Tabitha Burr (left) and Kristy McDougall are running in the Air Ronge municipal election. (Submitted photos)

By Derek Cornet

municipal election

Burr promises to listen to residents, McDougall pledges consultation and communication in Air Ronge election

Oct 29, 2020 | 4:43 PM

Kristy McDougall wants to contribute to the growth of Air Ronge if she’s elected to council.

“I believe strongly in community service and volunteerism, and working towards a better community means you have to be engaged and involved and this is an opportunity for that,” she said. “My priorities I would say are based on what I heard from community members, so community safety, consultation, affordability and a strategic plan that would help us develop that.”

McDougall also noted she would ensure community members are consulted, especially when it comes to bigger projects. She added residents can trust she’ll bring good governance, as well as communication.

While McDougall believes the current council has done good work, she thinks adding new voices and thoughts to the table keeps leadership fresh and progressive.

“I think we are fortunate to live in the community we live in,” she said. “We have a lot of great amenities and we can continue to grow with that and keep improving and look to the future.”

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Volunteerism is particularly important for McDougall as she’s the current chairperson of La Ronge KidSport and she’s the local president of the Union of Safety and Justice Employees. She’s also a board member for Northern Sports, Culture and Recreation, she sits on the Freeze, Breeze and Wheeze organizing committee, and is an Ice Wolves volunteer and billet family.

McDougall is currently employed as the detachment services supervisor with the RCMP and she’s raising a family in Air Ronge. She’s lived in the village for six years, but has been in the tri-community for more than 20 years.

Burr promises a listening ear

If Tabitha Burr is elected to council, there’s only one pledge she is making to voters.

“I have one promise and that promise is I will listen,” she said. “I am always willing to lend a listening ear and I would like to use that to be kind of a conscious for the council to be able to advocate on behalf of those who feel they maybe don’t have a voice.”

Burr has lived in Air Ronge for nearly 20 years and she has raised two children in the community. She said she’s always been involved assisting to organize events in the background and she feels running for council is a good next step.

Burr explained she really cares about Air Ronge and would like to be involved on a deeper level.

“I feel like focusing just on issues tends to cause us to not see the entire picture and so I am running on a platform of what you focus on determines what you miss,” she said. “I really hope we can focus on our community as a whole in order to address the problems, as well as encourage pride in our community.”

Another reason Burr is running for council is because she has seen Deputy-Mayor Julie Baschuk serve as the only woman with four other men. She feels more representation of women on council would bring positive results.

Burr is currently the office manager at Churchill Community High School and she holds an associate of arts in biblical studies. She’s also the performance arts coordinator for the La Ronge Arts Council and is part of the Junior Winter Games organizing committee.

The Air Ronge municipal election is Nov. 9.

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derek.cornet@jpbg.ca

Twitter: @saskjourno