Five questions with Eleanor Renaud, candidate for Elizabethtown-Kitley council in the 2026 municipal election

Editor’s note: To help voters to be better informed, Brockvilleist will be asking the same five questions of all Elizabethtown-Kitley council candidates in advance of the municipal election, which will be held on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Questions were sent to all candidates on Sept. 21, 2026. We will publish their responses as we receive them. Below are the responses from candidate Eleanor Renaud. You can view a full roundup of all our Elizabethtown-Kitley municipal coverage here.

1. Tell us a little bit about your professional background, including any prior municipal or other political participation, as well as about you, personally. What made you want to run for council?

I am a sole owner operator of a generational farm. My dad and I ran a dairy operation and I now have a cow calf and cash crop operation. I have represented Leeds County farmers for over 30 years on the OFA board. I was on the AMO (Association of Municipalities of Ontario) and ROMA (Rural Ontario Municipal Association) for 17 years. I have served on municipal council since 1998. I am also a municipal representative on the Source Water Protection committee. I have also sat on other Provincial committees

2. How would you describe your personal political ideology and/or affiliation?

Political ideology has no place in municipal government. I believe in common sense and working for what is good for the whole township.

3. What are the three most common issues voters bring up to you as you campaign?

Highway 2 waterline concerns of who should be setting money aside for future replacement: the province or the users? The residents feel it should be the province as they caused the problem.

When is the move of the office to the Frankville?

Drainage issues?

4. What three issues are most pressing/important to address locally in your opinion?

Having a municipal office that is AODA compliant, has space for the staff, and will not cost us a fortune as there is a deadline to meet the requirements.

That the campus project gets built.

That decisions are made for the new property on North Augusta Road.

5. What do you feel sets you apart from other candidates?

My practical business sense.

The fact that most of my adult life has been dedicated to working for betterment of the agricultural community with all the AG boards I have been on. As well, over 25 years working for the residents of this township both by being on council and sitting on AMO and ROMA. These organizations gave me an opportunity to learn from other leaders and lobby for or against things that would affect the township.