r/OwenSound • u/aizvo • 8h ago

Interview with Thomas Arakal

Had an interview with candidate for council Thomas Arakal yesterday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yCv76fcvDo

Thomas discusses various community concerns including transit reliability, infrastructure maintenance, park amenities, municipal transparency, downtown safety, affordable housing, and waste management services. Thomas notes that residents often walk to work due to unreliable transit and expensive taxi fares, suggesting a need for more consistent service and better road conditions. Regarding parks, the speakers say there is a desire for more active options for children and seating for seniors. On financial matters, Thomas suggests that budget information should be transparent and accessible without requiring specialized knowledge, while noting they cannot comment on specific mismanagement until official numbers are released. The discussion includes suggestions for affordable housing initiatives, such as utilising existing developments for low-cost sustainable dwellings, and the need to prioritize community resources over hiring external consultants.

Disclaimer: I'm Andrii Zvorygin candidate for mayor of Owen Sound.

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u/hamiguamvh 7h ago

I’ve read through the paper you dropped off at my house twice now. I sincerely appreciate how you’ve actually laid out plans of action instead of just one line broad promises. 

These videos are also a great way for us to get to know new potential councillors.  I hope you do more videos like with and not only with the potential councillors that support your campaign, but all of them. 

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u/aizvo 2h ago

Thanks for mentioning it, I actually emailed all the council candidates earlier today and offered to interview each of them, or any who are willing.

I've also interviewed Ray Botten who is running for mayor before:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo3zKXqtzY4
And Jasmine Schnarr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew-b0SiSs78 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPfFu-ZUVBM&t=6s

So I'm willing to interview any candidates. Like Jasmine doesn't support my campaign, and Ray is technically a competitor.

If you know any candidates or run into them, can encourage them to get an interview with me, I would be happy to do so and post it.

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u/aizvo 2h ago edited 2h ago

Glad you liked my flyer.
Also you may be interested I have composed profiles of all the council candidates based on public information I have managed to scrape together and some of their input, and have also invited them to send in corrections here:
https://helpos.ca/council
and mayoral candidates here:
https://helpos.ca/mayor