12-29-2009 12:05 AM
Spokes
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Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener Posts 3,172
Kitchener Municipal Elections - 2010
Campaigns have started. The election will be in the fall. This is a place to discuss them.
Campaigns have started. The election will be in the fall. This is a place to discuss them.
New for Municipal Elections 2010 Guide
http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page7042.aspx
Nominations must by filed by 2 p.m. on the second Friday in September (September 10, 2010).
Candidates wishing to withdraw their nomination must do so by 2 p.m. on the second Friday in September (September 10, 2010).
Voting day is the fourth Monday in October (October 25, 2010).
Candidates
Kitchener
-->Mayor
----->Carl Zehr
----->Frank Kulcsar
----->Don Pinnell
-->Ward 1
----->Moni Lagonia
-->Ward 2
----->Berry Vrbanovic
-->Ward 3
----->John Gazzola
-->Ward 4
----->Bruce Brubacher
----->Florence Carbray
----->Yvonne Fernandes
----->Paula Sossi
-->Ward 5
----->Lorne Bruce
----->Kelly Galloway
----->Daryl Martin
----->Sunder Pal Rajasansi
-->Ward 6
----->Henrik Pedersen
----->Steve Sachs
----->Jamie Vasey
----->Jeff Chatterton | www.jeffchatterton.ca
-->Ward 7
----->Jacob Smola
----->Michael Windley
-->Ward 8
----->Zyg Janecki
----->Bill Pegg
----->Scott Piatkowski
-->Ward 9
----->Debbie Chapman
----->Frank Etherington
----->David Kuhn
----->Sandy MacFarlane
----->Graham Yeates | www.grahamyeates.ca
-->Ward 10
----->Daniel Glenn-Graham
----->Denis Pellerin | www.denispellerin.ca
-->Waterloo Region District School Board
----->Mikael Beijbom
----->Margaret Johnston
----->Ted Martin
-->Waterloo Catholic District School Board
----->Wayne Buchholtz
----->Anthony Piscitelli | www.voteanthony.com
12-29-2009 12:09 AM
Spokes
Senior Moderator
Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener Posts 3,172
December 28, 2009 | By Jeff Outhit, Record staff | http://news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/649378
WATERLOO REGION — You’ll see an earlier election date and you’ll see two city councils expand in the municipal campaign that launches Jan. 4.
But you won’t see the major reforms that a pro-reform lobby group was seeking.
Highlights of the 2010 municipal election:
It’s been moved ahead to Oct. 25, to escape miserable November weather. The term remains four years.
Kitchener is adding four councillors. Cambridge is adding two councillors. The total number of municipal politicians in the region will grow by six to 57.
Waterloo residents and some others will be asked by referendum if they want to continue fluoridating drinking water.
Pro-reform residents had called on politicians to merge some local councils in 2010, saying this would streamline municipal government. Their effort, launched in 2008, got little traction and politicians chose instead to tinker with the election.
“We’re disappointed but we’re not discouraged,” said Jim Erb, spokesperson for the group Citizens for Better Government. He said he hopes candidates make reform a municipal election issue.
Local mayors applaud the provincial government for advancing the election to the fourth Monday in October. It’s hoped this change will improve turnout.
“The date will probably make it more convenient for people,” said Kitchener Mayor Carl Zehr, who has not decided whether to seek re-election.
The new date shortens the long municipal campaign by a few days, sets the election in potentially better weather, and gives local governments more time to prepare for the inauguration of new councils.
Cambridge council is expanding to nine members in the election. Kitchener council is expanding to 11. Proponents contend expansions will improve governance and spread the council workload around.
“It will allow for a wider diversity of opinion on council, and of course representation,” said Cambridge Mayor Doug Craig, who is seeking re-election. “I think that’s very good news for everybody.”
“You have a chance of having more representation and more views on a subject, so that’s a good thing from a democratic standpoint,” Zehr said.
Zehr expects the next Kitchener council will be mostly newcomers, as council opens up four new seats and some incumbents decline to see re-election.
