George Dickenson is a man of few words, but he’s hoping for a chance to be involved in decision making for the town.
“I truly love this community and want to be involved with its future,” said Dickenson.
The candidate was raised and educated in Collingwood. He left town for a few years to work on oil rigs “overseas,” and now works as a gas fitter in the area.
“I am deeply interested in this town’s future,” said Dickenson, who was a volunteer minor hockey, lacrosse and soccer coach. He was also a member of the ARO Shipwrecks and the Fighting Owls Football Club.
“I am ready to serve on council to help make decisions that will keep it progressing forward and keeping our heritage,” he said.
Dickenson kept his responses to questions from CollingwoodToday short. He was provided with the same list of questions as the other 18 candidates for council. He said there are many “issues of course” and promised to stand for honesty, approachability, and leadership.
Dickenson is one of 19 candidates for councillor in the Oct. 22 municipal election. Voters may choose up to seven candidates on their ballots for councillor.
The CollingwoodChamber of Commerce is hosting a meet-the-candidates event for councillor candidates on Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Collingwood Legion. Doors open at 6 p.m. The last event was at capacity and some residents were turned away from the meeting.
The chamber will be posing questions received by members of the public to each of the candidates during the meeting. Click here if you have a question you’d like included.
