NDP to hold nomination meeting on Saturday

Apr 04, 2018

The Lanark Frontenac Kingston (LFK) Ontario New Democratic Party is holding their nomination meeting this Saturday, from 1-4pm at the Maberly Community Hall at 180 Maberly Road, just north of Hwy. 7.

The party has approved the candidacy of Ramsey Hart, the Executive Director of The Table, a Perth based food and social advocacy program. The nomination deadline was March 28, so there will be no nominations from the floor. Dennis Riggs, the Chief Executive Officer of the LFK NDP Association said that three other candidates came forward earlier on in the nomination process, and “we were looking forward to having a contest at the nomination meeting, but the other candidates all dropped off and have thrown their support to Ramsey”.

The meeting will feature guest speakers, including: Mary Rita Holland – President, Ontario New Democratic Party; Coral Sproule – President, National Farmers Union; Ian Arthur – NDP Candidate, Kingston and the Islands; Terrilee Kelford – Chair of Cornerstone Landing; and John Fenik – Former Federal NDP Candidate, Mayor of Perth, Warden of Lanark County.

The meeting is scheduled for 1-4 pm.

Riggs said the association decided to hold the meeting in Maberly in order to showcase the party to parts of the riding where Hart is not as well known.

“Through his role at the table, he is quoted and his picture is in the Perth Courier often, but he requested that we go out into the rural area for our meeting,” said Riggs.

It was not that easy to book the Maberly Hall for the meeting at the last minute, however. “When we called the township told us the hall was booked by two groups for most of the day, there was only a short gap in the afternoon. One of the groups was the Green Party Riding Association, who are holding a fundraising dinner. We called them and asked for an extra half an hour and if we could tear down while they set up, and they said yes. Some members from each association might go to the other’s events. And then we had to call the Fiddle Orchestra, and they agreed to shorten their practice. We hope some of them will stay for our meeting as well. It could be the busiest day at the Maberly Hall all year.”

Refreshments will be provided byErin Duthie of Boundless. There will be a kids area available and the hall is accessible. For further information, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..