Waterloo council is staying at eight members. Regional council is staying at 16, including seven mayors. Four townships are staying at five members each.
The municipal campaign formally launches Jan. 4, the first day candidates can register for office. They must register before they can raise money or spend it.
Zehr and Craig want local politicians to debate municipal reform during the next council term. Regional Chair Ken Seiling doubts reform will happen until provincial politicians signal their interest in shaping it.
“Clearly the province hasn’t shown an interest in touching municipal structures,” said Seiling, who has not announced if he will seek re-election.
Ontario has made changes to financing rules for the municipal election. The province will also require more accessible voting places.
01-07-2010 06:26 PM
Spokes
Senior Moderator
Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener Posts 3,172
January 04, 2010
By Melinda Dalton, Record staff
WATERLOO REGION — Municipal elections may still be months away, but the race is on already in several communities across Waterloo Region.
Monday marked the first official day candidates could register for the October elections in the three cities and the region.
First out of the gate in Waterloo was Mayor Brenda Halloran, who registered her bid for a second term.
Close behind was Waterloo Ward 6 Coun. Jan d’Ailly, who informally announced his intention to run for the mayor’s job in December, but officially registered Monday.
D’Ailly has served as the councillor for the city’s Central-Columbia neighbourhood since 2003.
Also stepping forward Monday in Waterloo was Coun. Diane Freeman, who will campaign to keep her spot as Ward 4 councillor, and Dr. Anne Crowe, a family physician, who will run for councillor in Ward 6.
Waterloo is the only city in the region where voters will elect the same number of council members as in the previous election.
Kitchener and Cambridge will expand their ward system and council tables to 10 and eight members respectively.
Community activist Scott Piatkowski announced early Monday morning he’ll be running for Kitchener’s Ward 8 seat, one of the city’s newly created wards which will include the Forest Hill, Victoria Hills and Westmount neighbourhoods. Piatkowski ran for the Ward 6 seat in the last municipal election and lost out to the incumbent, Christina Weylie.
He was the only person to file nomination paperwork in Kitchener on Monday.
Kitchener Mayor Carl Zehr has not yet publicly announced if he’ll run again. In December, Zehr became the city’s longest serving mayor. He was first elected in 1997 and won his fourth consecutive election in 2006 with nearly 68 per cent of the vote.
In an email response Monday, Zehr suggested he won’t be rushing to a decision on any potential re-election campaign.
Cambridge Mayor Doug Craig and Ward 5 Coun. Pam Wolf formally submitted the paperwork needed to launch their campaigns Monday, as did Ward 1 candidate, Donna Reid.
Both Ward 5 and Ward 1 will look different following the fall election.
The southeastern portion of Ward 5, below St. Andrews Street, will be moved into Ward 6.
The boundaries of the current Ward 1 will be redrawn to include the portion of Hespeler north of the Speed River as well as a part of Preston.
Wolf, a former public school teacher, was a political newcomer in 2006 when she unseated the Ward 5 incumbent.
Reid, a retired teacher, ran and lost to the current Ward 1 councillor, Rick Cowsill, in the same election.
Regional Chair Ken Seiling has yet to make an announcement on whether he’ll run again for the position he’s held for 25 years.
Candidates in all three cities, the region and the townships have until Sept. 10 to register for the Oct. 25 election.
To run for municipal office, you must:
— Be 18 or older
— Live, own property or be the spouse or common-law partner of someone who owns property in the municipality
— Be legally allowed to vote
— Not be disqualified by legislation from holding office
— Pay the nomination filing fee of $100 for councillors and $200 for mayor or regional chair.
