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Kelley Moore:

“The fact of the matter is that we absolutely need a change in leadership at city hall. We need to change the culture … I am the only candidate here who can represent that change. I have 20 years experience working in government. I have influenced federal-provincial negotiations, overseen budgets of $150 million and have had success in bringing divergent views together towards a common outcome and a common vision. We need a mayor who can look at that collaboratively. It is simply impossible for Mr. Clark to be that change and Mr. Atchison has been far too close to the decisions and can’t see the importance of the issues that we have had and has his head in the sand.”

Don Atchison:

“I believe that street checks are an integral part of policing in our community. Our police chief has even said without being able to have street checks, there isn’t much point of officers being on the street. We average about two stops per day for street checks. In fact, when you think about it, it’s exceedingly important because what happens is when they stop some young person on the street at 2 or 3 o’ clock in the morning, that might be 14 or 15 years old, don’t you think it would be important to ask them why they’re there? … A lot of times they end up with the police service in the end, trying to find them a home for the evening. By the same token, if you see someone walking down the back alley at 3 o’ clock in the morning with a television strapped to their back, don’t you think the police service should stop and ask them if they need some help to take it home?”