Robert Campbell ran uncontested in the May 11 municipal election and was acclaimed for his third term as Mayor.
He told our newsroom he was pleasantly surprised that no one chose to run against him, but his decision to run again was easy.
“We have a platform that we’re basically working on, and there are several things that we would like to see come to fruition within our community. So, as I think everybody knows, it takes many, many years. You lay a foundation, plant a garden, and then you start to see things grow and bloom. So, we’ve been doing that with the current council, and there are just some initiatives that we’re currently working on that we want to bring to the finish line,” Campbell explained.
There are several ongoing projects in the town of Salisbury that Campbell is very proud of. He shared a few during an interview on election night.
“We have things like the regional headquarters for the RCMP that are going to be finishing their work up by the big stop opening up in 2027, which will be a major, major thing for our community. Obviously, the school that we’ve been advocating for for many years is going to be shovels in the ground starting next year. It’s something that we’ve been working hand-in-hand with the government on,” Campbell said.
He explained they have a vision for the community, and have goals set based on that vision, “We’re the gateway to Atlanta, Canada. And one of the things we’d love to complete as part of our strategic plan would be allowing Salisbury to be that welcoming area to bring people through into the Fundy Corridor and to Hopewell Rocks, and that type of thing. We want to be part of a solution for New Brunswick to be a stay province, not a drive-through province. We believe Salisbury is part of a solution to do that.”
Three new councillors were elected to the Salisbury council on Monday night. Glenn McLaughlin in Ward 1, Holly MacNeil for Ward 3 and Krista Ingraham-Côté in Ward 4. They’ll join Councillor-at-Large Jason Gallant, Phyllis Bannister in Ward 2, and Stephanie Thorne and Nathan O’Blenis in Ward 3.
“With several new faces, I think that we’ve been very blessed in our community. We have the council that came forward from all walks of life, whether it be people from the farming community, from the financial background, or from technology, but at the end of the day, they all have one thing in common. It’s being residents of our community and really having a heart and a love for the community,” Campbell stressed.
Councillor at Large:
Jason Gallant (incumbent)
Ward 1:
Glenn McLaughlin
Ward 2
Phyllis Bannister (incumbent/acclaimed)
Ward 3:
Holly McNeil
Nathan O’Blenis (incumbent)
Stephanie Thorne (incumbent)
Ward 4:
Krista Ingraham-Côté
