Steven Haylestrom - Candidate for Mayor of Trent Hills

Plan and Qualifications

A municipal government that works for you, keeps you informed, and gets things done. Here is the plan, and the experience behind it.

Practical Leadership and Action Plan

1. Respect your money
Question recurring expenses, identify cost savings, control capital project budgets, and clearly explain where every tax dollar goes.
2. Listen and follow through
Engage residents before major council decisions and publish transparent progress updates on delayed work or altered budgets.
3. Get needed projects done
Set firm, realistic budgets and timelines for essential infrastructure including roads, bridges, water and wastewater systems.
4. Improve transportation and cell service
Document cellular gaps to press service providers for upgrades, while evaluating practical regional transit links toward Peterborough.
5. Help people stay here
Support workforce housing, Additional Dwelling Units (ADUs), opportunities for young people, and options for seniors to age in their community.
6. Strengthen local businesses
Revitalize downtown cores, foster local job growth, and streamline municipal permit and approval processes.
7. Support access to healthcare
Work with healthcare partners and provincial agencies to advance local medical facilities and regional care access.
8. Protect rural character while supporting growth
Preserve the identity of Trent Hills' villages, farms and countryside while planning sustainably for future development.
9. Speak up at County Council
Strong local advocacy at Northumberland County Council, asking direct questions about shared service costs and regional budgets.

Started first business at age 20
Built and scaled a company from scratch into Canada's second-largest business of its type.
Scaled to 100+ employees
Hands-on experience managing teams, balancing budgets, serving clients and taking direct responsibility for results.
250+ workers led on building projects
Directed large-scale construction and development projects across Canada, coordinating budgets, municipal approvals, suppliers and multi-disciplinary teams.
CSA Group Subject Matter Expert
Recognized SME by CSA Group and co-author of technical research on modular construction across Canada.
Building Code reform advocate
Successfully petitioned for key changes to the Ontario Building Code and advocated for improvements to the National Building Code.
Ontario Premier's Award winner
Research and product development with NOD Apiary Products helped earn the Ontario Premier's Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence.
Chamber of Commerce Manufacturing Award
Contributed key work to Horizon North's award-winning manufacturing operations, recognized by the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce.

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