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Mayor Kenneth Craig was raised on a dairy farm between Kincardine and Tiverton, On.  Along with his wife and five children, he pursued a career in dairy farming before moving into the town of Kincardine.  He enjoys sports, music, history, and people.

Mayor Craig had served three terms as a councillor in the Municipality of Kincardine before successfully running for the position of mayor in the 2022 municipal election.

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1) We begin all of our conversations by letting you tell your story. Who are you, what did you do for a living before politics, your pathway to becoming an elected official etc. 

2) As Mayor of Kincardine for those that don’t know where is it? Who lives there? What do they do for a living? What issues end up in your inbox or you hear at the door? 

3) Kincardine is a part Bruce County, how does it fit into the broader Bruce County?

4) How do you fit into SW Ontario? Why should someone in Windsor, or Woodstock care about what is happening in Kincardine 

Then we will dig into some policy/discussion topics. 

5) In the fall, Kincardine sold Bruce Telecom from $30+M. It isn’t often you hear of a municipality selling off a utility like that. Can you talk us through why it happened? Is there a fear that now the municipality doesn’t own it, that prices might go up or service might go down? 

6) Cannot not talk about Housing, how is the housing crisis impacting Kincardine and Bruce County from your perspective? I think your region is often thought of as a touristy/summer get away? How do cottages/second homes play into your housing challenges locally if at all? 

7) Tied to the housing crisis is the potential economic opportunity of the Bruce Power Expansion. Paint a picture of the implications of that expansion on the community – yes more jobs, but will it make local housing challenges worse? 

8) Finally, what is something you are looking forward to in 2024 – might be a favourite event in your community/constituency or a policy issue you are going to be tackling. Episode will be released in April so you may want to think about spring or summer.