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HB MUNICIPAL ELECTION ROB BURTON OCCUPATION: Mayor of Oakville and former journalist, business: H man and founder oi ADDRESS/WARD: Wa do CONTACT INFORMATION: ebsites 2 robburton.ca, Email: 6 burton. ca, Twitter: @MayorRob. surton, Facebook: face- Book .com/MayorRobBurton PREVIOUS POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: I was involved in local municipal issues as a leader of residents, Thursday, September 29, 2022 | sports, and environmental groups before being elected in 2006 as mayor. r, we've Together had many successes. We created natural heritage systems (local greenbelts) for Oakville and Hal- ton, saved Oakville from amal- gamation, protected Glen Abbey Golf Course, and stopped the power plant. We doubled our rec- reational facilities, improved our roads and strengthened our fi- nances. My consultative style with council, other levels of gov- ernment, , and the residents of le has brought huge bene- fits to our town. WHY HAVE YOU DECIDED TO RUN FOR RE-ELECTION? I want to keep mak- ing Oakville more livable by pro- tecting green space, directing wth away from our estab- lished neighbourhoods, creating and maintaining parks and recre- ational centres, and adding new transportation options, while ontinuing ig finances by growing our wr dtidea income. I'm a leader with a record of get- ting results. WHAT ARE YOUR TOP THREE ISSUES? We will preserve green space, build i and main- Rob Burton photo ROB BURTON MUNICIPAL ELECTIONY a billion dollars that some have called valid before courts have agreed to certify that it is a case WO! HOW’ WILLYOU EMBRACE AND CHAM- PION DIVERSITY IN THIS ROLE? Council approved the creation mur Di- versity and Inclusion Action Plan in 2021. It includes initia- tives that embrace diversity, eq- uity and inclusion. The plan prio- ritizes accessible and equitable rograms, services and facilities for residents and employees. I will continue our efforts at truth and reconciliation and engage- ment with community leaders. JULIA HANNA OCCUPATION: Small business owner — owned and operated Julia Hanna photo JULIA HANNA Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Downtown Oak- BIA. WHY HAVE YOU DECIDED TO RUN? I believe we need fresh and inno- vative ideas. I reject the notion, "This is as good as it gets." I'm asking Oakville to join mein cel- ebrating and preserving the best of our town, while pushing to be better. I'm excited for the Oakville that could be when we come together to make change happen. WHAT ARE YOUR TOP: honing ISSUES? Tackle affordab et ensure mandat provincial growth is done atemrout building 59-plus-storey skyscrapers; ad- dress Oakville's congestion with SmartTraffic solutions; and end- ing the almost perfect record of increasing property taxes higher than annual inflation. IF ELECTED, WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO ACCOMPLISH IN YOUR FIRST 100 DAYS? I tain strong finances. We will grow homes and jobs to meet pro- vincial targets, improve housing affordability, and ensure a vi- brant local economy. Our com- serves green space, adds parks, and keeps tax increases less than IF RE-ELECTED, WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO ACCOMPLISH IN YOUR FIRST 100 ¢ DAYS? We'll update our four-year 8 strategic work plan and adopt a 2023 budget. My most urgent mis- 8 sion is to protect all of us taxpay- 3 ers from an uncertified claim for for over 40 years. The most current venture is Ritorno for nearly 15 years. ADDRESS/WARD: Ward 4 CONTACT INFO: Ein Email: julia@ju- liahanna.ca, @Julia- HannaOak, Facebook: https: // facebook.com/JuliaHai www. naoak/?, TikTok: hl-en, https: Sf www.tiktok.com/@juliahai naoak PREVIOUS POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Ran in the 2018 election for Mayor of Oakville and received almost 8 3 per cent of the vote. Previously s the chair of the Oakville willpl town finances to ensure trans- parency and effective fiscal man- agement. I will begin a collabora- WHO'S RUNNING FOR MAYOR? : a Jack Kukolic photo JACK KUKOLIC tive and open relationship with our town councillors and town staff. I will work with them to im- prove town efficiencies and ser- vices. I will address our housing crisis with innovative and best- in-class solutions. HOW WILL YOU EMBRACE AND CHAM- PION DIVERSITY IN THIS ROLE? My slo- gan is Mayor for All. Wenow have widely diverse community that we should be celebrating. I've been hearing at the doors and a at community meetings that st people are feeling excluded. That willend with me. lam committed to inclusion and belonging. JACK KUKOLIC year ctedlent Full-time second- ar student in Sheridan Col- lege’ 's Bachelor of Film and Tele- vision. In addition, I operate my own photography and videogra- ic. com/4mayor, Email: jackfor- mayor2022@gmail.com. PREVIOUS POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: In grade 12, I represented my school as student council presi- dent a at both the community and ard level. Notably delegating 2 the board to support raising the pride flag in June 2021. I have also worked asan election official at the provincial and federal lev- els, in addition to canvassing in previous municipal elections. WHY HAVE YOU DECIDED TO RUN? I decided to run to give Oakville electors another option at the polls. In the last municipal elec- tion, only 37 per cent of eligible voters in Oakville voted. And 82 per cent of young people aged 18- 25 did not vote. I want to help in- crease the number of people vot- ing, while aiming to run Oak- ville through a more inclusive ns. WHAT ARE YOUR TOP THREE IS- SUES? I want to make sure that the transit system works for our residents so that they're more likely to use it. I want to help sustain our environment while still growing our community in an accessible way. I also want to attract new investments and businesses to our neighbour- ods. IF ELECTED, WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO ACCOMPLISH IN YOUR FIRST 100 DAYS? I hope to start a Pilot Project placing a social wo: Oakville library. Hees are the) Jast {place you can sot for free ess resources ama ‘the playing field. inet add mental health resources to a place where everyone is wel- come. HOW WILL YOU EMBRACE AND CHAMPION DIVERSITY IN THIS ROLE? Look at Town hiring practices and focus on diversity, equity and inclusion training. Not just for new hires, but also for cur- rent employees so we can make weak hae nigtightes ‘in the 2022 CCDI report.