Election 2010 Kincardine

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Huron-Kinloss councillor Anne Eadie is moving her campaign north, running for councillor-at-large in Kincardine.

"We're living here now," she says, "so this is where I should be running. I enjoy politics and I expect Kincardine will be quite interesting and different."

Eadie is completing her second term (seven years) on the township council and has worked on a lot of committees. 

Some of that she believes is transferable to Kincardine, such as her time as chairperson of the South Bruce Impact Advisory Committee which deals with nuclear issues pertaining to Ontario Power Generation and Bruce Power. She has also attended the annual Canadian Nuclear Association conference in Ottawa for the past three years, and she worked with the Kincardine doctor recruitment committee.

"I think that experience can be helpful to the Municipality of Kincardine," she says.

Eadie has served as a director and on the executive of the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority, and on the Grey-Bruce Regional Economic Development committee, representing Huron-Kinloss. She has also served on the Wingham physician recruitment committee, the Lucknow recreation board, and worked with the Pine River Watershed Initiative Network and the Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation.

She is quite proud of being involved with groups that help maintain good water quality and protect the beaches along Lake Huron.

A retired teacher, Eadie was born in Kincardine and grew up on a farm near Ripley. She graduated from the University of Western Ontario and her first job was at W.E. Thompson Public School in Kincardine.

She and her husband, Doug, a farmer, lived in Holyrood and then Huronville, at the south end of Kincardine, before moving to a farm near Ripley, and are now retired and living in Kincardine.

"With my rural background, I can bring a balanced viewpoint to council," she says.

To that end, her number one priority is fiscal responsibility. "Budgeting in a municipality is tough," she says. "You have to find a balance between infrastructure needs and desirable projects, while keeping the average tax rate within a reasonable range."

Council must also focus on providing a clean, safe environment for everyone who lives, works and plays in Kincardine, says Eadie.

"Taking care of beautiful Lake Huron and the surrounding watershed is a high priority for me," she says. "We must also provide adequate health services. Even though it's a provincial responsibility, we need to lobby the provincial and federal governments on behalf of our citizens."

Eadie and her husband have two sons: Jon and his wife, Evadne, live in B.C. and he works for B.C. Hydro; and Mike is Kincardine's recreation supervisor.

The Eadies also have one granddaughter, Aliya.

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010