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Photo: J. Cameron Nolan and his family live in West Hamilton. He is director of business development with Ryco-Alberici and has significant community involvement.; Photo: Patti Paxton is an artist, herbalist and mother of six. She lives in Dunnville with her husband and children.; Photo: Helen Pelton lives in Dundas. She is a lawyer practicing civil litigation in downtown Hamilton.; Photo: Chris Phillips is the executive officer of the Hamilton- Halton Home Builders Association. He was Stoney Creek's Liberal candidate in the 1999 provincial election.; Photo: Marilyn Gear Pilling of Hamilton recently retired from the Hamilton Public Library. She is a writer of fiction and poetry.; Photo: Kathy Rennick is the assistant executive director of Good Shepherd Centres and lives in Hamilton. She was a member of the 1998-99 Community Editorial Board.; Photo: Ruth Scott of Burlington is a freelance writer and a professor at the Hamilton campus of the faculty of education, Brock University.; Photo: Jason Riley resides in Hamilton with his wife and children. A former Tiger-Cat, he now coaches football at Notre Dame High School in Burlington and McMaster University.; Photo: Dr. Parmjit Singh of Hamilton teaches at McMaster University. He is a board member of Crime Stoppers of Hamilton and Hamilton & District Literacy Council.; Photo: June Solntseff of Hamilton was a resident of Dundas and has been involved in community affairs for more than 25 years. Her hobbies include genealogy.; Photo: Carolyn Trickey-Bapty lives in Hamilton. She is an author and has an interest in environmental issues.; Photo: Barbara Leigh Stevens of Hamilton is a former elementary teacher and a volunteer with the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board.; Photo: Peter Wall is an Anglican priest who works in downtown Hamilton.