MAYOR JAMIE MCGARVEY'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS - DECEMBER 7TH, 2010

Ladies and gentlemen,

Thank you to everyone for coming out tonight.   To begin with, I have to thank the voters of Parry Sound, for the support that they have shown me in my quest to become Mayor.  You have given me a great honour that I take very seriously in carrying out my duties and representing you.   One should never forget that it is the rate payers of Parry Sound that we work for.

One of the first things that I would like to see started again is the use of the Customer Care forms that we used to have, so that inquiries can be tracked for better Customer Service.

I look forward to working with this new council and the new Team dynamics that it brings.  We have a good group that is ready to get to work, and your new council will be kept very busy.  We have already started our Strategic Planning process for the next 4 years and this material will be brought forward for Public comment in February.  For the new members of council they are being brought up to speed so that they are aware of the business at hand and apprised of their responsibilities.

In reflection over the last 2 years there was a great carrot hung before us in the form of 2/3^rd’s funding for infrastructure projects.  Yes, Cascade St. will be better in many ways.   We have a great looking Town Center, a revitalized Bobby Orr Community Centre, and we will have a Canadore College Campus located here in Parry Sound.  All of these amenities make our town better and more pleasing for those that live here, and those that want to live here.

But we do have to pay our share.   So there will be great emphasis over the next while put on fiscal sustainability and work on increasing our tax base.   New government regulations on our financial department bring new challenges and benefits.   But to secure our financial security, a Financial Plan will be put into place to keep us on course.

In an effort to bring more transparency and input into The Town of Parry Sound’s overall operations, there will be some new committees that will be brought forward in the next while that will involve more community input into finance and operations.

I am confident that we will succeed and we will have more growth.  Housing and jobs are on the agenda and we will be working closely with existing and new developers and we will be working to optimize growth potential in our New Official Plan.  

Parry Sound as always is a great place to live, work and play and we are open for business.

We have a great town with great neighbours.  We will build bridges with our neighbours so that our area will succeed.  When one succeeds we all succeed.  There is great opportunity for positive growth that will benefit all of the West Parry Sound Area and it will be those partnerships that will make us stronger and more attractive for new development.

In closing I would like to thank, Reverend Robert Sweet for the Blessing, Morley MacDonald our Piper, the Wasauksing First Nation Little Spirit Singers, and our Town Staff for putting everything together for tonight, Jackie, Rob and all the others who were involved, thank you.

I have to thank my wife and family for their support and for putting up with me with everything that I have to do.

Again, I have to thank the ratepayers of Parry Sound and all of you for coming out tonight.

Thank you and good evening.

YOUR 2010-2014 COUNCIL

MAYOR, JAMIE MCGARVEY

Jamie McGarvey has been a Municipal Councillor for the past 25 years and a Customer Service Advisor with Parry Sound Home Hardware for 32 years. In 2010 Jamie was elected to the position of Mayor in the Town of Parry Sound.  Jamie has served on a variety of Boards and Commissions over the last 25 years and has had many dealings with all levels of Government. 

Jamie is a fourth generation Parry Sound resident and is married to Alison Scarrow.  They have three children; Michael, Aaron and Bronwyn.

Record of Experience:

Parry Sound Home Hardware  - May 1978 to Present, Senior Customer Service Advisor

Councillor  - December 1991 to Present, Town of Parry Sound

Councillor - December 1985 to 1991, Township of Christie

Chair - January 2000 to Present, Parry Sound Emergency Medical Services Advisory  Committee

 Chair - October 2004 to 2006, Parry Sound District Provincial Offences Act Advisory Committee

 Chair - January 1998 to 2006, Parry Sound Area Community Policing Advisory Committee

 Representative/ Negotiator - 1994 to 1997, Town of Parry Sound Police Services Board

Contract Negotiating Team with O.P.P. for services

 Board Member - December 2003 to Present, Parry Sound District Social Services Administration Board, Vice Chair 2010

Board Member   - December 2006 to Present, Parry Sound Municipal Non-Profit Housing Board, President 2010

Member of the Board of Directors - March 2004 to 2008, Charles W. Stockey Centre and Bobby Orr Hall of Fame

President of Affordable Housing Now non-profit. 2010

Township of Christie Representative - 1986 to 1991, Parry Sound and Area Economic Development Commission

