1 candidates
1.1 peterborough: kenneth t. burgess
1.2 sudbury: ed pokonzie
1.3 windsor—st. clair: ralph kirchner
candidates
peterborough: kenneth t. burgess
kenneth t. burgess school teacher in toronto before moving peterborough , creator of self-help teaching service. perennial candidate, having run public office on @ least 6 occasions. died in may 2001.
he took peterborough county school board court in 1989, after board appointed unelected replacement fill vacancy. argued either by-election should have been called, or should have been appointed runner-up candidate last board election. (the chair of board responded appointment of applicant appropriate , by-election have been extremely expensive. ) burgess later convicted of forging of signatures on nomination papers when ran school trustee again in 1991 municipal election. because of conviction, barred running mayor of peterborough in 1997.
burgess sixty-five years old during final run office in 2000. during election, called city of peterborough offer free land create development , reduce business tax levels. incumbent mayor sylvia sutherland dismissed practice being illegal in ontario.
he not confused ken burgess, former mayor brandon, manitoba.
sudbury: ed pokonzie
ed pokonzie perennial candidate political office, having campaigned in federal, provincial , municipal elections. first ran election municipally in 1991.
pokonzie city employee , labourer in calgary, alberta in 1980s. fired in 1981 failing pass permanency medical test, , later became involved in complicated legal challenge regarding dismissal. moved ontario, , settled in city of sudbury. launched $5 million lawsuit against province of ontario in 1999, citing wrongful treatment on failure obtain compensation workplace injuries. suit dismissed in 2004. in 2000, pokonzie identified himself former truck driver on disability pension.
pokonzie described social activist, , has called grassroots approach city politics. supporter of amalgamation, though called smaller centres retain local identity in new city of greater sudbury. supported light transit system, , pay-for-service assessment. pokonzie called municipal administration restructured in 2003, arguing there 6 different agencies overseeing water quality without having effective management authority.
pokonzie known wearing beret bedecked medals while campaigning.
windsor—st. clair: ralph kirchner
kirchner 28 years old @ time of election, lifelong windsor resident, , chrysler worker. on announcing candidacy, promised bring more democracy political system if elected. kirchner advocated expanding public health care system cover dental care, prescription drugs , eyeglasses. denied being radical in views, , claimed entered race out of frustration ontario s partisan system. (windsor star, 19 may 1999) received 263 votes (0.68%), finishing fifth out of 6 candidates. winner dwight duncan of ontario liberal party.
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