For more information on the nomination process, see the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing’s 2010 Municipal Election Guide at www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page5606.aspx, check your city’s website or contact the city clerk in your municipality.
http://news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/650114
01-08-2010 10:22 AM
Spokes
Senior Moderator
Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener Posts 3,172
EDIT: All Kitchener residents should take note of the new Ward boundaries - http://www.kitchener.ca/election/new.aspx#ward_maps
03-15-2010 05:22 AM
UrbanWaterloo
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Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener-Waterloo Posts 2,450
04-06-2010 09:54 PM
Spokes
Senior Moderator
Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener Posts 3,172
Weylie not seeking re-election
April 05, 2010
By Melinda Dalton, Record staff
WATERLOO REGION — At least one sitting member of Kitchener city council won’t be on the ballot in the next municipal election, but the political future of the other six remains unclear.
Coun. Christina Weylie, who represents the city’s core residents in the current Ward 6, confirmed Monday she will retire when present term expires in November.
“It has been an honour and a privilege to serve the residents of Kitchener and the Region for 26 years,” she said in an email. “I wish the new council many successes.”
Weylie won nine elections during her political career and has served as chair on several city committees including development and technical services, property standards, Heritage Kitchener and environmental.
Already, three candidates have come forward to run for the spot in her ward, which will be reconfigured as new boundary lines are drawn to accommodate the city’s new 10 ward system.
Weylie is the only person on the six member-plus mayor council to publicly confirm her plans come election day.
Candidate registration started in January but none, including Mayor Carl Zehr, has declared, according to the city’s election website. Candidates have until September to do so.
Zehr said Monday he is still “pondering” another run at the mayor’s job. He’s the city’s longest serving mayor, first elected to the post in 1997 after serving nine years on council.
Coun. Geoff Lorentz said he will make an announcement about his political future in May, but wouldn’t reveal what that announcement would be. Councillors Kelly Galloway, John Smola and John Gazzola said they haven’t made a decision yet. Coun. Berry Vrbanovic couldn’t be reached for comment Monday.
The next council will be four members heavier as Kitchener expands from six wards to 10. There are still no candidates in wards 1, 2, 3 and 6. All of the others have at least one person in the running.
Kitchener is the only city in the region where not a single sitting councillor has registered as a candidate.
In Waterloo, all but two councillors, Ian McLean and Mark Whaley, have declared their candidacy. McLean said he’ll make an announcement about his plans in the spring.
Coun. Jan d’Ailly’s Ward 6 will be represented by someone new as D’Ailly makes a run for the mayor’s job. Current Mayor Brenda Halloran is also seeking re-election.
In Cambridge, Coun. Linda Whetham is leaving her ward race to challenge Mayor Doug Craig. All other Cambridge councillors have declared. With Whetham running for mayor, there will be at least three new faces on Cambridge council next year as they also expand their ward system by two.
At the regional level, only Chair Ken Seiling and Waterloo councillor Jane Mitchell have stepped forward to throw their names in the race. The 16-member council is composed of the mayors of all the cities and townships and nine elected seats. Current regional councillor Jake Smola has decided to run for Kitchener council this election in Ward 7.
The fall election takes place on Oct. 25 and candidates have until Sept. 10 to register their nomination.
For more information on new ward boundaries or how to register as a candidate, see the election sections on the websites of the three cities and the region or contact the city or regional clerk.
http://news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/693980
April 05, 2010
By Melinda Dalton, Record staff
WATERLOO REGION — At least one sitting member of Kitchener city council won’t be on the ballot in the next municipal election, but the political future of the other six remains unclear.
Coun. Christina Weylie, who represents the city’s core residents in the current Ward 6, confirmed Monday she will retire when present term expires in November.
“It has been an honour and a privilege to serve the residents of Kitchener and the Region for 26 years,” she said in an email. “I wish the new council many successes.”
Weylie won nine elections during her political career and has served as chair on several city committees including development and technical services, property standards, Heritage Kitchener and environmental.
Already, three candidates have come forward to run for the spot in her ward, which will be reconfigured as new boundary lines are drawn to accommodate the city’s new 10 ward system.
Weylie is the only person on the six member-plus mayor council to publicly confirm her plans come election day.
Candidate registration started in January but none, including Mayor Carl Zehr, has declared, according to the city’s election website. Candidates have until September to do so.
