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Candidate Outcome Allen, Mike 75.3%
Bailey, Byron 50.6%
Burton, Christine 77.6%
Byron, Mila did not attend
Dawson, Travis 36.9%
Dogar, Mohammed 43.1%
Germain, Sheldon 73.3%
Haney, Rick 47.1%
Jacobs, Ross 69.8%
Kirschner, Dave 67.8%
Lucas, Gregory did not attend
Meagher, Phil 64.3%
Norris, Gareth 49.0%
Scott, Donald 64.7%
Thomas, Russell 67.5%
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Questions askedQuestions asked
QUESTION TOPICS MIKE ALLEN
BYRON BAILEY
CHRISTINE BURTON
MILA BYRON
TRAVIS DAWSON
MOHAMMED DOGAR
SHELDON GERMAIN
RICK HANEY
ROSS JACOBS
DAVE KIRSCHNER
GREGORY LUCAS
PHIL MEAGHER
GARETH NORRIS
DONALD SCOTT
RUSSELL THOMAS
MELISSA BLAKE
GEORGE MERCREDI
JOE NEBESNY
JOHN VYBOH
1. Time management
2. Public image
3. Oil sands flight plan
4. Local work opportunities
5. Grocery stores
6. Quality of life
7. Drug testing
8. Vacant building
9. Wards
10. Shopping bag bylaw
11. Ban cigarettes
12. Blood donor
13. Clothesline bylaw
14. Strengthening nonprofit sector
15. Roads
16. Attracting retail businesses
17. Clean city
18. Parking
19. Tim/confed
20. Smoke free
21. Arts and culture
22. Transient population & housing
23. Senior care
24. Baning bottled water
25. Road safety
26. Snow clearing
27. 63 expansion
total answered 8 14 22 0 0 21 21 24 15 26 11 22 4 27 27 25 0 1 11
Tell us why you think voters need to cast a ballot in this election. What are you going to do to promote this?
1.The Region’s budget last year was $700M. What experience do you have in the development and stewardship of a strategic fiscal plan?
2.Describe how becoming a councillor has, and/or will fit into and alter your current life schedule.
4.Talk about social responsibility and economic sustainability and how you see it impacting this community.
5.What needs do you think the outlying communities have and how do they fit into the priorities of the RMWB?
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What do you think makes an effective councillor?3.
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If a candidate doesn’t take the time during an election to answer YOUR questions, will they communicate with YOU if elected?
tHe talKing StiCKYou posted your questions online. Did they answer?
A citizens' panel was selected to capture the diversity of our region with the objective to encourage a bottom-up contribution from citizens to the discussion on the future of our municipal government.
The complete panel was designed to be representative of the region as a whole.
A citizens’ panel prepared a list of ten (10) questions and held interviews with each candidate. Each question was given a factor and the candidate’s response was evaluated. The outcomes illustrate the panel’s evaluation of the responses.
A Citizens’ Panel
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Panel MembersJeff FitznerAnn Dort McLeanLorraine DemersShawn WilliamsonScott Barr
Kim FarwellJason ReimerAhsen ButtColin Solbak
This online opportunity let you ask the candidates questions about municipal issues important to you. Candidates had the opportunity to post their responses online. To read questions and reponses, visit www.mycommunitymyvoice.com and click on The Talking Stick.
Disclaimer of Liability: The information contained within this document is provided as a service to our citizens and is provided in good faith. Care has been taken in the preparation of the content. This document is for informational purposes only and should not be considered to be an endorsement of any candidate. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction. In no event will the Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce, Fort McMurray Construction Association, or any person involved in creating, producing, or distributing this document, be liable for any damages, including, without limitation, direct or indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary or punitive damages arising out of the use or inability to use this document. The reader hereby acknowledges that the provisions of this disclaimer shall apply to all contents of this document.
Questions askedQuestions asked
Candidate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10Allen, Mike 21/30 19/25 22/25 16/25 14/25 23/25 23/25 24/25 19/25 11/25Bailey, Byron 14/30 15/25 10/25 12/25 16/25 18/25 16/25 5/25 10/25 13/25Burton, Christine 21/30 22/25 23/25 21/25 17/25 13/25 25/25 20/25 24/25 12/25Byron, Mila did not attend
Dawson, Travis 9/30 5/25 8/25 6/25 8/25 6/25 16/25 12/25 11/25 13/25Dogar, Mohammed 19/30 7/25 15/25 11/25 7/25 1/25 15/25 9/25 17/25 9/25Germain, Sheldon 21/30 13/25 16/25 21/25 16/25 21/25 21/25 17/25 19/25 22/25Haney, Rick 13/30 8/25 20/25 15/25 7/25 17/25 18/25 3/25 7/25 12/25Jacobs, Ross 26/30 18/25 23/25 17/25 10/25 14/25 19/25 17/25 24/25 10/25Kirschner, Dave 17/30 18/25 22/25 19/25 18/25 22/25 23/25 4/25 21/25 9/25Lucas, Gregory did not attend
Meagher, Phil 18/30 17/25 19/25 22/25 3/25 17/25 20/25 15/25 20/25 13/25Norris, Gareth 7/30 7/25 6/25 10/25 19/25 13/25 15/25 18/25 15/25 15/25Scott, Donald 22/30 14/25 13/25 24/25 15/25 13/25 22/25 13/25 20/25 9/25Thomas, Russell 22/30 18/25 15/25 15/25 15/25 15/25 21/25 12/25 23/25 16/25ca
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QUESTION TOPICS MIKE ALLEN
BYRON BAILEY
CHRISTINE BURTON
MILA BYRON
TRAVIS DAWSON
MOHAMMED DOGAR
SHELDON GERMAIN
RICK HANEY
ROSS JACOBS
DAVE KIRSCHNER
GREGORY LUCAS
PHIL MEAGHER
GARETH NORRIS
DONALD SCOTT
RUSSELL THOMAS
MELISSA BLAKE
GEORGE MERCREDI
JOE NEBESNY
JOHN VYBOH
1. Time management
2. Public image
3. Oil sands flight plan
4. Local work opportunities
5. Grocery stores
6. Quality of life
7. Drug testing
8. Vacant building
9. Wards
10. Shopping bag bylaw
11. Ban cigarettes
12. Blood donor
13. Clothesline bylaw
14. Strengthening nonprofit sector
15. Roads
16. Attracting retail businesses
17. Clean city
18. Parking
19. Tim/confed
20. Smoke free
21. Arts and culture
22. Transient population & housing
23. Senior care
24. Baning bottled water
25. Road safety
26. Snow clearing
27. 63 expansion
total answered 8 14 22 0 0 21 21 24 15 26 11 22 4 27 27 25 0 1 11
In what ways are you attached to this community and Region? How will this serve you in your role as councillor?
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There may be times as a Council member when you do not personally support a decision made by Council. Tell us about a specific experience when you did not agree with a decision, but you worked with a team to implement it.
8.Tell us about a time when you acted as an ambassador for the positive image of this community.
9.Based on your observations of past Council, what will you do differently to improve this Council’s effectiveness?
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Candidate Outcome Allen, Mike 75.3%
Bailey, Byron 50.6%
Burton, Christine 77.6%
Byron, Mila did not attend
Dawson, Travis 36.9%
Dogar, Mohammed 43.1%
Germain, Sheldon 73.3%
Haney, Rick 47.1%
Jacobs, Ross 69.8%
Kirschner, Dave 67.8%
Lucas, Gregory did not attend
Meagher, Phil 64.3%
Norris, Gareth 49.0%
Scott, Donald 64.7%
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