Bacon Elliott Lobster Dinner

The Bacon Elliott Lobster Dinner will be on Sat. May 8th, 2010  All proceeds to the bursary program. For tickets contact Frank Elliott 667-7801. They sell out fast! Guest speaker to be announced.

Meeting January 24, 2010

The Constituency Council meeting will be held at the Lions Den on Sunday Jan 24, 2:00 PM . All members of the Cumberland North PC Association are welcome to attend. Bring your thoughts and ideas.

Federal Conservative Candidate

scottMeet your federal Conservative candidate, Scott Armstrong, running in the November 9 by-election :

Education

  • High School Graduation - Cobequid Educational Center
  • Bachelor of Arts - History and Political Science - Acadia University
  • Master of Science - Social Science Education - Florida State University
  • Ph.D./Curriculum and Instruction - The University of Southern Mississippi

Awards

  • Winner of the Reynolds Leetch Scholarship 1996.
  • Winner of the Royal Pettigrew Award for Volunteering in the field of Recreation 2005.
  • Winner of the Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation Outstanding Service Award 2007.
  • Winner of the Volunteer of the Year Truro Sports Heritage Society 2008

Professional

  • Currently the Principal of Truro Elementary School.
  • Was named the Principal in December of 2005 and served on the School Planning team during the construction of the building.
  • Served as Principal of Tatamagouche Elementary 1998 – 2008. The school received national recognition as one of the top forty schools in the country in 2004.
  • Assistant professor of Education at The University of Southern Mississippi summer adjunct program summer semester 1998.
  • Graduate Assistant the University of Southern Mississippi 1997-1998.
  • Prior to his employment in Mississippi was employed as a Senior High Teacher and Middle School Administrator for 6 years in Terrace British Columbia.

Major accomplishments

  • President of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
  • Has served the party as the Vice President of Policy and as Executive Vice President prior to becoming president.
  • Head Coach of the Basketball Nova Scotia U-15 Boys Basketball Team in the summer of 2006.
  • Principal of Tatamagouche Elementary named by Today’s Parent Magazine as one of the top forty schools in Canada in 2004.
  • Head Coach of the North Colchester High School Mustang Basketball Team. Regional Champions 2006, 2007, 2008,2009, Provincial Champions 2009.

Interests

  • Conservative Politics, Youth Athletics and the New York Yankees

Volunteer Activities

  • Head Coach North Colchester Junior and Senior High School Men’s Mustang Basketball Program 2000 – 2009.
  • President North Shore Youth Basketball League 2001-2009.
  • Board of Directors Colchester Regional Hospital Foundation
  • Board of Directors Colchester Children and Family Services
  • Board of Directors Colchester North P.C. Party
  • V.P. Policy PC Party of Nova Scotia
  • Executive VP PC Party of Nova Scotia
  • Lead Advance John Hamms’ Tour 1998 Election
  • Campaign Chair Bill Casey’s 2000 and 2004 Federal Election Campaigns
  • Campaign Chair Bill Langille’s 1999 and 2003 Provincial Election Campaigns
  • Campaign Chair Karen Casey’s 2006 Provincial Election Campaign
  • Vice President Cumberland Colchester Musquodoboit Conservative Association 2005-2007
  • Acting President Cumberland Colchester Musquodoboit Conservative Association 2007-2008
  • President North Shore Youth Basketball League 1999-2007
  • Executive V.P. Nova Scotia PC Association 2005-2006.
  • President Nova Scotia PC Association 2006-2009
  • Board of Directors Truro Senior Bearcats Baseball Club 1998 – 2009
  • President Truro Senior Bearcat Baseball Club 2000-2003
  • General Manager Truro Senior Bearcat Baseball Club 1998-2002
  • Vice President NSYPC Association 1985

For more information, visit Scott’s website at http://electscottarmstrong.ca/

President’s Message

kelligrewDear Members and Friends:

As my turn came to take on the Presidency of our constituency association, I knew that it wasn’t going to be an “easy ride”. Well, the road turned out to be even bumpier than I could ever imagine.

I am very disappointed that we experienced the frustration and heartaches of a “divided party” and that together we suffered the disastrous results of our disunity. I for one am prepared to put the past behind us. I want us to work together again as a united PC party organization.

As a sign that we are positive and united, I have arranged to hold a meeting of our constituency council to take place at Pugwash on September 10 at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

We are renewing the use of a Newsletter to keep us informed on what is happening “partywise” and to keep us together as we face the political challenges of the future.

Sincerely,
John Kellegrew,
President

Provincial Leadership Process

The PC Party of Nova Scotia has been holding consultation meetings (10) all over the Province to listen to members about the last election and to get broad input on moving ahead, particularly in terms of the leadership process.

The meeting for our area was in Truro on July 8th. President John Kellegrew attended, along with Keith Hunter, Frank Elliott, Judi Giroux and Morris Haugg. It was a good open meeting. We had our say and we got the feeling that the party organizers were indeed listening. Cumberland North provided a written submission.

Cumberland North Consensus

1. That the leadership convention be later rather than sooner. There should be no rush. It should not be held before the summer of 2010, such as in the fall of 2010 at the earliest, preferably in the spring of 2011.

2. That the Provincial party set up a separate and totally independent leader search committee, with the mandate to find several potential leadership candidates and to encourage them to seek the nomination as leadership candidates.

3. That the Provincial Party draft two or more parallel leadership selection processes (e.g. delegated convention; direct vote of each member) with pros and cons for each type of process,
including financial costs.

This information shall be made available to each constituency and then have each constituency indicate it’s preference.

4. That the convention rules and regulations be written in such a way that a lower-ranked candidate (3rd, 4th etc) cannot win the leadership. The leadership can only be won by the person who ranks either first or second after the first ballot. In other words, there will be a maximum of two ballots. After the first ballot all candidates drop off, except for the top two.

There was a consensus among all persons present that the leadership convention should not be soon and that the best time was probably the spring of 2011. No decision was reached as to which method of electing the new leader was best. There is a choice between four different methods. We hope to be in a position to put the different methods on the agenda of the Constituency Council meeting and have everyone’s input.