It is rather awkward to be making the change so soon after Buds death,' said Higgins last week, 'but there is little time before the nomination deadline and once I took the decision I felt I should make the change right away.Higgins said that he ed Jackie Clayton, Buds widow, before making the change. 'It was a difficult phone call for me to make, but she said she had no problem with it,' Higgins said. Although he was running for council, Higgins said he had been planning to put his name forward for mayor later on, and had talked to Bud Clayton about his long-term political ambitions earlier this summer. He is the founding chair of the North Frontenac Lake Association Alliance, a member of the townships Economic Development Task Force, and a former board member of the Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation. Betty Hunter, who is currently one of the councilors for Ward 3 in North Frontenac, has decided to run again, this time in Ward 2. She had indicated earlier in the summer that she was not going to run for council this time, saying 'Ive done my time'. more... See more text