Meet Oakwood Guru
My Commitment to Ward 4
Local Issues. Honest Answers. Real Follow-Up
Ward 4 is made up of rural villages, lake communities, farming families, seniors, small businesses, commuters, young families, children, and long-time residents. Every part of Ward 4 deserves to be heard, respected, and properly represented. From Oakwood and Little Britain to Woodville, Sonya, Ball Point, Washburn Island, Valentia, Mariposa, and the Ball Point and Washburn Island area, I am running to be a councillor who will listen, follow up, and focus on practical local issues that affect people every day.
Roads, Wells, Septic, Ditches, Culverts, and Rural Infrastructure
Ward 4 is a rural ward. Many homes and properties depend on wells, septic systems, ditches, culverts, rural roads, and private services. Not every area has municipal water or sewer, and large infrastructure promises can be costly and difficult. I will not make false promises. • Push for clear answers, better communication, and stronger follow-up on roads, ditches, culverts, flooding concerns, stormwater, wells, septic concerns, and rural service levels. • Ask the right questions at City Hall and help residents understand what options may be available. • Work for answers, timelines, and respect when residents raise local infrastructure concerns.
Ball Point, Washburn Island Area, and Shoreline Communities
Our lake communities are a major part of Ward 4. Residents around Ball Point, Washburn Island, Valentia, and the surrounding shoreline area care deeply about water quality, shoreline protection, weeds, algae, septic concerns, stormwater runoff, boat access, and responsible lake management. • Support practical action to protect the Ball Point and Washburn Island shoreline area and give lake residents a stronger voice at City Hall. • Keep lake communities informed with regular communication and proper follow-up after election time.
Seniors, Safety, and Community Support
Ward 4 has many seniors and long-time residents who want to stay in their homes, stay connected, and feel safe. Seniors deserve respect, support, and a councillor who will listen. • Improve communication about senior services, accessibility, transportation options, recreation opportunities, fraud prevention, and elder-abuse awareness. • Work with police, community organizations, seniors groups, and residents on education, prevention, and communication around scams, theft, property crime, and rural safety. • City Hall cannot replace the police, but councillors can help bring the right people together and make sure community concerns are heard.
Working Families, Child Care, Parks, and Youth Programs
Many Ward 4 parents leave early and drive long distances for work, sometimes 100 to 150 kilometres a day. Reliable child care, before-school and after-school programs, summer programs, and safe activities for children are real needs. • Advocate for more licensed child-care spaces, home-based child-care options, and before/after-school programs closer to home. • Work with City staff, school boards, child-care providers, community groups, and other levels of government to explore practical partnerships. • Support better playgrounds, park upgrades, safe recreation spaces, sports, arts, music, tutoring, coding, robotics, AI learning, leadership programs, summer camps, and youth activities.
Small Business, Farming, and the Local Economy
As a small business owner, I understand rising costs, staffing challenges, supply issues, taxes, permits, red tape, and household budgets. Farmers, tradespeople, contractors, local workers, and small businesses are the backbone of Ward 4. • Bring a practical business voice to council. • Support decisions that help local businesses, farms, and working families survive and grow. • Focus on responsible spending and better value for taxpayers.
Ward 4 Community Access Point
If elected, I will use my local Oakwood business connection in a positive way by creating a Ward 4 Community Access Point where residents can bring concerns, ask questions, share local issues, and get help connecting with the right City department or service. This will not replace City Hall, but it will give residents a local place to be heard on roads, bylaws, permits, parks, seniors support, community safety, child care, wells, septic, lake issues, and local services. I will help guide concerns to the right place and follow up where possible.
Monthly Ward 4 Community Roundtable
Along with the Community Access Point, I will hold a Ward 4 Monthly Community Roundtable in different parts of the ward. Residents should not only hear from their councillor during election time. • Meetings will rotate across Oakwood, Little Britain, Woodville, Sonya, Ball Point, Washburn Island, Valentia, Mariposa, and surrounding rural areas. • Some meetings may focus on seniors, roads and rural infrastructure, Ball Point and Washburn Island area, child care, youth programs, parks, small business, farming, and community safety.
My Promise
Ward 4 should be a place where families can grow, children can learn, seniors can feel safe, small businesses can survive, farmers are respected, lake communities are protected, and residents can stay connected. My promise is simple: I will be available, I will listen, I will follow up, and I will keep residents informed. I am running to be a strong local voice for Ward 4 — focused on local issues, honest answers, real follow-up, and practical solutions.