{"id":5090,"date":"2014-01-02T11:53:54","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T16:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=5090"},"modified":"2014-01-08T14:03:40","modified_gmt":"2014-01-08T19:03:40","slug":"vote-2014-topouzova-is-first-candidate-out-of-the-gate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/vote-2014-topouzova-is-first-candidate-out-of-the-gate\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE 2014: Topouzova is first candidate out of the gate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Environmental advocate Svetla Topouzova aims to make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>The Aurora woman was the first resident to officially throw their hat in the ring for the 2014 Municipal Election, filing her papers soon after the registration book opened to the public on Thursday morning. She is running for Councillor.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Topouzova is a member of Aurora\u2019s Environmental Advisory Committee and has been a vocal advocate for nature preservation and naturalization in Town, particularly in the area of Bayview Avenue and St. John\u2019s Sideroad. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a vision for the community I would like to help make a reality,\u201d she says. \u201cI believe I am capable of contributing to the community and have been very much involved in various initiatives. I have been preparing this application for a while and I didn\u2019t see a reason to wait.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more with Ms. Topouzova, please see next week\u2019s edition of The Auroran. <\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F5090&amp;t=VOTE%202014%3A%20Topouzova%20is%20first%20candidate%20out%20of%20the%20gate&amp;s=100&amp;p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F5090&amp;p[images][0]=&amp;p[title]=VOTE%202014%3A%20Topouzova%20is%20first%20candidate%20out%20of%20the%20gate\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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