Voting in multiple municipal townships began this week, including Oro Medonte. The incumbent mayor, Randy Greenlaw will look to hold onto his seat for a second term. One-term councilor Cathy Keane and Joanie Pritchett round out the ballot. All candidates have been out door knocking hearing concerns from residents. “I’m focused on door knocking, I want to reach as many residents as possible,” said Keane. “I feel that there’s a lot of concerns from the top to the bottom of Oro Medonte and people are really appreciating the face to face meetings.” “Many weeks of door knocking, thousands of doors and the response has been overwhelmingly positive,” said Greenlaw, adding “the work’s not done and even though we are in a much better spot, I believe, than we were four years ago.” “My campaign’s been going great,” said Pritchett. “We’ve been talking to residents every single day,” she said. “We’ve been out door knocking and having meet and greets and we’ve been listening to the to the community and the constituents out there on their issues,” Pritchett said. Greenlaw wants to build on what the previous council accomplished over the last municipal term. “I think we’ve had shown proven leadership of overcoming the unforeseen issues such as the Barrie annexation I think, which is a very strong and fair deal for the township,” said Greenlaw. “As well as the 2025 ice storm.” Keane and Pritchett are eager to bring a change to council with fresh ideas. “In knocking on doors, people are saying that they’re feeling that the entire township as a whole and all the residents are not being heard,” said Keane. “So when I say change, there’s that and they would like more accountability,” Keane said. “People really want to be part of the conversation, and I’m hoping that I can bring that back to the table, I want to elevate the conversations, talk about the issues, and really engage in discourse,” said Pritchett. “We can disagree, but we don’t need to be disagreeable.” CTV News asked all three candidates why constituents should vote for them. “I’ve been telling a lot of people they should vote for me because I represent the entire township,” said Keane. “I represent all residents, all communities, all neighborhoods and I don’t answer to just a small group of people.” “We have a strong understanding of the needs and challenges and opportunities that Oro Medonte has and the opportunities are vast,” said Greenlaw. “I think the combination of my experience and education, along with how I feel about serving this community would really serve the community well,” said Pritchett. Polling station opened in Oro Medonte on Oct 14 and will remain open until Oct. 26. For more information on the Oro Medonte municipal elections and a list of polling locations you can click here
