In my final episode about the 2026 election, I share what the last few weeks of the campaign were really like, right up to election night and my win. I thank everyone who voted for me and supported me, especially the people closest to me, whose encouragement carried me through. I also give my take on the new council the voters elected, from the mayor to me as a newly minted councillor, and why I believe Renfrew picked a strong team to move our town forward.

With one week left in Renfrew's municipal election, Scott reflects on the final stretch of the campaign: a tight race among ten council candidates, why he won't handicap the mayor's race, and what he's heard from residents — hold the tax line, fix the infrastructure, pay down the debt, and attract the people and businesses that grow the tax base. He looks back at how Renfrew once drew employers like Renfrew Tape with incentives, explains why he won't sell Renfrew Hydro — "the cash machine" — and says it's time to stop relitigating Ma-Te-Way and start rebuilding.

Plus: why turnout matters, how to vote if you haven't yet — advance voting Thursday, October 22, and Election Day Monday, October 26, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. — and the story of a friend who made sure to vote from her hospital bed.

My closing message is simple: vote, vote, vote. His next episode lands Tuesday, October 27, after the results are in.

On October 6, Renfrew's candidates faced the voters' questions at All Candidates Night, on taxes, attainable housing, growth, and the town's future. I recap the night: what was asked, how I answered on housing and the Dragonfly development, and what's at stake as online voting opens October 13.