Our New Councillor

It is quite something when a new person had to be elected for the Council seat for your Ward. That is exactly what happened for me and my wife. 

William (Bill) Altenhof was elected for the Council position in Ward 2 in Tecumseh. His vote results in the voting were frankly unbelievable. He ran against 5 other people and overwhelmingly received the most votes. He received 676 votes just slightly less than 50% of the total  number of votes. 

I met him the first time when he was campaigning in our area. My wife and I were out for a walk when we saw him as he was canvassing on our Street. All 3 of us met and just started talking about the election. Very soon, I mentioned to him about my experience with his friend, Mike Rohrer, our Ward Councillor, who had just passed away shockingly, whom I had dealt with so many years before. I also mentioned to him that his friend as our Councillor had carried out a task for us. He literally had passed away right after he quickly looked after solving our issue. We had just agreed to meet the day before he died but unfortunately he had called me and said that he was so busy and asked if we could meet early the next week and I had agreed to do so. 

Very quickly, our talking stopped for a short time as Bill got so emotional about his friend dying. Our conversation changed very quickly into personal matters that each of us experienced and shared them with each other. It was so unbelievable how our relationship changed as if we were friends for a very long time. It was such a pleasure meeting this man and deciding instantaneously that he was going to get our votes. 

We met one more time before the election at the candidates' meeting. He saw us and came right up to my wife and me and shook our hands to say hello. I was so impressed by this gesture on his part. I was so glad that he remembered us from before. 

I am so pleased that so many other people in our Ward also were impressed with Bill and voted for him. I'm sure that they too liked this man and his potential that he offered to us. 

My wife and I wish him the best and are so hopeful that he will be a fabulous Councillor for our Ward!