Small Town Utopia

So……picture me sitting at a kitchen table in a plaid shirt with a cup of warm cocoa speaking:

“My son and I were repairing the wheelchair ramp at the church today and my son said to me “Father, I’m concerned about how I can afford a new detached home  in a new sub-division and I’m also worried about how when I have children how I can be sure they get enough ice time to make the travel team, and (in a whisper) what if I can’t afford hockey or they don’t want to play?” I chuckled and said “son the only thing you need to worry about is getting a good finish on that concrete. When I get elected for Municipal Council I have a plan that will solve all of that. Except if your kid doesn’t like hockey, then you will have to live somewhere else. ”

Ok seriously, we did fix the ramp, but I was supposed to do it for a year now. Otherwise, a new detached home is not a reality for a lot of young families today.  I don’t have a perfect solution. Would I prefer a new home for every young family? Of course. Do I like medium and high density housing? No. That’s what affordable housing is going to look like in the near term. In addition, it doesn’t gobble up farm land at the rate detached homes do. That’s reality.

So to fix that we better attract some industry to the Heron Business Park. As for Hockey, yeah some parents can’t afford to put their kids in hockey let alone the gas to truck them around the province. AND some kids have other interests besides hockey. So what we DO have is the  Recreation, Parks and trails Master Plan. It’s  a 10 year plan for, well, Parks and Recreation. If you can afford it, and your kids want to play, hockey is in there. Parks and a ton of other great ideas are in there. If you want take a look.

https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/westperth-ca/media/x3zoz14y/west-perth_rptmp_final_december-2024_updated.pdf.

The sitting council is behind its development. They did a good job. We have a good council and I want to contribute. Do I have all the answers? Nope. Do I have a lifetime of personal and business experience that I can use to contribute? I do. Please consider voting for me for Mitchell Ward. Thanks for reading!