Council battle in Hastings
Crate, Armit will face off in Ward 5
So far, two candidates are seeking the Trent Hills council seat for Ward 5, which covers Hastings and the surrounding area.
Mayor Bob Crate has decided he’d like to take a step back and return to being a councillor, after many years as deputy mayor and mayor. On Oct. 26, he faces a newcomer Ethan Armit who is running for the first time.
No word yet from Dennis Savery, who currently holds that seat.
As I wrote early yesterday, Deputy Mayor Mike Metcalf is running for mayor and Councillor Daniel Giddings, who currently represents Campbellford (Ward 3) is running for deputy mayor.
Elizabeth Terrell is running for trustee of Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. She is seeking one of two positions for trustees who represent the Township of Alnwick/Haldimand, Town of Cobourg, Township of Hamilton, Municipality of Port Hope and Municipality of Trent Hills. The current trustees are from Alnwick/Haldimand Township and Cobourg.
Opening day for nominations was last Friday but candidates can file until
Aug. 28 at 2 p.m. You can check the list of candidates and get other election details on the municipal website.
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While I voted for Bob in his run for Mayor, and would likely do so again. in my opinion he lost the right to represent me on Council the moment he voted to rezone the land and sell our downtown park to a developer. At present Hastings is besieged by corporate interests who, thus far, are more adept at buying land than building a family and community friendly future. Bob has had an amazing career, and is one of the most personable people you'd hope to meet on the street, but to try and step back in time, reinvent himself and pretend he is acting on my best interests is wrong, misguided and disrespectful. If we are to benefit from change it needs to come from a younger, more involved audience.