Zehr said Monday he is still “pondering” another run at the mayor’s job. He’s the city’s longest serving mayor, first elected to the post in 1997 after serving nine years on council.
Coun. Geoff Lorentz said he will make an announcement about his political future in May, but wouldn’t reveal what that announcement would be. Councillors Kelly Galloway, John Smola and John Gazzola said they haven’t made a decision yet. Coun. Berry Vrbanovic couldn’t be reached for comment Monday.
The next council will be four members heavier as Kitchener expands from six wards to 10. There are still no candidates in wards 1, 2, 3 and 6. All of the others have at least one person in the running.
Kitchener is the only city in the region where not a single sitting councillor has registered as a candidate.
In Waterloo, all but two councillors, Ian McLean and Mark Whaley, have declared their candidacy. McLean said he’ll make an announcement about his plans in the spring.
Coun. Jan d’Ailly’s Ward 6 will be represented by someone new as D’Ailly makes a run for the mayor’s job. Current Mayor Brenda Halloran is also seeking re-election.
In Cambridge, Coun. Linda Whetham is leaving her ward race to challenge Mayor Doug Craig. All other Cambridge councillors have declared. With Whetham running for mayor, there will be at least three new faces on Cambridge council next year as they also expand their ward system by two.
At the regional level, only Chair Ken Seiling and Waterloo councillor Jane Mitchell have stepped forward to throw their names in the race. The 16-member council is composed of the mayors of all the cities and townships and nine elected seats. Current regional councillor Jake Smola has decided to run for Kitchener council this election in Ward 7.
The fall election takes place on Oct. 25 and candidates have until Sept. 10 to register their nomination.
For more information on new ward boundaries or how to register as a candidate, see the election sections on the websites of the three cities and the region or contact the city or regional clerk.
http://news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/693980
04-06-2010 10:09 PM
Brenden
Member
Date Jan 2010 Location Kitchener Posts 32
04-06-2010 11:45 PM
UrbanWaterloo
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Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener-Waterloo Posts 2,450
04-07-2010 08:09 AM
Spokes
Senior Moderator
Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener Posts 3,172
Fine if I must, I will! haha.
04-24-2010 04:18 PM
UrbanWaterloo
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Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener-Waterloo Posts 2,450
570 News Apr 23, 2010 9:47:31 AM
http://www.570news.com/news/local/ar...-running-again
Kitchener Mayor Carl Zehr will seek re-election in the municipal election set for October 25th.
"Much progress has been made in improving the quality of life of Kitchener residents, but the work is not complete," Zehr said in a news release.
"I am running for re-election because I want to continue to help build a healthier and stronger city and I want to continue to improve the lives of our residents."
Zehr was first elected as Mayor of Kitchener in 1997.
04-24-2010 04:32 PM
Shawn
Senior Member
Date Jan 2010 Location Kitchener Posts 205
04-24-2010 09:45 PM
panamaniac
Senior Member
Date Mar 2010 Posts 189
Originally Posted by Shawn 
04-25-2010 09:49 AM
Spokes
Senior Moderator
Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener Posts 3,172
Zehr seeking another term in the mayor’s office
April 23, 2010
By Terry Pender, Record staff
KITCHENER — Ending months of speculation, Mayor Carl Zehr announced Friday he will seek a fifth term in this fall’s municipal elections.
Zehr became the longest-serving mayor in the city’s history, surpassing Dom Cardillo’s record, in December 2009.
After winning the mayoralty in 1997, Zehr was re-elected three more times.
“I feel good. I have a lot of energy. I still have the desire to serve my community,” Zehr said in interview Friday.
Zehr, 65, wants to help advance several large initiatives that were started during this current term, including improved parks and trails, particularly in the suburbs, and expanding the knowledge economy.
“We have had a great success in many things, but there are many things that are left undone,” Zehr said.
A certified general accountant by training, Zehr has helmed city council as the once-mighty manufacturing base shrank and the knowledge sector grew.
