The Port Rowan Community Centre played host to the Ward One and Mayoral debates on Thursday.
With a bigger turn out than organizers expected, volunteers were pulling out extra chairs as the building filled with community members eager to hear from the candidates.
In Ward One, incumbent Tom Masschaele and Randy Mawhiney were given the opportunity to tell the crowd their opening statements before answering questions submitted by community members.
The opening statements are as follows:
Tom Masschaele:
Randy Mawhiney:
A story covering the other topics of discussion, including the paid parking pilot project, tourism, and infrastructure, will follow.
You can hear from the five mayoral candidates here.
Written by Ashley Taylor
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