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2011 Federal Elections, Dufferin-Caledon, Candidates and Info

Andrew — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:06:54 +0000

With the 2011 federal elections less than a week away, Monday May 2nd, 2011, below is a list of candidates for federal riding of Dufferin-Caledon. I have included a link to each candidates official website where you can find out more information about them and what they stand for in this riding. For more info on the election including voting locations, click here for the Elections Canada website.

There are 77,607 people eligible to vote in the Dufferin-Caledon riding this year, the 2008 election turnout was 57.71% which is slightly lower than the 2006 election which was 64.94%, so on Monday May 2nd be sure to get out there and vote.

2011 Candidates:

David Tilson – Conservative (Incumbent)
Website: http://www.davidtilson.ca
Bill Prout – Liberal
Website: http://billprout.liberal.ca
Ard Van Leeuwen – Green
Website: http://www.ardv.ca/home/home.cfm
Leslie Parsons – New Democrat
Website: http://leslieparsons.ndp.ca

Federal Stimulus Project Spending in Caledon, Ontario

Andrew — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:30:30 +0000

Just in case you were wondering if any of your tax dollars were ending up here back in our very own Caledon, here is a list projects in the Caledon area that received Federal Stimulus money this past year from the Federal Government also known as Canada’s Economic Action Plan. Thanks to David Tilson‘s Office, M.P. for Dufferin-Caledon for the list.

Recipient/Applicant	Federal Amount	Total Project Cost	Project Description
Town of Caledon	$256,750	$770,000	Road Infrastructure (Heart Lake Road Bridge Replacement)
Region of Peel	$1,394,863	$4,184,590	Water Infrastructure (Interconnection of Caledon East & Palgrave Water System)
Region of Peel	$1,717,100	$5,151,300	Water Infrastructure (Water Servicing for Campbell’s Cross & Victoria)
Region of Peel	$401,527	$1,204,580	Road Infrastructure (Road Resurfacing – Hwy 50 to Countryside Dr. to Coleraine)
Region of Peel	$143,130	$429,390	Road Infrastructure (Road Resurfacing – King St. from Creditview Rd. to Mississauga Rd.)
Region of Peel	$300,000	$900,000	Road Infrastructure (Road Resurfacing – Mayfield Road from McLaughlin Rd. to Mississauga Rd.)
Region of Peel	$1,300,000	$3,900,000	Road Infrastructure (Road Resurfacing – Forks of the Credit Rd. from Hurontario St. to 6 km west)
Town of Caledon	$495,000	$1,500,000	Mayfield Recreation Complex - Upgrading Accessibility, Energy, & Roof Retrofits
Town of Caledon	$70,000	$210,000	Alton Ballpark Washroom Building & Pavilion Reconstruction
Town of Caledon	$99,166	$297,500	Caledon East Hall Ballpark Washroom, Pavilion, & Parking Lot Reconstruction
Town of Caledon	$70,000	$210,000	Caledon Trailway Resurfacing
Town of Caledon	$75,000	$240,000	Bolton Skatepark
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority	$33,000	$99,000	Upgrading of Trails at Albion Hills Conservation Area (Palgrave)
Town of Caledon	$891,000	$2,673,000	Expansion of Youth Centre at the Caledon Centre for Recreation & Wellness (Bolton)
Town of Caledon	$7,000,000	$12,000,000	Caledon East Arena (Phase Two of Caledon Community Complex)

Garth Turner to seek Liberal nomination in Dufferin-Caledon

Andrew — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:48:57 +0000

Garth Turner is going to try and enter Federal politics for a third term in the House of Commons, this time as a MP for the Dufferin-Caledon riding.

The former MP announced this week that he has officially submitted his papers to seek the nomination, and that those papers have been accepted.

Mr. Turner, 60, represented the riding of Halton-Peel from 1988 until 1993, having been elected as part of the second Progressive Conservative majority government of Brian Mulroney. He sought the leadership of the party in ’93 when Mr. Mulroney stepped aside, gaining 76 first-ballot votes before dropping out of the race eventually won by Kim Campbell.

Mr. Turner served as Minister of National Revenue in the short-lived Campbell government before losing his seat in the Tory debacle later that year.

Garth Turner returned to Parliament representing Halton as a Conservative under Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the 2006 election, but soon found himself at odds with his leader and was kicked out from caucus later that year. He eventually joined the Liberals after briefly sitting as an independent, and was defeated in last year’s federal election by Lisa Raitt, now federal Natural Resources Minister.

Riding Association President Jeff May has also announced plans to seek the nomination. No date has been announced for the nomination, but Mr. Turner said he expects that will happen soon. David Tilson of the Conservative Party is the current sitting member in the Dufferin-Caledon riding. Tilson is expected to run again and is widely considered the favorite in the mostly conservative riding.