Cam’s Thinking about Running,
Not there yet though
An internet movement’s begun over the last
few weeks to push a certain well know Guelphite and politico into the recently
initiated mayoral race, but Cam Guthrie says that no final decisions have been
made yet. “It’s weighing heavily on me right now because of all the phone calls
and e-mails and people stopping me on the street,” Guthrie told me by phone
last week. “Whatever decision it is it will be in the best interest of my city
and my family.”
The buzz comes from a Facebook group called
“Cam Guthrie for the Mayor of Guelph”, which was started barely a week after
the city’s present mayor, Karen Farbridge, announced her intention to run for
re-election in this fall’s municipal contest. Guthrie calls it an encouragement
page, but one that he had nothing to do with. Instead, credit for the group can
be given to Karl Morant. “The first time I ever met him was in the [2006]
municipal election,” Guthrie recalls. “I’ve probably had four conversations
with him on passing over the last four years.”
As of last Wednesday, Morant and his group
have collected 239 members and counting. Guthrie admits that he’s recognized a
few of the names that joined the group, but there’s also a great many he
doesn’t. “I am very humbled by the encouragement and support that’s sprung on
this thing in the last couple of days,” he says. “It’s just amazing.”
The question now is whether or not that
encouragement is going to translate into a bid for the City’s highest elected
post, Guthrie’s still mulling the possibilities and gauging his support.
Guthrie says he’s seeking “wise council” in order to make the right decision
for himself, the city and his family.
As for a timetable, Guthrie told me that
his decision will be coming soon, if only out of practical consideration in
running a mayoral race. “Unfortunately, these types of campaigns require money
to run, and, of course, the sooner you declare yourself the sooner your able to
start bringing in money for the campaign. So I can’t let it go too long.”
You can check out the Facebook group by
searching “Cam Guthrie for the Mayor of Guelph.” And for late-breaking news,
you can visit my Guelph Politico blog at http://guelphpolitico.blogspot.com/
Celebrate World Water Day with Wellington Water
Watchers
Do you like water? Do you think the
ubiquitous clear liquid should be celebrated and protected throughout the land?
Then you’ll definitely want to take note of the Wellington Water Watchers’
festivities for World Water Day on Monday.
The events unfold at the E.L. Fox
Auditorium at J.F. Ross on 21 Meyer Dr starting at 7 pm. On the docket is a
youth submission project, some spoken word performances and the party-hardy music
of Royal City’s own Dancehall Free For All. The main attraction though,
entertainment-wise speaking, is a screening of the as-yet-unreleased
documentary Tapped. Tapped, made by
the producers of the popular Who Killed
the Electric Car doc, is a behind-the-scenes look into the unregulated and
unseen world of an industry that aims to privatize water resources. You can
learn more about it at http://www.tappedthemovie.com/
The WWW will also be
unveiling a pilot project called Blue W. Blue W is a not-for-profit program
dedicated to promoting municipal tap water as a healthy and waste-conscious
alternative to bottled drinks, according to a press release. The project will
include a web site and smartphone app that people can use to locate places in
the community where you can fill your reusable bottle with tap water.
Participating establishments will have the Blue W decal at their entrance. For
more on Blue W check out their website at http://www.bluew.org
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