A debate in Lunenburg Tuesday night for the two candidates vying to be mayor.
They were questioned around a number of issues including how best to support local business and the arts, government transparency and their vision for the town.
Arts & culture can drive business in community says Penney. Bailey agrees and says also establishes quality of life pic.twitter.com/tZaIoL1p8w
— CKBW Radio (@ckbwradio) October 4, 2016
Candidates were also asked if a mayoral candidate should serve on council before running for mayor.
David Penney says other experience is just as valuable.
“Although I’ve not been a member of council here, I have worked with countless councils throughout Atlantic Canada on various issues.”
While Rachel Bailey says the experience is necessary.
“Council is an opportunity to learn the way council runs before you have to lead the way council runs.”
Penny says council experience not necessary to be mayor if you have skills. Bailey says each council is unique and experience is valuable
— CKBW Radio (@ckbwradio) October 4, 2016
One question upon which they both agreed was the use of the term CFA or “Come from Aways”.
Bailey says Lunenburg needs to welcome newcomers to the town.
“Having people come from away is a huge benefit to this town. So when it’s used in a derogatory way, that does us all a disservice and that needs to be discouraged.”
Penney says there’s no place for that attitude in Lunenburg.
“When it crosses over and it becomes a situation where it’s a derogatory statement upon someone – which by and large it is – it needs to stop.”
Both candidates hope to represent Lunenburg as mayor when municipal elections are held on October 15.
