Election candidates not letting up despite long weekend

“I’ve door knocked all these houses already, this is our second hit of those houses,” said ward four candidate Tina Beaudry-Mellor, pointing to homes in Regina’s southeast.

On the holiday Monday, Beaudry-Mellor was on the go, leaving pamphlets for residents in her area to read about what she stands for. “Our whole strategy from day one has been, we’ll always do this as if we’re losing, we’ll always play as though we’re losing and we’re not going to let up at all,” she explained.

Mayoral candidate Marian Donnelly looks at it the same way.“Oh, I’ll be out every day,” she said. “I’ve been out every day.”

Donnelly did not take a break, instead taking time to leave behind some literature.

“Right now, we’re just picked up another 20,000 of these brochures,” she said. “I have close to 200 volunteers out delivering all these all over the city. It’s just, keep going, nose to the grindstone.”

Not everyone found themselves outdoors — mayoral candidate Michael Fougere’s phone was the go to tactic for the day.

“It’s very low key,” he explained. “No door knocking. It’s family time. People want to be with their family and friends.”

Instead, he returned messages left by supporters.

“What I’m doing today is just making some phone calls to people who want to talk to me, who called me directly and asked me for a sign or something information,” Fougere said.Some candidates made sure they spent Thanksgiving Monday going door to door. Bill Gray could be found on the streets of ward five gathering support. Many people were not home, but some were.