“I know there are some people in our community having a difficult time, I recognize that,” Zehr said of the decline in manufacturing.
Support for a growing knowledge sector is a good way to offset the loss of manufacturing jobs, he said.
A steadfast supporter of helping both local universities establish downtown campuses, Zehr lives in the suburbs, but has championed the city centre since he was first elected mayor.
tpender@therecord.com
April 23, 2010
By Terry Pender, Record staff
KITCHENER — Ending months of speculation, Mayor Carl Zehr announced Friday he will seek a fifth term in this fall’s municipal elections.
Zehr became the longest-serving mayor in the city’s history, surpassing Dom Cardillo’s record, in December 2009.
After winning the mayoralty in 1997, Zehr was re-elected three more times.
“I feel good. I have a lot of energy. I still have the desire to serve my community,” Zehr said in interview Friday.
Zehr, 65, wants to help advance several large initiatives that were started during this current term, including improved parks and trails, particularly in the suburbs, and expanding the knowledge economy.
“We have had a great success in many things, but there are many things that are left undone,” Zehr said.
A certified general accountant by training, Zehr has helmed city council as the once-mighty manufacturing base shrank and the knowledge sector grew.
“I know there are some people in our community having a difficult time, I recognize that,” Zehr said of the decline in manufacturing.
Support for a growing knowledge sector is a good way to offset the loss of manufacturing jobs, he said.
A steadfast supporter of helping both local universities establish downtown campuses, Zehr lives in the suburbs, but has championed the city centre since he was first elected mayor.
tpender@therecord.com
07-07-2010 10:20 PM
Spokes
Senior Moderator
Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener Posts 3,172
July 07, 2010
By Melinda Dalton, Record staff
WATERLOO REGION — Nearly half the faces on the 11-member Kitchener council will be new ones this fall.
It means that for the first time in years, the municipal election — which will be held Oct. 25 — won’t be dominated by incumbents.
“One of the things that has characterized Kitchener city politics is the very tight grip that incumbents have had on council,” said Bob Williams, a retired University of Waterloo political science professor who helped the city reconfigure its ward system in 2008.
“The fact that there will be change is going to be something new for Kitchener to deal with. I don’t think that’s a bad thing that there’s some change. The degree of change is going to be a big issue in terms of learning to work together and what priorities new people might bring.”
To date, only two councillors — Berry Vrbanovic and John Gazzola — as well as Mayor Carl Zehr have registered as candidates. Add in the city’s four newly created wards and that leaves at minimum six and at most eight wards without an incumbent.
In the 2006 municipal election, only one council seat changed hands.
Kelly Galloway won the South Ward after the incumbent — her brother Mike Galloway — decided not to run. Galloway has yet to decide whether she will make another bid for the seat.
Ward 5 Coun. Geoff Lorentz, who narrowly won his seat in the last election, announced last week he will run as a Kitchener representative on regional council. Lorentz previously served as a regional councillor from 1992 to 2000, when regional councillors also served on their local councils. His career on Kitchener council spans 22 years.
Ward 3 Coun. John Smola has not declared and could not be reached for comment. Victoria Park (Ward 6) Coun. Christina Weylie confirmed earlier this year she will not seek re-election.
As of Wednesday, 20 candidates have registered as mayoral or councillor candidates in Kitchener. Gazzola and Vrbanovic are currently running uncontested. There is one other mayoral candidate registered.
The hottest race so far, with four candidates already declared, is the new Ward 9, which takes in much of Weylie’s former constituency.
Without familiar faces to fall back on, voters in many city wards will have to “do their homework” — get out to meetings, listen to candidates and read up on their platforms, said Williams.
“There is a downside to just picking the familiar name because it may be that people are selected because people aren’t willing to invest the time to learn,” he said. “If you’re going to be an effective citizen, I think this time you are going to have to pay more attention.”
Kitchener is the only city in the region with only a fraction of sitting councillors confirming their names will be on the municipal ballot this fall.
