June 12, 2015
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Two people are in the race to become the federal New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for Huron-Bruce in the October election.
Gerard Creces (right) hails originally from the Zurich area. He is a journalist and musician and is well-versed in the issues that play on the federal, provincial and municipal stages.
As a reporter with the Goderich Signal Star and the Clinton News Record, Creces developed an even more intimate knowledge of the riding and its people and he is ready to run and "take the power back."
Jan Johnstone (left) has been with the Bluewater District School Board for many years as a trustee, as board chairperson and as the Ontario Public School Boards Association representative where she was vice-chairperson of the Western Region.
She is a long-time resident of Kincardine and a trained social worker with experience in both Huron and Bruce counties. Johnstone also ran as the Huron-Bruce NDP candidate in the 1997 federal election and 2014 provincial election.
Both nominees have been hard at work drumming up support and renewing members in the build up to the nomination meeting, scheduled for Thursday, June 25, at 7 p.m., at the MacKay Centre, located at the corner of Nelson and North Streets in Goderich. You can access the hall from Highway 21 at the Nelson Street stoplights or take North Street and drive one block from the Square.
All are welcome to attend the nomination meeting. Only members in good standing with the party will receive a ballot and be allowed to vote for the candidate of their choice.
Written ByLiz Dadson is the founder and editor of the Kincardine Record and has been in the news business since 1986.
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