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Eric Melillo Ready Represent Kenora Riding

Dryden, ON, Canada / CKDR
Mike Ebbeling
Oct 24, 2019 | 10:01 AM


Eric Melillo Ready Represent Kenora Riding

Eric Melillo says election night was about what he and his team were expecting.

The MP-elect for the Kenora riding says that he knew going in that it was probably going to come down to the wire, much like it did in 2015.

“We knew it was going to be a close three-way race,” says Melillo, “…in that respect when the numbers started coming in we didn’t get too emotional one way or the other because we knew it was going to be tight throughout.

 When it comes to making sure Kenora is on Ottawa’s radar, he says that the key to that could lie with having a strong voice and working together across party lines.

“We have a good team of representatives in our region both federally and two provincial members across the Kenora riding…I’m looking forward to working with them. I’ve had great conversations with both of them and I think that that’s how we’re going to be able to move forward and deliver the changes we need to see.”

Melillo says that he’s trying to meet with as many people and have as many conversations as he can, including with Chief Rudy Turtle of Grassy Narrows First Nation, before he’s sworn in as the Member of Parliament so that he can hit the ground running once it becomes official.

“I was very pleased to have a conversation with Chief Turtle Tuesday morning because he’s got a lot of important insight and he’s a fighter and a champion for people across our region and particularly in his community of Grassy Narrows.”

Melillo adds that he’s also spoken to now former MP Bob Nault, as well as municipal officials from across the region.