Canadian Armed Forces veteran fights for Ward 2 seat

A Ward 3 resident has filed his paperwork, looking to fill Windsor’s vacant Ward 2 council seat.

Candidates looking to represent Ward 2 on Windsor City Council can now file their nomination.

Windsorite Nick Amlin lives in Ward 3, but that’s not stopping him from running in Ward 2’s byelection.

“The opportunity presented itself and I figured I might as well jump in,” said Amlin, shortly after filing his paperwork at City Hall on Monday.

“I’m there all the time… I think I can be a voice for the people in Ward 2 that desperately need good representation.”

Amlin was born and raised in Windsor. He spent 16 years in the Canadian Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan, Kuwait, Iraq, and west Africa. He is currently a student at the University of Windsor.

If elected, Amlin says addressing boarded up homes is a top priority.

“Leaving those there does nothing for the neighbourhood,” he said.

“It brings down the equity of surrounding properties. It attracts rodents. It attracts crime.”

He would also like to see the SUPIE (Supervised) Program expanded to every park in the ward.

The SUPIE Program provides a supervisor designed to restore proper usage of the park to the residents of the neighbourhood and encourage community engagement and healthy, active living by providing recreation staff to run free programming for youth-aged children, including sports, arts and crafts, passive games, and special events.

The west-end seat was left vacant by the resignation of Fabio Costante.

The nomination period for candidates closes on Sept. 12.

Election day is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 27.