Sandra Walls Throws Her Hat in the Ring

Opponent is Daniel Giddings

Long-time Resident, With Previous Council Experience, Runs to Represent Residents in Ward 3

Editor’s Note: All of the councillor and school trustee candidates have been offered the opportunity to provide an 800-word media release and photo which will be published prior to the election. Interviews by Trent Hills Now are being done of the deputy mayor and mayoralty candidates and will be published this week.

Trent Hills - Tues., Sept. 27, 2022 -Sandra and her family moved to Trent Hills from rural Whitby in 1989, first in Warkworth and currently in Campbellford. Sandra considers herself a local and is pleased for the opportunity of representing her community.

Sandra’s son, Michael, lives and works in Campbellford and her daughter, Alyssa, lives in Warkworth with her family, her husband Rory, and their two sons, Cooper, and Harrison. Both grandsons have attended Percy Centennial Public School in Warkworth. Harrison is in grade 6 at Percy, and Cooper is in grade 9 at Campbellford District High School. Sandra says that she has a great deal riding on doing her part to keep Trent Hills alive and thriving. The most important people in her world are counting on her.

As a local, Sandra has spent nearly all 33 years living, volunteering, and/or working in Trent Hills/County of Northumberland, in various capacities. Starting as a young Mom, on the Percy Parent/Teacher Committee, and working at Warkworth’s Post office, to now volunteering at the Aron Theatre, and CKOL radio station. Sandra has been a Postmaster, Municipal Councillor, Small Business Owner, and Thrift Store Manager, to name a few, and is confident that her skills/qualifications developed over the years, and throughout the County, make her a well-rounded candidate.

Sandra works as an Employer and Community Liaison, at Career Edge Campbellford, delivering Employment Ontario programs and services to her community. She has frontline, first-hand experience working with residents and business owners, throughout Trent Hills. Sandra says that she interacts daily with the people of Campbellford, Hastings, and Warkworth and loves helping people in her own community. Understanding first-hand their struggles, their concerns, and their hopes for the future, Sandra is eager to continue to advocate on behalf of these residents and businesses, as council representative for Ward 3.

Sandra is familiar with the local partners, organizations, and agencies and with the resources that are available in Trent Hills/Northumberland. She knows we are fortunate to have access to great County resources but states that it is vital that Trent Hills be strongly represented, both at Council and at the County level, to ensure that residents get their fair share and value for their tax dollars. Sandra wants to ensure County services/programs are accessible to Trent Hills residents.

Some, but not all, of the volunteer work Sandra has been involved with in the past 33 years, include:

  • -Councillor, Municipality of Alnwick/Haldimand 2010 - 2014
  • -Police Services Board, Trent Hills - Member, Public Representative
  • -Campbellford & Warkworth Fall Fair - Volunteer
  • -Public Works Committee, Alwnwick/Haldimand - Member
  • -Warkworth Community Service Club - Member
  • -Trent Hills Therapy Dogs - Director/Member
  • -Peterborough Northumberland Crime Stoppers Board - Member
  • -Police Services Board, Alnwick/Haldimand - Chair/Member, Council Representative
  • -Warkworth Lilac Festival Committee - Treasurer/Member
  • -Planning/Land Division Committee, Alnwick/Haldimand - Member

Sandra knows what it takes to be an effective Municipal Councillor, having served in Alnwick/Haldimand from 2014 – 2018, and she knows what it takes to be an engaged, approachable, and strong representative for her constituents.

Sandra is not afraid to ask tough questions and states while ribbon cutting and photo ops are all well ‘n good, she knows that it requires much more to get the job done.

Sandra wants to remind everyone that their vote is their voice, and it matters! She points out that at this level of government, you have a direct say in where and how our tax dollars are spent.

Sandra’s promise to residents, businesses, and the farming community is to place needs over wants, be available to carry your concerns and issues forward to council, always vote in the best interest of this municipality, to make common-sense decisions in a respectful and professional manner, and to bring the answers back to you.

Sandra believes that an informed voter is the best voter and encourages you to attend the Ward 3 Chamber of Commerce, Meet the Candidates Evening on September 29th at the Campbellford Legion, at 6:00 pm, to discuss issues and concerns. Sandra says that it doesn’t matter whom you’ve had lunch with, whose elbows you’ve rubbed, and what organizations you belong to, it doesn’t equate to being an effective member of the Trent Hills Municipal Council. Sandra has no alliances; she is an independent thinker who believes that she her campaign has demonstrated that she is ready to work effectively as part of a team, no matter what the results of the election.

Sandra entered this race with no personal agendas or issues to address. This isn’t a popularity contest, make sure you vote for someone to represent you, who truly knows this community, what’s required in the position, and who will show up to do the work. Four years is a long time with the wrong councillor.

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