Prevention

To prevent a similar scenario from replaying in the future, a simple by-law modification would suffice.  While I am not aware of the exact wording of the present by-law, a candidate for mayor must reside in the township of Chapleau.  Perhaps adding a requirement for five consecutive years of residency to the by-law would help.  Someone who has resided in town this long knows what is currently going on here, not what was happening thirty years ago.  There have been many new faces since then.  I am well aware that there are more important things to address with the new town council.  They have not yet been sworn in and begun their many important tasks.  This is just something that has been bugging me since the very beginning of the campaign.

Mind you, I seriously doubt that there is another Bill Pellow type of person waiting just outside the town limits to run for mayor in the future.  In fact, I don't think there is another person like him anywhere.