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CTV News
2 days ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Who all is running for the vacant Ward 2 seat in Windsor?
Windsor City Hall seen in Windsor, Ont. on July 28, 2025. (Travis Fortnum/CTV News Windsor) There's a vacant seat for Ward 2 in Windsor's city council and a byelection is coming up to fill it. Candidate registration opened up on July 21, and it will close at 2 p.m. on Sept. 12. The byelection will take place on Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wondering who your options are to vote for? Here's a full list, in order of registration: Nick Amlin Nick Amlin Ward 2 candidate Photo submitted by Nick Amlin. Amlin is a Canadian Armed Forces veteran who lives in Ward 3. He is vying for the Ward 2 seat, saying the people in Ward 2 'desperately need good representation'. A top priority for Amlin is addressing boarded up homes and expanding the SUPIE Program at city parks. 'Leaving those [boarded up homes] there does nothing for the neighbourhood,' Amlin told CTV News. 'It brings down the equity of surrounding properties. It attracts rodents. It attracts crime.' Brian Green Brian Green Brian Green, Ward 2 candidate. (Source: Submitted by Brian Green) Green has lived in Ward 2 for almost 20 years and said he will bring practical experience and a commitment to results-focused leadership. Priorities for him include safer streets and public safety, infrastructure investment, fair taxes, and transparent leadership. 'This campaign isn't about playing politics,' Green said. 'It's about showing up, standing up, and getting things done – for all of us.' The seat was left vacant after Fabio Costante resigned and moved on to a new role.
CTV News
21-07-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Canadian Armed Forces veteran fights for Ward 2 seat
Candidates looking to represent Ward 2 on Windsor City Council can now file their nomination. Windsorite Nick Amlin lives in Ward 3, but that's not stopping him from running in Ward 2's byelection. 'The opportunity presented itself and I figured I might as well jump in,' said Amlin, shortly after filing his paperwork at City Hall on Monday. 'I'm there all the time… I think I can be a voice for the people in Ward 2 that desperately need good representation.' Amlin was born and raised in Windsor. He spent 16 years in the Canadian Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan, Kuwait, Iraq, and west Africa. He is currently a student at the University of Windsor. If elected, Amlin says addressing boarded up homes is a top priority. 'Leaving those there does nothing for the neighbourhood,' he said. 'It brings down the equity of surrounding properties. It attracts rodents. It attracts crime.' He would also like to see the SUPIE (Supervised) Program expanded to every park in the ward. The SUPIE Program provides a supervisor designed to restore proper usage of the park to the residents of the neighbourhood and encourage community engagement and healthy, active living by providing recreation staff to run free programming for youth-aged children, including sports, arts and crafts, passive games, and special events. The west-end seat was left vacant by the resignation of Fabio Costante. The nomination period for candidates closes on Sept. 12. Election day is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 27.
CTV News
21-07-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Apply now: Windsor seeks new Ward 2 councillor
Those interested in becoming a city councillor in Ward 2 can now apply. Nominations opened Monday to fill the vacant seat after city council voted in favour last week to hold a byelection. This decision comes after former Ward 2 Coun. Fabio Costante resigned on June 22. Candidates seeking nomination will have until Sept. 12 at 2 p.m. to register. Those wishing to run for the election must be a resident of the City of Windsor, a non-resident-owner or tenant of land in the city, or the spouse of such owner or tenant. They must be a Canadian citizen and at least 18-years-old. Residents will head to the polls on Monday, Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Advance voting will take place on Friday, Oct. 17, and Saturday, October 18, at Campbell Baptist Church on Wyandotte Street West. Polling locations for October 27 are still being finalized and will be released in the upcoming weeks. Interested candidates must fill out the prescribed forms in the City Clerk's Office at City Hall Square. A nomination filing fee of $100 applies.
CBC
15-07-2025
- Business
- CBC
Byelection called for Windsor's ward 2 after councillor leaves seat
People in west Windsor will vote this fall for a new councillor in a byelection to replace Fabio Costante, who resigned after being hired as CEO of the Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation. The CBC's Chris Ensing reports.
CTV News
14-07-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Windsor to hold byelection for vacant Ward 2 seat this fall
Empty Ward 2 seat at Windsor city council in Windsor, Ont., on Monday, July 14, 2025. (Travis Fortnum/CTV News Windsor) Windsor's Ward 2 residents will return to the polls this fall to choose their new representative on city council. Council voted Monday to hold a byelection to fill the west-end seat left vacant by the resignation of Fabio Costante, who stepped down last month to become CEO of the Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation. The decision came after brief but pointed debate around the council table — with the majority in favour of letting voters decide, despite the cost. 'You're talking about a billion-dollar budget,' said Ward 1 Coun. Fred Francis, who made the motion to opt for by-election over appointment. '$150,000 is a small investment to make in democracy.' The byelection is expected to cost between $150,000 and $200,000 — a price tag that drew concern from Ward 8's Gary Kaschak, the only councillor to vote against the motion. 'We're one year away from this next election,' Kaschak said. 'I hear a lot of outcry in LaSalle right now of us spending a couple hundred thousand dollars on a one-year by-election.' Mayor Drew Dilkens supported the move, arguing that appointing someone would give that person an unfair head start in the next general election. 'Let the public choose who they want to represent them,' said Dilkens. 'I think you can never go wrong doing that.' Ward 9 Coun. Kieran McKenzie echoed that, calling the by-election an important step in democratic accountability. 'The person who's going to represent those folks should go door to door to door,' he said. 'This race will sort of be a precursor for what we'll see in the larger general election.' Ward 4 Coun. Mark McKenzie was absent from Monday's meeting. The remaining seven councillors and the mayor all supported the by-election. Among those already signaling their intention to run is Sam Romano, who finished second in Ward 2 in the 2022 election with 11 per cent of the vote. Speaking to media after the decision, Romano — a retired banker with 40 years of experience — said he's ready to get back on the campaign trail. 'I'm available. I'm retired. I can jump into it right away,' he said. 'I'm on my bike all the time riding around — and then stopping at McDonald's for a quick ice cream.' Romano previously said he hoped to be appointed to the vacant seat, but welcomed the opportunity to earn it at the ballot box. The nomination period for candidates will open July 21 and close at 2 p.m. on September 12. Election Day is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 27. Whoever wins will serve the remainder of the current term — with Ontario's next municipal election already set for October 2026.