 Town of Parry Sound Representative - 1991 to 1994, Parry Sound and Area Economic Development Commission

 Board Member - 1987 to 1991, District of Parry Sound Youth Employment Services     

 Township of Christie Representative   - 1990 to 1991, Seguin Trail Advisory Committee

 Chair - 1987 to 1990,  Parry Sound Area Community Futures Committee

COUNCILLOR PAUL BORNEMAN

COUNCILLOR BRAD HORNE
Thank-you to the constituents of the Town of Parry Sound for putting their trust in me over the next four years. The community values that I have been raised with will be my guiding principles during my term in office. 

I was born and raised in Parry Sound attending William Beatty Public School and Parry Sound High School. I then  attended Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology receiving an Honours Diploma in Recreation Facilities Management. I then furthered my education by attending the University of Western Ontario receiving a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Physical Education. 

I have been employed by Community Living Parry Sound for the last twenty years and I am currently Director of Community Development and Inclusion. In my role at CLPS I work to develop collaborations which will facilitate opportunities for full citizenship and meaningful lives of all persons supported. 

I am an avid golfer, curler and all round sports enthusiast. I am active in many community groups. I am married to a wonderful lady, Heidi Stephenson and we have three very active dogs in the sport of dog agility, Slice, Shank and Corey.

Go Mustangs!

COUNCILLOR BONNIE KEITH

For over 30 years Bonnie Keith has made Parry Sound her home.   Elected in 2006 she is a hard working person who is an energetic, innovative thinker, goal oriented and a university educated person who tries to continually upgrade her skills.  Using a common sense approach and wanting to get the best value for the ratepayer and the town is her focus.  She is passionate about key concerns and she highly values ethics, transparency and accountability.  In addition, to this part time municipal position she maintains full time employment and therefore she tries to manage her time wisely.   

She volunteers annually to assist in the Salvation Army’s Christmas Kettle Campaign as well as at a local Church’s community Christmas day meal because she believes in this community.  She donates to local charities and she is a member of the Parry Sound Anglers and Hunters Club. 

Her outside leisure interests are varied and reflect her personality i.e.: canoeing, playing the bagpipes, swimming, fishing, scuba diving, weightlifting, dancing, skiing, modelling and designing clothes. 

By appointment of Council  for this term she is a member on the following boards and committees: the Public Transportation Committee-Parry Sound Transit, the Community Police Advisory Committee, the District of Parry Sound (West )Belvedere Heights Home for the Aged Board of Management, the Parry Sound Public Library Board, the Chair of the West Parry Sound Provincial Offences Act Advisory  Board, the Fence Viewing Committee, the ad hoc -- Stockey Center Hospitality Service Committee, the  representative of the Parry Sound Drive intersection project, and the Council representative of the 2014 Ontario small urban municipality conference organizing committee.  In addition, she undertakes representation in committees as the situation determines.

She is a social oriented person who cares about people and she would like this community to be the best it can be!  If you need help with a town issues contact her by telephone at 705 746 9814 in the evening or by email at bkeith@townofparrysound.com.  She recognizes that it is an honour to hold this position and she will do her best to demonstrate her promise that she works for you!

COUNCILLOR DAN MCCAULEY

COUNCILLOR KEITH SAULNIER

COUNCILLOR DAVE WILLIAMS

Dave Williams, his wife Jenn, and their son Brady moved to Parry Sound in 2008 from Cambridge, where he did his undergraduate studies in Theology. Dave is a tennis instructor and has worked in hospitality management for several years. He has taken an active role in the Parry Sound community since moving here and has consistently found ways to contribute through various volunteer roles including: Chair of Victory School, WPSHC Planning & Marketing Committee Member, Festival of the Sound Board of Directors, NNDSB Parent Involvement Committee Member, Dragon Boat Captain and Minor League Sports Volunteer. In 2005, Dave was hired by Elections Canada to develop a new Community Relations policy. Following his contract with Elections Canada, Dave began working in party politics at both the Federal and Provincial levels, and served as a Mayoral Campaign Manager in 2006. His decision to run for public office was based on a combination of his experience (spanning the last five elections) and his fresh vision for Parry Sound. Dave was elected in October 2010 at the age of 29.