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Family information: Wife, Marilyn, of 44 years. One daughter & son-in-law, two
grandchildern.
Community work: Finishing 10 year volunteer, blind testing, for study of preventive
measures in prostate cancer research
What do you consider a) the most important issue for London? And b) the most
important issue for the ward in which you’re running?
More responsible spending, put more money into tourism, after all we are sitting between
toronto & windsor. We should go out for the tourist & travellers more aggressivly.
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What do you consider a) the most important issue for London? And b) the most
important issue for the ward in which you’re running?
I believe that the most important issue right now for Londoners is the potential for rising
taxes. With the recent recessions people are still struggling to get back on their feet. Tons
of Londoners are still unemployed and trying to do their best to survive. Raising taxes
would only make it more difficult for homeowners.
The most important issue in my Ward is its reputation and closing of many local
businesses. If you drive down Hamilton Road you will see tons of empty buildings that
where once business that were doing well and now they just stand abandoned. We need to
focus on booming the Ward 1 area.
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Name:
Tracy Ralph
Occupation:
Fitness and Health and Wellness Specialist/Exercise Science Specialist/College
Instructor, business proprietor and part time student at UWO Faculty of Health Sciences.
Family information:
Married with 3 adult children
Community work:
-Fitness Instructor for Hamilton Rd. Community School
-Peer Mentor for Fanshawe College’s “Mentoring for Success Program
-London’s “4 ever in motion” older adult committee
-“Stepping Out Safely” falls prevention committee
-Past member of St. John Ambulance LSAR team (London Search and Rescue)
-London Middlesex Health unit-primary grades eyesight pre-testing
-Reading assistant for JK class also Home and School member Wilton Grove P.S.
-Breakfast Club volunteer for four years Aberdeen and Trafalgar P.S.
-Volunteer for Boys and Girls Club “Killer Whale Swim Team”
-Assistant coach for Forest City Slow pitch youth team (Vauxhall Park)
-Track and field coach for grades 4-8, 3 years Aberdeen P.S. and 1 year at Trafalgar P.S.
-Volunteer for Heart and Stoke Society “Dance for Heart” initiative
-Navy League of Canada Ladies Auxiliary and Branch member
-Navy League Cadet Corps Glorious #45 Commanding Officer (Ret’d) hosted by
(H.M.C.S. Prevost) 19 Becher Street.
-Member of Air Cadet Corps 201 Squadron Sponsoring Committee
-Boys and Girls Club of London Rib Fest Security Coordinator (recruitment and
training for security personnel)
-London Search and Rescue Team (St. John Branch)
-Block Parent (22 years)
-Volunteer for Bob Hayward YMCA fitness trainer
-London’s First…CAR FREE SUNDAY intergenerational group fitness presentation
(Boys and Girls Club youth with the Horton Street Seniors Group Fitness Demo team)
-Thames River Clean-up
Committees:
-Fanshawe College Fitness and Health Promotion Program (Faculty of Health Sciences)
Program Advisory member.
-“4 ever in motion” Older Adult and Youth committee member (formerly “Active 2010”)
- Stepping Out Safely committee member and presenter/speaker
-Hamilton Road Community Association
-Hamilton Business Association
Would you support a four-year tax freeze (yes or no)? Why or why not?
I would base my decision on the implications of what programs would be cut and review
the potential outcomes of a tax freeze before I came to a definitive decision.
Hypothetically, it is a good fiscal idea to help the local economy but at what “cost” to
specific programs?
What do you consider a) the most important issue for London? And b) the most
important issue for the ward in which you’re running?
a) Sustainable job creation and growth. Attracting industry and services will market
London as a great city that not only has the labour market full of skilled workers
but is also known as having reasonable taxes (toward industry and corporations)
and great quality of life.
b) Ward 1 has several issues that need attention. As stated above job creation,
support for local businesses as well as community safety (Police presence). Ward
1 also needs pro-active community health and wellness programs.
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