In Waterloo, all councillors except Ian McLean and Mark Whaley have confirmed they’ll seek re-election.
McLean, who has served two terms, announced Tuesday he will not run again. Whaley said only that he’s “as yet undeclared.”
That leaves Waterloo’s Ward 6, and Ward 7 — vacated by Coun. Jan d’Ailly, who is challenging Mayor Brenda Halloran for council’s top spot — without incumbents.
In Cambridge, all of the current members of council are registered as candidates. Coun. Linda Whetham is running for mayor so, with the addition of two new wards, three seats in that city will be without an incumbent.
At the regional level, four incumbents have registered as candidates for the nine elected seats, including the regional chair. The mayors of the region’s seven municipalities are automatically members of regional council.
Candidates have until Sept. 10 to register for the election.
mdalton@therecord.com
07-10-2010 08:50 AM
Spokes
Senior Moderator
Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener Posts 3,172
Might even help us put together some info here for when the fall rolls around?
08-03-2010 09:25 AM
Spokes
Senior Moderator
Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener Posts 3,172
Some will run in areas other than where they reside
August 03, 2010
By Melinda Dalton, Record staff
WATERLOO REGION — Whether voters are aware of it or not, many candidates registered for the upcoming municipal election are running in wards they do not call home.
In Cambridge, nearly half the 24 people running for a spot on the next city council live outside the ward they want to represent.
In Kitchener, seven out of 22 candidates registered are running outside their home ward.
There are no regulations stipulating where a candidate can run within a municipality in Ontario. To be eligible to be on the ballot, you have to prove you live or own land in the city and are legally allowed to vote.
Robert Williams, a retired political science professor from the University of Waterloo and municipal politics expert, said despite a widely held perception that a city councillor ought to live in the area they represent, it’s not necessarily a predictor of a successful or effective candidate.
“It can be done by people who live elsewhere but can persuade the community that they are a good choice and they’re a legitimate voice,” he said.
“It’s really about the candidate trying to sell himself or herself as an informed voice for some of the interests in the ward.”
Kitchener Coun. John Gazzola, who has represented Ward 3 since he was elected in a 2002 byelection, does not live in that ward. He is the only sitting councillor who does not live in the ward he represents. His first race for the Ward 3 seat pitted him against eight other candidates, only three of whom lived in the area.
In Gazzola’s case, Williams said, he sold himself as someone with a broad view of the interests of the municipality and a lot of experience, given his former position as the city’s chief administrative officer.
It proved successful and he’s been re-elected twice in that same ward.
In the 2006 election, seven out of 26 candidates in Kitchener ran outside of their wards of residence.
Len Carter was one of those seven. He lived in Ward 3 but mounted an ultimately unsuccessful bid for the Ward 2 council seat. He did so in part because he supported Gazzola and didn’t want to run against him.
“It was about who I wanted to see on council,” he said. “I didn’t run a huge campaign, but I wanted (incumbent Berry Vrbanovic) to know that there was some opposition there.”
Part of what could be contributing to this year’s ward-jumping could be the fact that the number of wards was expanded and each one now represents a smaller area, Williams said. Kitchener has moved from a six to 10 ward system, shifting around some of the dividing lines and splitting up some neighbourhoods that once shared representation. Cambridge is expanding from six to eight.
“People may not have found in the end that they live in the area that they were interested in in the past, so they may find that this doesn’t work as well as it would have with the smaller areas,” Williams said.
In Cambridge, 11 out of the 24 candidates registered are running out of their home ward. In Waterloo, all 13 candidates for ward councillor are running in the ward where they live.
Candidates have until September 10 to declare their candidacy. The municipal election takes place Oct. 25.
