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Economic Development
As a business owner, Louise understands how
important it is that we live within our means. At the same time, key
investments must be made to ensure a healthy, sustainable economy in a
context of declining support from other levels of government. We need a
strong infrastructure, good roads, meaningful employment for our youth, a
high standard of health care, and tourism.
Louise believes that the City of
Greater Sudbury
is poised to become the centre for education, commerce, health care and
the arts in the North. She
plans to build on our strengths to make
Sudbury
a world-class city and the city of choice to live, work and raise a
family.
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Work with the provincial and federal governments to make the
City of
Greater Sudbury
a world leader in mining supply and services and mining research, creating
thousands of professional jobs.
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Work in collaboration with the three post-secondary
institutions to market the unique and distinctive educational
opportunities and quality of life available for students in the City.
This will attract a broad diversity of youth from within and
without the country, help youth to succeed and stay in
Sudbury
and make youth out-migration a thing of the past.
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Ensure that municipal taxation is fair and equitable and
that no one, including valued seniors, is forced to give up a home due to
an insupportable tax burden. Area
service ratings will be reviewed to ensure that local government is cost-
efficient and effective. The
service charge on water bills will not appear as a multiplier of the total
bill.
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Support the efforts of the Federation of Canadian
Municipalities (FCM) in lobbying the Federal Government for a 2% gasoline
tax for municipal roads and infrastructure. Continue to lobby other levels
of government to assume their rightful responsibilities for investing in
municipal infrastructure.
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Work toward the completion of a one-site hospital and the
development and marketing of the new
Northern
Medical
School
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Institute
of
Health
Research and
Institute
of
Child
Health Research into the Northern
Medical
School
. These initiatives will draw physicians to the City, create numerous jobs
and contribute to making
Sudbury
the northern hub for health services.
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Work closely with the tourist industry to promote our
attractions and the natural beauty of the region to make the City of
Greater Sudbury
the first choice of travelers who are seeking unique, family-oriented,
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Arts and Culture
The Arts Community in Sudbury is vibrant and growing – growing to the degree that many events are now
over capacity. Arts and
culture are key elements in drawing people to a community and in promoting
and supporting creativity in children and young people. Involvement in art
and music has been proven to stimulate brain development in all areas of
learning! Louise believes strongly that a renewed understanding of the
importance of arts and culture is vital for local government and that we
need a cultural Master Plan in this city to preserve local culture. To
this end, she will:
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Establish a Mayor’s Roundtable on the Arts and Culture
with members of the Arts Community, such as Cinefest, the Sudbury
Symphony, the Sudbury Theatre Centre, the
Art
Gallery
and others. The goal of the
Roundtable on the Arts will be to develop a shared vision and action plan
for promoting the arts in Sudbury.
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Resume discussions on building a Centre for the Arts.
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Work with representatives from all cultures and heritages to
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Participatory Leadership
Louise believes that the best way to achieve
positive change is to empower citizens to work together to build their
communities and shape their own dreams.
Her track record clearly shows that she leads by working with
and inspiring others. Louise believes that cities are only as strong
as their citizens and she plans to work side-by-side with people
throughout the City to create a better future for all.
She will bring a participatory leadership style to local government
that:
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Implements a policy-directed style of governance that makes
the vision, mission and goals and objectives of the City of
Sudbury
clear and accessible to each public servant.
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Creates a workplace that reward excellence and innovation.
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Empowers and inspires each and every public servant to make
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Equality for All
Louise also plans to work diligently to equalize
opportunities throughout the City. She understands that amalgamation has
led to some significant challenges, particularly for those living in
outlying communities. She believes that these communities need to recreate
a sense of unique identity and spirit, while becoming full partners in the
larger community that is the City. She
believes that we all share a responsibility to work together for a
good quality of life and that we all have a right to provide input
into policy decisions that affect us.
Every citizen owns a piece of the municipality and as equal
shareholders, the only fair model of service delivery is a model that is
equalized. Everyone has a
right to essential services. Everyone
has the right to live in a city where they feel safe and secure.
To achieve this, Louise will:
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Expand the number and role of Community Action Networks
(CANS) to all areas of the City. Each
outlying community and distinct neighbourhood in the City will have a
forum where citizens can express their opinions and concerns and be sure
to be heard. Louise will
commit to meeting with each CAN on a regular basis. CAN members will be
invited to come together to work collaboratively on issues related to the
common good. By 2006,
Louise plans to have 2006 community participants from all areas of the
City who can come together to address on issues that affect us all.
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Work to ensure that all children and families have access to
opportunities for learning, leisure and recreation within their own
communities.
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Ensure that all areas have equal access to vital services,
such as fire protection.
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Work with local school boards to incorporate “Sudbury
Success Stories” into the curriculum.
Children will be encouraged to work on projects that document and
celebrate made-in-Sudbury initiatives, such as re-greening, and that honor
Sudburians who have made a difference, locally and beyond.
Projects will be displayed at a “Sudbury Success Stories” day
at
Tom Davies Square
. This initiative will promote
a collective pride in who we are as a community and what we have
accomplished.
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Involve school children in re-greening by developing a
Naturalizing Schoolgrounds Program. Naturalized
schoolgrounds have trees, plants and soft surfaces, such as woodchip
paths. When children work
together on these projects they get “hands-on” knowledge of biology
and the environment, a better outdoor environment, and they learn to work
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Caring for Each Other
Louise believes that a city is only as strong as
its communities and communities are only as strong as their citizens.
Our collective quality of life is directly related to how well we
take care of each other. Children
need a healthy start in life, seniors are to be valued and supported in
living independently as long as possible and no one should be hungry or
homeless in this city. Her
years of experience as a community volunteer speak to her concern for
those among us who are most vulnerable. As Mayor, Louise will:
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Continue to work hard to support the needs of children and
families, including supporting the work of the Mayor’s Roundtable on
Children to identify critical needs and address them.
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Improve the quality of roads and public services to promote
safety and security throughout the city.
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Hold the line on taxes so that seniors are able to stay in
their homes as long as possible.
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Promote the development of learning, recreational and
leisure activities for all citizens.
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