Peggy Ducharme ACW Municipal Commentator

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Peggy Ducharme ACW Municipal Commentator Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (ACW) * Lakeshore Resident * Cares about my Community and the Environment. [email protected]

10/26/2026

SOUND ON I’ve put together a SHORT VIDEO sharing my campaign journey.

Hello ACW. It’s municipal election day, and voting closes at 8 p.m. tonight.

Win or lose today, it has been a pleasure and a privilege to stand for election to represent ACW residents on township council.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to speak with me, share your concerns, ask questions and offer encouragement. Those conversations have been the most meaningful part of this experience.

To my campaign team, thank you for your hard work, your time and your belief in me. To my donors and supporters, thank you for your generosity, encouragement and trust. Whether you displayed a sign, shared a post, volunteered or offered a kind word, you helped make this campaign possible. I am deeply grateful.

Thank you also to the community for your patience throughout the campaign. I know the signs, messages and interruptions can sometimes feel like a lot.

To the community groups that hosted all-candidates meetings, and everyone who attended: thank you for creating opportunities for discussion and helping residents make informed choices.

To my fellow candidates, thank you for stepping forward. Putting your name on the ballot is a significant commitment, requiring time away from family, work and other responsibilities. I appreciate your willingness to serve.

The next council will inherit complex issues and face difficult decisions. They will need to balance community needs with affordability, while carefully considering the financial and legal implications of their choices.

I wish them well. Whoever is elected, I encourage all of us to stay informed, remain engaged and contribute respectfully. Our role in shaping ACW’s future continues long after the ballots are counted.

Thank you, ACW, for being part of this journey. If you haven’t voted yet, please make your voice heard before 8 p.m.

Let’s stay united for a bright future.

STILL UNDECIDED about who you will vote for?  Here’s what I represent as a candidate running for ACW councillor:* Commun...
10/25/2026

STILL UNDECIDED about who you will vote for? Here’s what I represent as a candidate running for ACW councillor:

* Community engagement and council transparency
* Accountability of service delivery
* Fiscal responsibility
* Sustainable growth
* Hybrid council meetings and quarterly town hall meetings
* Make, not defer decisions and meet decision deadlines
* A youth advisory council
* An ACW planning committee
* Responding to constituents complaints and improving road maintenance

AND MORE:

* Reinstate county clean water program
* Accessible Emergency Response Service (ERS)
* Cell Phone and Internet connectivity gaps
* Reopen highway 21 immediately after winter storms
* Active Transportation Corridor between the G2G Trail at MTO Road to Point Farms

For more information ABOUT ME, please visit my website at: www.peggy4acwcouncil.com

Watch for the Bluffs Car Rally and Scavenger Hunt participants driving throughout ACW today Sat. Oct.24th🙂
10/24/2026

Watch for the Bluffs Car Rally and Scavenger Hunt participants driving throughout ACW today Sat. Oct.24th🙂

Do you know that you can vote early in ACW? If you are still undecided about who you will vote for, here’s what I repres...
10/24/2026

Do you know that you can vote early in ACW?

If you are still undecided about who you will vote for, here’s what I represent:
* Community engagement and council transparency
* Accountability of service delivery
* Fiscal responsibility
* Sustainable growth
* Hybrid council meetings and quarterly town hall meetings
* Make, not defer decisions and meet decision deadlines
* A youth advisory council
* An ACW planning committee
* Responding to constituents complaints and improving road maintenance

And more:
* Reinstate county clean water program
* Accessible Emergency Response Service (ERS)
* Cell Phone and Internet connectivity gaps
* Reopen highway 21 immediately after winter storms
* Active Transportation Corridor between the G2G Trail at MTO Road to Point Farms

For more information about me, please visit my website at: www.peggy4acwcouncil.com

Do you know that you can vote early for the ACW township election?
10/23/2026

Do you know that you can vote early for the ACW township election?