Where the candidates live:
KITCHENER
Ward 1
Moni Laconia – lives in Ward 2
Ward 2
Berry Vrbanovic – lives in Ward 2
Ward 3
John Gazzola – lives in Ward 8
Ward 4
Florence Carbray – lives in Ward 4
Yvonne Fernandes – lives in Ward 4
Paula Sossi – lives in Ward 3
Ward 5
Lorne Bruce – lives in Ward 8
Daryl Martin – lives in Ward 5
Sunder Pal Rajasansi – lives in Ward 5
Ward 6
Henrik Pedersen – lives in Ward 9
Steve Sachs – lives in Ward 3
Jamie Vasey – lives in Ward 6
Ward 7
Jake Smola – lives in Ward 7
Ward 8
Zyg Janecki – lives in Ward 8
Bill Pegg – lives in Ward 8
Scott Piatkowski – lives in Ward 8
Ward 9
Debbie Chapman – lives in Ward 9
David Kuhn – lives in Ward 6
Sandy MacFarlane – lives in Ward 9
Graham Yeates – lives in Ward 9
Ward 10
Daniel Glenn-Graham – lives in Ward 10
Denis Pellerin – lives in Ward 10
...
08-04-2010 01:51 PM
UrbanWaterloo
Senior Moderator
Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener-Waterloo Posts 2,450
Livable Waterloo Region | Saturday August 21, 2010
He's a candidate in Ward 9.
08-04-2010 04:22 PM
mpd618
Senior Member
Date Jan 2010 Location Waterloo, ON Posts 515
Originally Posted by UrbanWaterloo 08-04-2010 05:11 PM
Spokes
Senior Moderator
Date Dec 2009 Location Kitchener Posts 3,172
As for Frank Etherington, Im happy to see yet another candidate in ward 9. As a resident I've talked to a few candidates and have been impressed by some things, not impressed by others. I think ward 9 is going to be quite the race this fall.
08-04-2010 07:23 PM
smably
Senior Member
Date Feb 2010 Posts 111
Originally Posted by mpd618 09-11-2010 10:14 AM
DRK_Kitchener
Member
Date May 2010 Location Kitchener, Ontario Posts 45
DAVID KUHN
Candidate for City Council
Kitchener - Ward 9
www.davidkuhn.ca
Originally Posted by Jamie Vasey 09-11-2010 09:58 PM
Jamie Vasey
Junior Member
Date Aug 2010 Posts 9
Originally Posted by DRK_Kitchener As you have eluded to in the past, the voters are really going to need to do their homework this election- particularly in wards that have 6 candidates. I believe part of that homework is understanding why the candidate wants to be a city councillor, and determining how hard they are going to work on your behalf.
For many voters, the best indicators of how hard a candidate will work on your behalf are past city/community involvement, and how hard they work during the campaign.
You'll forgive me, but I believe a candidate who spends months engaging the people of the community (like you have) shows a greater committment to the community than someone who comes along a few weeks before voting day.
09-12-2010 04:03 PM
Scott Davey
Junior Member
Date Sep 2010 Posts 1
Scott Davey
-- Candidate for Ward 1 Councillor --
I'm a candidate for councillor in Ward 1. I just wanted to pass along the information that my website is live and located at www.scottdavey.info. I'll be checking back here occasionally so if anyone has any questions, I'd be happy to respond.
Thank you,
Scott Davey
09-12-2010 07:57 PM
DRK_Kitchener
Member
Date May 2010 Location Kitchener, Ontario Posts 45
DAVID KUHN
Candidate for City Council
Kitchener - Ward 9
www.davidkuhn.ca
09-14-2010 01:00 PM
DRK_Kitchener
Member
Date May 2010 Location Kitchener, Ontario Posts 45
DAVID KUHN
Candidate for City Council
Kitchener - Ward 9
www.davidkuhn.ca
Mayoral Debate
Thursday, September 30 LIVE at 7 PM
Repeat Thursday, September 30 at 10 PM
Regional Councillor Debate
Monday, September 20 LIVE at 9 PM
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Monday, September 27 LIVE at 9:30 PM
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Wednesday, September 15 LIVE at 9:30 PM
Ward 3 Debate
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09-14-2010 03:27 PM
smably
Senior Member
Date Feb 2010 Posts 137
Originally Posted by DRK_Kitchener 09-14-2010 04:50 PM
DebbieChapman
Junior Member
Date Sep 2010 Location Ward 9, Kitchener Posts 1
I invite you to visit my website and blog at http://www.debbiechapman.ca
Debbie Chapman
Candidate for City Councillor
Ward 9, Kitchener
09-15-2010 04:49 AM
Scott Piatkowski
Junior Member
Date Aug 2010 Posts 2
09-15-2010 11:22 AM
DRK_Kitchener
Member
Date May 2010 Location Kitchener, Ontario Posts 45
DAVID KUHN
Candidate for City Council
Kitchener - Ward 9
www.davidkuhn.ca
Originally Posted by smably I just noticed that myself. It is Thursday for the Ward 10 debate.
