Mr. David deBelle This is Me

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1. 1. Late Breaking News

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   Published on: 8/19/2004   Last Visited: 7/5/2006

   David deBelle and his family meet Prime Minister Paul Martin and Minister Joe Volpe at the annual Prime Minister's Awards gala. Four TDSB Teachers Receive Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence Four TDSB teachers are recipients of this year's Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence. David deBelle, a teacher at Joyce PS, was recognized with a Certificate of Excellence, which represents the highest award given to teachers. He is one of only 15 teachers across Canada to receive this honour this year and was presented with the award by the Prime Minister at a ceremony in Ottawa on March 22.

2. 2. www.haltonsearch.com

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   Published on: 10/15/2003   Last Visited: 10/15/2003

   David Debelle
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   Incumbent Fred Oliver is being challenged by teacher David deBelle, realtor David Young and local businessman David Lee.
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   David deBelle, 44, has been active politically for years, perhaps most notably as the Oakville Green Party candidate in the 2000 federal election. Since 2001, he has been a member of the Oakville Provincial Liberal Riding Association for which he worked on environmental policy and was policy chair for Kevin Flynn's successful bid to become Oakville's MPP. DeBelle is also a citizen appointee on Halton Region's Waste Management Committee.
   
   DeBelle's community activities are split between Oakville, where he resides with his family, and Toronto, where he is a public school teacher in a lower income area. He has been volunteer president of the Taoist Tai Chi Society, Oakville Branch, since 1993 and has been a practitioner for 25 years.
   
   It was also for the Tai Chi Society - at a Toronto club as well as its health recovery centre in Orangeville - that deBelle helped secure funding to make sure both facilities are handicapped accessible. DeBelle has also been active in his school's sports program for 15 years.
   
   "I consider that part of my job," adds deBelle, a Canadian national badminton champ in high school.
   
   The decision to run municipally, said deBelle, came after many of the environmental issues he pushed during the 2000 federal election assumed new currency locally as voters became increasingly concerned about Oakville's growth. DeBelle, whose letters to the editor have appeared in the Oakville Beaver and Toronto dailies, then decided to try and work from the inside as a councillor.
   
   "I'm not a one-issue candidate but we need to end this sprawl-at-all-costs mentality," he said, explaining growth encompasses a host of issues from air quality to gridlock. "Development issues will be really big in my campaign."
   
   While some issues north of Dundas Street have been decided, there are many more, like the Trafalgar Moraine's fate, which demand close attention - especially important for future generations, he said.
   
   "I don't want to sit back and let my kids' allergies reach the level of asthma," said deBelle, who lists Kerr Street's revitalization and school closings as other issues.

3. 3. www.oeeo.ca

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   Published on: 6/1/2005   Last Visited: 3/30/2007

   Joyce Public School's teacher-librarian David deBelle