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contribute to its future, Scott and his wife, Laureen,

ultimately decided to settle down in Torbay for good

after the birth of their second child in 2004, moving
back from some time in Ottawa and building a

home in Torbay in 2005.

“Once I was finally comfortable in the fact that I

was going to be remaining in Torbay, I decided
to run for council and get more involved in the

community,” says Scott. “Over that past nine years
that I have been on council, the last five as Mayor,

we have made tremendous progress addressing the

requirements needed to support our rapid growth.”

Town Council has accomplished a great deal in ten

years to propel the community. The construction
of a new municipal depot now ensures staff

can provide the necessary services to residents.

There is also a new community centre that has
enhanced the town’s ability to provide recreation

and community services to our residents. Heavy
investments in other recreation aspects of the town,

like constructing a multi-purpose building at Upper

Three Corner Park and developing many kilometers
of trails throughout the town have also been well

received by residents and visitors alike.

“We have also completely renovated Town Hall

to make it more modern, purchased a property
from the Roman Catholic Church and renovated

it to be the new home of our History House and

Museum, and invested heavily in our Volunteer Fire
Department with much needed modern equipment,”

says Scott.

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