Rino’s Kitchen rocks the vote

By: Julianna Bonnett, Kurlis Mati, Barry Hazlehurst, Jim Murphy

Three candidates with shared values are working together to get people voting on election day.

Rino’s Kitchen became campaign headquarters Monday for councillors Rino Bortolin and Chris Holt along with public school board trustee candidate Sarah Cipkar.

Bortolin, who was elected in Ward 3 in 2014, said it is important to vote so residents can express their concerns.

“I think if people have issues or complaints they want to deal with.  Whether it’s meeting on your street or it’s the playground equipment at your local park, if you want a say on how these things are developed and those kind of investments are directed, voting is how you have that say,” said Bortolin.

Holt is running for re-election in ward 4 and said he has much in common with Bortolin.

“Rino and I share so many concerns and priorities, with many of the same citizens engaging the two of us, that we felt we needed to reach out to them together to remind them that we will continue to work on their behalf at City Hall,” said Holt.

Cipkar, running for her first time for trustee in Ward 3, 4 and 10, wants to provide Windsor with better policies to support families and help children thrive.

“For years, I have been working with both candidates and identifying the roadblocks to engaging our community, and have decided that by combining our efforts we will have the biggest impact on voters,” said Cipkar.

Many Windsorities took the opportunity to volunteer for today’s election in hopes their voices would be heard.

“We live in a democracy, voting should be important to every citizen,” said volunteer Pietro Diponio, adding “the larger percentage of people that do vote, the more the vote represents the will of the people.”

The Bortolin, Cipkar and Holt campaigns will be working together at Rino’s Kitchen from 10 a.m. until the polls close at 8:00 p.m.

The candidates will be heading to the St. Clair Centre for the Arts at 8:30 p.m. in time for the final results.