{"id":15733,"date":"2020-07-25T20:39:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-25T23:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=15733"},"modified":"2020-07-25T20:39:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T23:39:32","slug":"deagle-gammon-ready-to-earn-district-1-voters-trust-for-octobers-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=15733","title":{"rendered":"Deagle-Gammon ready to earn District 1 voters trust for October’s election"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MAIN PHOTO: Cathy Deagle-Gammon wants to be the voice for the District 1 community when voters go to the polls in October. (Submitted photo)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FALL RIVER:<\/strong> Community volunteer and award winning business woman, Cathy Deagle-Gammon, aims to earn the trust of voters in District 1 Waverley-Fall River-Musquodoboit Valley to be their councillor on HRM Regional Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deagle-Gammon made her candidacy for the position official yesterday, July 24. She is the third candidate to put her name forward for the position. The others are Art Wamback and Steve Kamperman. Incumbent Steve Streatch has yet to announce his intentions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She feels confidence around the team she has assembled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think this time we\u2019re much more prepared,\u201d she said outside her Fall River home with dog Max nearby. \u201cThis time the team is more expansive and so there\u2019s a lot more support in terms of understanding the needs and the strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the last three-and-a-half years we\u2019ve also seen what we want to be different. I took the time to get directly involved in local organizations, learned a great deal about our community and look forward to learning more. That\u2019s the experience that I bring into the 2020 campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Fall River woman is the Executive Director of DASC (Dartmouth Adult Service Centre), a multi-million-dollar social enterprise based out of Dartmouth where she has worked with all levels of government to provide services and programs to their clients. She is a board member with the Greater Burnside Business Association, President of the Social Enterprise Network of NS and  locally on the LWF Ratepayers Association and Keloose. Cathy was a founder and continues to volunteer  with the Lions Xmas Express\/Christmas This Spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One thing that stood out as her learning from the last time, she was clear she doesn\u2019t do party politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat I learned is that even though municipal politics isn\u2019t party politics, it sometimes comes to play,\u201d said Deagle-Gammon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deagle-Gammon has some ideas she would like to bring forward for residents in the vast riding that is suburban\/urban, and rural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a beautiful district,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is so unique because it is urban\/suburban, and rural. In that uniqueness one thing that needs to happen is all the communities from Dartmouth , Waverley to Musquodoboit, they need to know what is available to them as citizens of HRM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat can only happen if they\u2019re consulted, if there is more engagement if there are people who will setup the opportunities for them, so they know what\u2019s going on for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said community is really where solutions are found, not always at a round table at city hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deagle-Gammon spoke directly to the residents of Musquodoboit Valley about making them feel part of HRM given they may not all feel that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey need to see their councillor,\u201d she said. \u201cYou need to be there. You need to be in the community, at the coffee shop if that\u2019s what it is, but you need to be fully present as much as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think you also need to celebrate what is incredibly unique, such as the gem of a transportation system in MusGo Rider. It\u2019s one I would like to see emulated throughout HRM, either through them growing or having another service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, a service like MusGo Rider would allow seniors in Fall River-Wellington , Waverley-Grand Lake areas to get to appointments; youth can get to school; social gatherings can happen; and people can get to places they need to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t have to live in the city to enjoy the city, but you need to be able to get there to enjoy those places, like our museums,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deagle-Gammon acknowledges that transit is an issue in the riding and the conversations needs to be restarted so residents can make use of the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need to see why the conversation ended. Did the energy get lost on it? Was there no more uptake on it?\u201d she said. \u201cWe need to understand those first and then work with that. But we need to get transit not just into Fall River, but into Waverley along Rocky Lake Drive and Waverley Road and into Wellington on Hwy 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs it a multi-partner solution like a rural transit system that connects to major sites. Something that would connect to Sobeys and then up to Perrin Drive. We need to think broadly and more than one solution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said there\u2019s a slew of issues in the riding, and a planned approach is required. She feels she\u2019s the best one capable of putting that in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have to think how we are going to enjoy our community, how we\u2019re going to keep seniors in their own community,\u201d she said. \u201cWhat supports and programs we can put in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAffordable housing for not just seniors, but families, young families. We don\u2019t really have much of a rental market here, so we need to see how that would look so young families can start here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is amazing to still think there are people in HRM that have water issues. A coordinated   plan, can only happen with collaboration of all three levels of government.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deagle-Gammon said when looking at the safe enjoyment of the communities, people are still worried to cycle along Hwy 2 in Fletchers Lake and the Waverley Road. Speeding is also one issue she keeps hearing about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople who live in Wellington, Fletchers Lake, Fall River Rd. and Waverley Rd are concerned about others safety,\u201d she said. \u201cHow do we make it safer for cyclists? For runners? That\u2019s a huge issue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said this is a good time for HRM to reflect on its history and how they have behaved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need to be respectful of what\u2019s happening. We need to learn more around Black Lives Matter, about respect there, for our culture, diversity, for Indigenous persons,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s an opportunity that we really need to get right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said the election will also be different given it will be during a pandemic so councillors will have to be creative in getting the word out, while also ensuring everyone stays safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI encourage everyone to wear a mask if they can\u2019t social distance,\u201d said Deagle-Gammon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deagle-Gammon spoke of how she would work with local sports and community groups, including the Wellington Hall, McDonald Sports Park, WJCC, and Fall River and Area Business Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe first thing I would want to do is bring like minded groups together,\u201d she said. \u201cI would find out their experiences, do research, what\u2019s happening, what shared experiences between one another can we bring, and how we can support them through HRM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat we don\u2019t want to lose is what is true community and true volunteers. We want to build together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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She concluded by explaining why residents should choose her when they vote on Oct. 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople should vote for me because I\u2019m going to be the kind of leader that they need. I\u2019m going to be engaged, fully present, I will be the best communicator they have ever seen,\u201d she said. \u201cThey will be supported and listened too. I have been mission-driven my entire life. And I live here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on Deagle-Gammon, please check out her website at: www.cathydistrict1.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cathyincommunity\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Twitter: www.twitter.com\/communitycathy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCmxhGwKPDgOwe7iw-k5y_ew<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instagram https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/communitycathy\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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