I copied that list from Rogers and I didn't notice the typo, sorry.
09-15-2010 11:29 AM
DRK_Kitchener
Member
Date May 2010 Location Kitchener, Ontario Posts 45
DAVID KUHN
Candidate for City Council
Kitchener - Ward 9
www.davidkuhn.ca
Originally Posted by Scott Piatkowski 09-15-2010 11:54 AM
SeekForth
Junior Member
Date Apr 2010 Posts 8
Does anyone have any questions that they would like asked to the Ward 7 Candidates?
I am planning on sending them each a batch of questions.
Thanks!
09-15-2010 02:55 PM
Sandy MacFarlane
Junior Member
Date Sep 2010 Location 112 Glasgow St. Posts 3
Sandy MacFarlane
Candidate Ward 9 Kitchener
www.sandymacfarlane.webs.com
09-15-2010 08:56 PM
Jamie Vasey
Junior Member
Date Aug 2010 Posts 9
First off, thank you for wanting to participate this election. Second, thank you for wanting to make an informed vote.
I live (and am running) in Ward 6, so I can't recommend any Ward specific questions. However, I think there are a few questions the voters should ask all candidates, regardless of Ward.
1) What does a city councillor do?
- I recommend this over the "Why do you want to be a councillor?" because all candidates will have an answer prepared for that. Asking a candidate what a councillor does gives you a good idea of how well they actually understand the job they claim to be qualified for.
2) What qualifies you to be a councillor?/What experience do you have representing the people of this community?
- I lump these two together because often times the answers will overlap. But feel free to ask both seperately.
3) Why are you running in this Ward?
- This would be for any candidates that are running in Wards they don't live in. Essentially what you want to know is how well they understand your community. It's not about geography. It's about their vested interest in the Ward; and their knowledge of the people, history, and challenges of the ward.
4) Ask "How?"
- Every candidate running will tell you what they want to accomplish if elected, but unless they have an efficient and fiscally responsible way of accomplishing them- it is unlikely the other 9 councillors or the mayor will support it. It also helps to seperate empty campaign promises from genuine goals.
These questions will help to show you how hard a candidate has and will work on your behalf, and also how equipt they are to do the job effectively. They should also help you uncover which candidates are in touch with the issues that matter most to you.
I hope this helps.
Jamie Vasey
Candidate for City Council
Ward 6- Kitchener
09-16-2010 05:01 PM
Sandy MacFarlane
Junior Member
Date Sep 2010 Location 112 Glasgow St. Posts 3
Sandy MacFarlane
Candidate Ward 9
09-16-2010 11:38 PM
Jamie Vasey
Junior Member
Date Aug 2010 Posts 9
Originally Posted by Sandy MacFarlane Simply put- it's not. However, the city only has one bylaw officer for signs. The reality is, unless a complaint gets filed- it will likely go unnoticed.
It's happening in every ward to some degree. With so many new candidates (and yes, I am one of them), and recent changes to the bylaws- it is somewhat understandable that it happens. Perhaps sending a friendly email would be in order- as each offense could result in a $5000 fine. I'm sure if you were on the other side of the fence you would appreciate the "heads up".