A New Energy for Our
City.... It's About Time!
Press Releases
July 7, 2003
FIRST WOMAN DECLARES CANDIDACY FOR CITY COUNCIL
The first woman to declare her candidacy in the upcoming municipal
election filed her registration papers today at Tom Davies Square.
Well-known businessperson Lynne Reynolds will be vying for a seat on the
Municipal Council as a candidate in Ward 6.
"I felt that it was time that I used both my political and business
experience to make a difference at City Hall. I am passionate about
Sudbury and about the future of my grandchildren here and I want to
ensure that the new plan recently unveiled for economic development sees
the light of day. It's a good plan and the whole city should get behind
it", says Reynolds.
Over the years, Lynne Reynolds has been involved in many community
initiatives. She has a special affinity for helping seniors, women and
children. Most recently, she was Special Assistant for Northern Ontario
for a federal Cabinet Minister in Ottawa and feels she has a good grasp
of the issues that concern citizens not only in Sudbury, but throughout
Northern Ontario. Her company, Community Connections, which she owns
with her daughter, is the producer of the highly-successful Women's
Fair. Reynolds is also the Executive Director of Senior Friendly
Sudbury, a community initiative that is working to sensitize the
community to the needs and concerns of the upcoming Age Wave.
"My main goals will be to work with Council and the community in a
collegial and consultative manner to effect improvements to our
infrastructure, to capitalize on our strength as an urban mining centre
by bringing nickel-related manufacturing to Sudbury, to create a more
business-friendly environment. However, I feel that it's also important
to sell our quality of life to our own citizens first, to build pride
and activism at the grassroots level and to encourage solid two-way
communications between City Hall and its citizens. We are at a
crossroads in our history. If we don't move forward now to create a
vibrant and exciting community, we'll be slipping backwards and may
never realize our goal of becoming a world-class city. There is much
work to be done and action-oriented people need to step up and get
involved", adds Reynolds.
Lynne Reynolds was born and educated in Sudbury, is fluently bilingual
and lives in New Sudbury. She can be reached at 524-0070.
