Packed house for Bayham all-candidates meeting

Well over 200 interested citizens filled Vienna Community Centre for the Aylmer Express-sponsored Bayham all-candidates meeting on Thursday night, Oct. 9.

All of the candidates in the Oct. 27 municipal election answered a series of questions from those attending the almost two and a half hour event.

Although other topics were broached, the HMCS Ojibwa submarine in Port Burwell dominated the meeting with an almost equal measure of support for the project and concern over the $6-million guarantor agreement Bayham councillors entered into for the Elgin Military Museum to secure bank loans to bring the vessel to Port Burwell from Halifax.

Other issues discussed included water rates, public access to the west side of pier in Port Burwell, the future of Terrace Lodge, the condition of roads, the lack of crosswalks in Bayham’s built up areas and the future of community centres.