Irene MacLeod

Thank You Antigonish... I wanted to send a quick video thank you to all the residents of Antigonish for sharing their time, and a bit of their lives with me. We truly have something special here in Antigonish and I hope with your support we can make it even better. Please make every effort to get out and vote on Saturday we will be offering rides to anyone who needs one. Contact information for rides will be posted Saturday morning here on my Facebook feed. www.irenemacleod.ca

Good morning! Today Tuesday, October 11th is the last advance poll at Town Hall, noon to 8pm. I know that many of you did not get your voting information in the mail. You have to go to Town Hall today or the Regular Poll on Saturday Oct 15th at Dr. Located at JH Gillis High School. If you have your PI N you can e-vote or telephone vote right up until 7pm on 15th. (Please don't wait that long) It has been three months of campaigning and It's up to you now to vote! If you need a drive call me at 9028677250. Thank-you for your time and I ask for your support!

Hi Folks, I wanted to do a second video to speak to some specific goals and opportunities I think we can work towards here in Antigonish. The passion and talent in our community is very inspiring and with the right planning there are no limits on what we can accomplish together. Please leave me a comment or send me a private message with your thoughts on this video. Would you like to see me as your next mayor? I very much hope to earn your support on Oct 15th. www.irenemacleod.ca

Hi Folks, I put together this short video so if we have not had the chance to meet you can get a sense of who I am and where I hope to take us as a community. This is just one tiny part of larger conversation I hope to have with you. Feel free to leave me a comment or send me a private message. I very much hope to earn your support on Oct 15th. www.irenemacleod.ca

Irene On Event Coordination & Promotion When friends and family visit do you know where to look to find out what is happening in our own backyard? I feel that Antigonish has a long way to go in creating a central depot of event information. Not just a website, but the coordinated promotion and updating of such a resource is essential to take all the wonderful events that do happen and shine a bright light on that work. We have some of the best volunteers in the country, it is... a real shame to see any of their hard work not getting noticed for lack of awareness. Do you know of a great event that was under attended? Have you had trouble finding out what to do with the family on the weekend? What is your ideal vision of event handling in our community? Let’s talk! http://greatplacesincanada.ca/gpic_pla/downtown-antigonish/

Irene On The Master Trail For Antigonish Plans are currently in the works to create a green loop that will encompass the whole of Antigonish and tie together all the various existing trails that already populate our beautiful community. Can you imagine a single path that will tie all of our paths together? Exercise, non-screen time with family and friends and investment in green spaces has never been more important to our shared quality of life. Would you support the effort ...to create unified master trail? Do you currently use any of our existing trails, and what do you have to say about them? Let’s talk! www.irenemacleod.ca

Irene On Accessibility It has been said that "A society will be judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members." (Pope John Paul II). Accessibility for seniors, and others with restricted mobility, is an essential service for our community. If we want a safe environment, where all members of the community feel comfortable to get out and visit, shop or stroll, we need to speak louder and clearer than ever before. Can you share a story or two with me on how accessib...ility has affected your life? Do you have a suggestion that can improve the quality of life of friends or family? Let’s talk! www.irenemacleod.ca

I'd like to thank everyone for taking the time to come out to the debate this evening held at St. Paul's on Church Street. Your participation was greatly appreciated, Congratulations to the organizers for a wonderful event!

Mayors Debate Tonight @ 6:30pm! Please join me tonight at the St. Pauls Church on Church Street at 6:30pm for debate amongst the candidates for Mayor of Antigonish. Refreshments will be on hand. I very much look forward to seeing you all there.

Congratulations to David Morgan and all the members of the Antigonish Community Energy Co-Op. They have stayed committed and celebrate their first bulk buy.

As the anniversary of 911 approaches I can't help but think about the role that the firefighters played. We are very blessed in our Town to have such a strong committed volunteer fire department. So a shout out to Chief Bill Chisholm and all our volunteer community fire fighters and their families. Your there when we need you and your commitment to training and education is appreciated . Thanks for teaching our children about fire safety, advocating for highway twinning and the countless hours of getting prepared for the call. We may not say all the time but thank-you!

Its back to school day! It comes with a lot of mixed emotion. End of summer , back to schedules and this year some serious traffic. We're not used to gridlock. What are your tips on beating the slowdown while the Braemore Bridge is being completed?

What do STFX students think of Antigonish? This year several hundred students spent the summer living and working in Antigonish. They added energy and diversity to our community and I would like to learn how we can increase this trend every year. I would like to hear what can we do as a community to keep students here? How can we engage with the university population to share information? What lifestyle are young grads looking for and how do we rate? What can we build on? Please leave your feedback in the comments below and share this post if you know a student in our community. Let's talk! www.irenemacleod.ca