He's back in the saddle again ...

Photo and story by Wayne F. Lebelle

Former MP Ray Bonin (seated far right) who held the Nickel Belt riding from 1993-2008, is back in the saddle again as political adviser for Jos Cormier of Sturgeon Falls, Nickel Belt candidate for the Liberal party.

New and veteran directors of the Nickel Belt Federal Liberal Association rallied around the new candidate at the Annual General Meeting in Coniston Tuesday night cheering him on.

Back row (l to r): Jim Found, Hanmer, director; Linda Hayes, Treasurer, Sturgeon Falls; Executive Vice President Pablo Gilalfau, Val Thérèse; Yves Perreault, Sturgeon Falls, Fundraiser; Monique Cormier, Membership Secretary Sturgeon Falls. Seated at the left is newly elected Riding Association President and Campaign Manager Frank Madigan of Capreol and Candidate Jos Cormier is sitting in the middle. His campaign plans are to criss-cross all 52 communities that make up the riding of Nickel Belt until a federal election is called.