Chris As Mayor of Collingwood

John Tory, Chris Carrier, Jim Wilson

Chris Carrier has a history of getting things done.

• Chris dealt with the Federal and Provincial governments regularly and knows how to bring money into Collingwood and area. Chris can use his experience to benefit Collingwood.
• Permanent Collingwood campus for Georgian College.
• Pushed Highway #26 Re-alignment back as a priority to complete in 2012.
• Sourced 10.4 million dollars of Provincial of Ontario funding for local road improvements.
• Implemented a 1.4 million dollar renovation to Collingwood Regional Airport, by negotiating funding from the Federal and Provincial governments.
• Approved funding for improvements to local public transit/annual ridership - yielding increase of 66000 rides from 2006 to 2010!
• Drafted inter-municipal public transit agreement between Wasaga Beach and Collingwood.
• 7 million dollar downtown revitalization by sourcing 5 million dollars contribution from the Federal/Provincial governments and downtown merchant association.
• Refurbishment of Collingwood Cenotaph 50/50 partnership with Federal Government show a picture of cenotaph re-dedication ceremony.
• 1.2 million dollars of Provincial/Federal funding towards affordable housing units.
• Established a 150 acre business park through a strategic private developer and 1.5 million dollars from Federal government to extend municipal services to the park.

Chris has a track record with the environment.

• Protecting our water by strongly and vocally opposing Site 41.
• Member, and later Chair, of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
• Promoted a Leeds Gold Library/Municipal Office, and finished under budget! Negotiated $800k plus in Federal grants and $900k plus of community fundraising.
• Fought to save the Silver Creek Wetlands, and won.