Gord's letter interested me because he expressed the views of many residents, I believe. So I looked up his phone number in the book and gave him a call yesterday morning.
Gord was good enough to give me some time to discuss his ideas. We had a lively discussion. Gord, a former council member in McKellar, knows local politics and it was a good education for me to just listen to his words.
What I took away from the conversation was the need for district municipal governments to encourage business development for residents. As a laid-off carpenter myself, I agreed with Gord and feel that seasonal service work (construction, tourism) with the related annual down cycles are the cause of the area's lower than average household incomes.
I don't want to get into the residents vs. cottagers perspective at all. My goal is to use Seguin's 'Environment First' policy to bring employers to area because they want to align themselves with the future of a green economy. Live/Work/Play in a healthy environment.
If Seguin is notorious for it's environmentalist public policy, I say, let's sing it loud and proud.
