Council
District 1
Warden Lloyd P. Hines
Office: 902-533-3904
Municipal Office: 902-533-3705
Cell: 902-870-0353
Email:
lhines@modg.ca
Fax: 902-533-2749
Lloyd
was first elected to the Council of the Municipality of the District of
Guysborough in 1988 and elected Warden by fellow Councillors in 1997
and again following the 2000 and 2004 municipal elections.
Warden
Hines is a graduate of Saint Francis Xavier University in Antigonish,
Nova Scotia and has studied at the University College of Cape Breton,
Saint Mary's University at Halifax and the Universite De Moncton in
Moncton, New Brunswick. He has been in private business in the Shire
Town of Guysborough since 1979.
Lloyd has served on many Boards
and Volunteer organizations over the years and was elected to the first
consolidated Guysborough County District School Board where he served
from 1982 to 1986. He currently serves as Chair of the Milford Haven
Home for Special Care management board and Vice Chair of the
Guysborough County Regional Development Authority. He was elected as a
Nova Scotia representative to the National Board of Directors of the
Federation of Canadian Municipalities in 2002 and Chaired that
organization's Standing Committee on Environmental Issues and
Sustainable Development. He was elected as chair of the Rural Caucus of
the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities in 2004, and Vice
President/Secretary Treasurer of that organization in October 2007. He
also serves as Founding Chair of the Property Valuation Services
Corporation, a Municipally governed Company charged with the delivery
of the property assessment service to Nova Scotia
Lloyd resides in the Shire Town of Guysborough with his wife Patricia and their four children.
District 2
Councillor Sheila PellyHome: 902-232-2348
Municipal Office: 902-533-3705
Cell: 902-870-3440
Email:
spelly@modg.ca
Fax: 902-533-2749
Recently
elected in 2004, Sheila Pelly is Councillor for District Two which
includes the communities of Lincolnville, Sunnyville and Upper Big
Tracadie.
Sheila’s educational background includes certification
from St. Francis Xavier University in Human Relations. Sheila’s work
history has centered in the human resources field, as she worked at St.
Martha’s Regional Hospital as the Human Resources Coordinator for over
twenty years. Over the last three years, Sheila has worked closer to
home with the Antigonish/Guysborough Black Development Association as
an Employment Officer. This position allowed Sheila to work with local
African Nova Scotians to build their job readiness and job search
skills.
Sheila’s volunteer work in the community has been
extensive. Positions have included Chair of the Lincolnville Commission
Development Association and Board Member of the Regional Development
Authority. All of these past experiences have prepared Sheila well for
the challenge of being a Councillor for District Two.
District 3
Deputy Warden Myles MacPherson Home: 902-533-2695
Cell: 870-0436
Municipal Office: 902-533-3705
Email:
mmacpherson@modg.caFax: 902-533-2749
District 4
Councillor Blair GeorgeHome: 902-358-2729
Cell: 867-7749
Municipal Office: 902-533-3705
Email:
bgeorge@modg.caFax: 902-533-2749
Councillor
Blair George has served as Councillor for District #4 which encompasses
Cooks Cover to Whitehead and all communities in between, since 1988.
Blair has served on numerous committees of Council, including the
Milford Haven Home for Special Care, of which he has been a board
member for sixteen years.
Blair’s service to the community has
reached beyond just Council, including service on the Chedabucto
Volunteer Fire Department for over fifteen years, Treasurer for the
local Church and volunteer for the Canso and Area Minor Hockey
Association.
Blair resides in Halfway Cove with his wife
Marlene, whom he has been married to for twenty-seven years. Blair and
Marlene have two grown sons. Blair currently works for the Department
of Transportation and Public Works, where he has been employed for the
last twenty-three years.
District 5
Councillor Janet Peitzsche Home: 902-366-2667
Municipal Office: 902-533-3705
Email:
jpeitzsche@modg.caFax: 902-533-2749
District 6
Councillor Vernon PittsHome: 902-533-3597
Municipal Office: 902-533-3705
Email:
vpitts@modg.caFax: 902-533-2749
District 7
Councillor Bradley MacLeodHome: 902-328-2006
Municipal Office: 902-533-3705
Email:
bmacleod@modg.caFax: 902-533-2749
Councillor
Bradley MacLeod represents District Seven, which encompasses Coddles
Harbour to Cross Roads Country Harbour. Bradley is a long time resident
of Country Harbour, where he resides with his wife Mary, and his four
young daughters. Bradley has owned and operated his own construction
company which is based out of Country Harbour since 1992.
Bradley
was compelled to run for Councillor in 2004 after being involved in the
community for many years. Bradley has served as President of the
Guysborough County Truckers Association, Secretary for the 1392
Brotherhood of Carpenters Union and has been involved in numerous other
local volunteer organizations. Always having a keen interest in
politics, Bradley looks forward to serving the residents District Seven.