While Councillor Georgio Mammoliti had not come to Summer Carnival organized by Delta Family Resource Centre in a high priority neighbourhood of Ward 7 of City Toronto, his opponent Mr. Nick Di Nizio, president of the Humber Sheppard Ratepayers’ Group was there with his daughter.

Mr. Di Nizio met Mr. Mammoliti’s staunch supporter at the Carnival, who admired Mr. Mammoliti’s commitment to the community, yet Mr. Di Nizio insists that there may have been some progress 15 years ago, “but not anymore.”

“The job is not just in the last year of the term, it’s throughout the term,” he says taking a shot at Councillor Mammoliti who has withdrawn from mayoral race.

“[There are] three parks being looked at in our area because of an election year, and there are streets that are being addressed now,” he continues.

His reasons for running for Toronto City Council are simple.

“I want change. We don’t have much representation in Ward 7. We’re not being heard. We’re paying taxes but we’re not being listened to,” he says heatedly.

“ I wanna bring in more control in what’s going on. I’m not gonna be an absentee councillor,” he promises.

Which mayoral candidate is better for Toronto?

In Mr. Di Nizio’s opinion, residents of Ward 7 prefer Mr. Rob Ford “who seems to have the ear of the population” and “some are for Smitherman.”

As far as Mayor Miller’s performance is concerned, he hasn’t done a good job as a Mayor of Toronto.

“He [Mayor Miller] had his inner circle [because] he needs certain votes from incumbent [Councillor Georgio Mammoliti]. If anything he [Mayor Miller] was hindrance to our area.”

He accused Mayor Miller of never responding to letters written by residents of Ward 7 on the need for parks and recreation centres in Ward 7.

Author:Asma Amanat