ACW VOTING UPDATE: 30.80% eligible advance votes have been submitted as of Saturday morning, October 24th. This is a reminder that Monday, October 26 if the VOTING DEADLINE. If you need help voting early, please contact the ACW office: https://acwtownship.ca/government/vote

If you are STILL UNDECIDED about who you will vote for, below is a summary of the key POSITIONS I SUPPORT:

- community ENGAGEMENT
- council TRANSPARENCY
- township service delivery ACCOUNTABILITY
- changing to hybrid daytime/evening COUNCIL MEETINGS (to support community engagement)
- introducing quarterly TOWN HALL MEETINGS (to support community engagement)
- request council review the process of how CONSTITUENT COMPLAINTS to township staff are processed and brought to council's attention (to support accountability)
- reviewing infrastructure MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE, priority and accountability (to support accountability)
- request council form a YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL to input into economic development discussions so that youth can have future employment opportunities within ACW
- request council review what township projects are eligible to receive funds from DEVELOPMENT CHARGES revenue
- request council review parameters for staff DELEGATED AUTHORITY (to support accountability)
- request council ask the county to REINSTATE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM that it cancelled in its 2027 budget
- request a council task force to review concerns pertaining to SAFE DRINKING WATER within ACW
- advocate for accessibility of EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES (ERS) to all ACW addresses
- strive to reduce the frequency in which council has DEFERRED making decisions and missing DEADLINES to submit decisions on deferred matters
- request council consider forming a PLANNING COMMITTEE to work with township staff and council in reviewing planning applications
- request a council task force to review Cell Phone and Internet CONNECTIVITY service in ACW and put forward recommendations to address service "gaps"
- advocate to the province to reopen sections of HIGHWAY 21 as soon as possible after winter storms have passed through the area
- advocate to the province for an ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR between the G2G Trail at MTO Road/Airport to Point Farms

For MORE INFORMATION about me, please visit my website at: www.peggy4acwcouncil.com

ACW VOTING UPDATE: 30.80% eligible advance votes have been submitted as of Saturday morning, October 24th. This is a rem...
10/23/2026

ACW VOTING UPDATE: 30.80% eligible advance votes have been submitted as of Saturday morning, October 24th. This is a reminder that Monday, October 26 if the VOTING DEADLINE. If you need help voting early, please contact the ACW office: https://acwtownship.ca/government/vote

If you are STILL UNDECIDED about who you will vote for, below is a summary of the key POSITIONS I SUPPORT:

- community ENGAGEMENT
- council TRANSPARENCY
- township service delivery ACCOUNTABILITY
- changing to hybrid daytime/evening COUNCIL MEETINGS (to support community engagement)
- introducing quarterly TOWN HALL MEETINGS (to support community engagement)
- request council review the process of how CONSTITUENT COMPLAINTS to township staff are processed and brought to council's attention (to support accountability)
- reviewing infrastructure MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE, priority and accountability (to support accountability)
- request council form a YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL to input into economic development discussions so that youth can have future employment opportunities within ACW
- request council review what township projects are eligible to receive funds from DEVELOPMENT CHARGES revenue
- request council review parameters for staff DELEGATED AUTHORITY (to support accountability)
- request council ask the county to REINSTATE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM that it cancelled in its 2027 budget
- request a council task force to review concerns pertaining to SAFE DRINKING WATER within ACW
- advocate for accessibility of EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES (ERS) to all ACW addresses
- strive to reduce the frequency in which council has DEFERRED making decisions and missing DEADLINES to submit decisions on deferred matters
- request council consider forming a PLANNING COMMITTEE to work with township staff and council in reviewing planning applications
- request a council task force to review Cell Phone and Internet CONNECTIVITY service in ACW and put forward recommendations to address service "gaps"
- advocate to the province to reopen sections of HIGHWAY 21 as soon as possible after winter storms have passed through the area
- advocate to the province for an ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR between the G2G Trail at MTO Road/Airport to Point Farms

For MORE INFORMATION about me, please visit my website at: www.peggy4acwcouncil.com

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