A political heavyweight is back in the ring and running for a third term as Mayor Owen Sound.
Ruth Lovell Stanners filed her nomination papers Tuesday morning and at this point is unopposed.
Lovell Stanners was first elected to council in 1994, then became Mayor in 2003 and was acclaimed as Mayor in 2006.
Lovell Stanners tells Bayshore Broadcasting News she looks forward to seeing a number of projects thru to their completition during the next term — including of course the Regional Rec Centre.
But beyond that, the Mayor sees big growth in development in the Scenic City.
Lovell Stanners feels Owen Sound is poised for big changes along the waterfront in the next decade and a boost in home construction as well.
Mayor Lovell Stanners says there really was no indecision about running again, as she had made up her mind quite awhile ago to seek re-election.
The Owen Sound Mayor ran for MPP in 1999 but lost to Bill Murdoch.
Lovell Stanners admits she has been approached about running in the provincial or federal election, but is happy to stay in local politics.
