As I knock on doors I have been pleasantly surprised by how many looks of recognition and words of support I get.  Someone actually thanked me for fixing an issue I did not fix.  “It wasn’t me”, I clarified.  “Oh”, he added, “they just came and fixed it so I thought you had something to do with it”. 

I am grateful for your support and am honoured to be a part of this community.  It’s more tight-knit than people realize.  I’ll take a break from meeting people and will hang out at different village squares with my kids.  If you see me then come say hi. 

[Aside: someone asked about my opponent. His name is Jeff Belo and he lives close to Thompson.  He doesn’t have a website as far as I can tell].