Prue had a question about committee minutes, the presence of his wife, Shirley Curson-Prue, at a committee meeting and the recording of votes.

Mayor DiCarlo said the minutes would be looked into and any corrections required would be made.

Present

On August 4, 2022, I read the August 8 town council meeting agenda and emailed all members of council that the Amherstburg Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAAC) meeting minutes June 23, 2022 were incorrect.

“The minutes indicate the motion was ‘that the delegation be received.’ However, following my presentation, Chair Shirley Curson-Prue asked, “May I have a motion to receive this document?” Chris Drew said he’d make the motion which was then seconded by Angela Kelly and carried. The audio is available online.”

I assumed errors were to be corrected.

On Friday, August 5, Mayor Aldo DiCarlo emailed, “Thank you for the clarification.”

On Monday, August 8, council received the AAAC minutes without comment.

Final List of Registered Candidates For Council 2022

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Candidates for council:

Mayor

CERASA, Frank
LAFRAMBOISE, John
PRUE, Michael
ROZANKOVIC, Bob

Deputy Mayor

ATKINSON, Nancy
GIBB, Chris
MOORE, Gregory
SANSON, Dennis
SHAW, Joe

Councillor

ALLAIRE, Molly
ARGOSELO, Andrew
AMLIN, Larry
ANDERSON, Lucas
COURTNEY, Peter
CRAIN, Linden
Di PASQUALE, Frank
FRYER, Bill
KEARSEY, Tara
KRETSCHMANN, Holger
MCARTHUR, Donald
POUGET, Diane
RENAUD, Marc
SIMONE, Patricia
THERIAULT, Gerry
WIGHTMAN, Lori

Vote October 24, 2022

Caffeine and Company Stairs A Barrier To Some Persons With Disabilities

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I’m continuing my tour of some of the downtown Amherstburg eateries; more photos to follow.

The former Echo building is now a coffee shop.

stairs a barier to Caffeine and Company in Amherstburg, OntarioThis is where Windsor Police held Coffee With A Cop in 2019 and apologized: Coffee With A Cop: Windsor Police Apologize For ‘Misstep.’

stairs a barrier to coffee with a cop in amherstburg, ontario

Pepper Cat Stairs A Barrier To Some Persons With Disabilities

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I’m continuing my tour of some of the downtown Amherstburg eateries; more photos to follow.

A reader alerted me to the accessibility issue at the Pepper Cat restaurant so here’s a photo of the stairs. Councillor Candidate Linden Crain tweeted now that’s creative! and added a dog vs. cat emoji.

stairs an accessibility barrier to pepper cat restaurant in Amherstburg, Ontario

close up of stairs to pepper cat restaurant in Amherstburg, Ontario

Now Five Months Awaiting Answers From Councillor Simone

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Councillor Patricia Simone promised to answer questions when she campaigned in 2018, and she registered to run for re-election in 2022 but she still not answered questions from March 16; on March 28, she said she would review the questions and respond as soon as possible about Simone’s Notice of Motion To Redefine Town Name.

Councillor Simone promised ‘to be available to answer any questions you may have’ during her 2018 campaign to become a councillor, repeated in A Look Back – Candidate Patricia Simone.

As mentioned in Mayor DiCarlo Responds for Councillor Simone, questions were not answered.