Ward 5 Newmarket - Byelection Trails and Tales

Sign day was a bungle for me, not being a savvy political guy, but for the Sign Gods, its sacred. While several candidate had their signs out in areas that another had cried was not allowed until 10am Monday - and not the day before - I myself found it confusing as the sheet in my info pack only mentions the dates they can "Go up around Town" with no 10am mention, but the sign police person assured me she was at the same meeting I was at when we were told...Gulp...Okay..I've had a lot of info to decipher..but since I had seen others with signs up all the day prior, I'd thought putting up 15 minutes early to save time with limited use of a delivery van to do so wouldn't kill them. Wrong.

The next day as my bungle continued I removed a few more from spots someone was nice enough to inform me were not allowed. Not sure why, but I don't ask questions at this point as to why certain things seem so important.

Newmarket's Library is not in the Official Plan and could come into play with a conditional development deal

Fair enough. Truth is I never planned to keep up with the Jones' on signs because there is just no way I can compete $. Instead I will pluck away connecting one on one and adding a few signs in key spots to show there is some support for the underdog, one who, based on his track record, should be the chosen one - in my humble opinion. This is the one time people can buck the status quo (or their spouse lol) and pick a true champion of the people, one with a track record of community building in Newmarket for over 25 years marked in 2012 with the awarding of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal.

TP supports the high rise growth areas to be at the Yonge and Davis corridor not throughout historic Main st

One new "signee" I met as he sat outside on a bench, whom I never even noticed was missing half a leg until 5 or 10 minutes into our conversation, and had been a construction worker who usually took transit from Newmarket to Keswick on this job. Only one day he decided to ride a bike. He does not recall the accident but it's taken years to get over it, including a brain injury and getting adjusted to an artificial leg. Depression had also come along with it he'd added and that often the care givers didn't care. Then I told him about my tagline, ' I Really Do Care".

"When the smoke clears, and it came to it, an adjudicator would likely come in at around 5-6 floors". Tom Pearson

" I put that on there because the people who I have gone to bat for would say that about me".

He read my card and asked intelligent questions including what I meant by Organizing York Region's largest collaboration? Which I told him I enabled the only ever social audit in York Region history which included gathering community leaders, business leaders, politicians, social service agency workers, field workers, social workers and those with lived experience and through testimonial type data gathering and discussion groups you take all that and come up with a report with plans of action which I co-wrote.

In this case, York Region Council did endorse it in principle and it was forwarded to Queens Park to hopefully be be useful in their Reduction strategies.

See the "Making Of" Social Audit Video here Produced by Tom Pearson

We talked some more as well with a neighbour of his and it was time well spent. Not for the votes, but for reminding me to be grateful of having two good legs and a fairly good health.You can look up and see the world against you and let the power of their budgets and behind the scenes players get you down or you can chip, chip away by connecting with people one at a time instead of trying to compete with a web of people backing a horse that can be reigned in whenever needed - as opposed to someone who will look out for only the best interests of the townsfolk. If my job is to look out for the best interests of the town believe you me that is what I will do..to no end.. and you can ask anyone who has had me go to bat for them should you have any doubts about that.

It's times like this we need someone in we can trust to the best bidding for the townsfolk and I think I'm just that person.

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