Here is a run down of what you will see in this weeks Sydenham Current Mailbox!
– Poll question results for: “How are you voting this year in Chatham-Kent?”
– Letter to the editor: Drugs in Wallaceburg
– NEW Editorial Comic: It is about the municipal election!
– ICYMI (In Case You Missed It): Two local studs are making their mark in the NHL
– Hot topic: Internet voting deemed a ‘great success’
– New poll question
POLL RESULTS
How are you voting this year in Chatham-Kent?
– Online 58.97% (23 votes)
– Regular Polls On Election Day 23.08% (9 votes)
– Not voting 12.82% (5 votes)
– Advanced Poll 5.13% (2 votes)
Total Votes: 39
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Drug activities in our neighbourhood
Recently there has been so much activity going on with Drugs!
You can’t help but accept the fact knowing you have a drug dealer neighborhood.
Gladly they no longer live in my neighborhood, but I recently discovered damage to our property, not the greatest people hanging out and loud noise in all hours of the night… people screaming and looking for one another, racing up the streets.
This is truly profound. These people need help but it sucks that citizens have to deal with the heavy drug users in the town of Wallaceburg.
I’m glad to hear of the major meth busts and recent cocaine seizures, but it’s just frustrating to have to feel unsafe in your own home because there are these type of drug users.
Once addicted, they’re willing to do anything like a home invasion or stealing from your home.
It really sucks.
I strongly advise others to report drug activities if they are happening in your neighborhood.
Cops can’t be everywhere and it’s up to us to help make changes where we live.
Speak up!
Have a voice to create a better community around us.
– Jerry, from Wallaceburg
CARTOON
Thanks to artist Chris Burke for submitting this cartoon.
ICYMI
Two local players are making their mark in the National Hockey League!
Wallaceburg’s Seth Griffith has been going back-and-forth to the AHL, but is back with the big club with the Boston Bruins currently.
Meanwhile, Dresden Minor Hockey product T.J. Brodie has been locked up by the Calgary Flames for the long term.
Hats off to both Seth and T.J. as they continue to make everyone proud back home!
HOT TOPIC
Advance internet voting closed today at 2 p.m. and the Municipal Clerk has indicated that 7,329 people cast their ballots online.
The 3-day advance polls, at which citizens were able to cast paper ballots at all of the municipal centres, resulted in another 2,059 votes.
Electronic and paper advance polls brought in a total of 9,388 ballots cast.
This accounts for 12% voter turnout to date.
We have den our best to provide our readers with the information they need (and needed) to cast their votes with our No Bull feature.
Check out these links to get informed before casting your vote if you haven’t already:
– Ward 5, Wallaceburg: Candidate biographies and No Bull
– Ward 4, North Kent: Candidate biographies and No Bull responses
NEW POLL QUESTION
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We’ll provide the results before Monday nights Municipal Election.
This poll is also posted on the homepage of the Sydenham Current!
