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CBC
05-08-2025
- Politics
- CBC
44 candidates apply to fill vacant Region of Waterloo council seat
There are 44 people who want to be the next Region of Waterloo councillor. A Kitchener seat on regional council is vacant following the death of Coun. Kari Williams in April. In May, regional councillors voted to fill the seat by calling for applications. The deadline to apply was Friday and as of Tuesday morning, the list on the region's website reflected the 44 candidates. A final list, along with personal statements for each candidate, will be released on Wednesday. People can be from anywhere in the region to fill the Kitchener seat. Here is the breakdown of where the candidates are from: 26 are from Kitchener. 11 are from Waterloo. Five are from Cambridge. One is from Wilmot Township. One is from Wellesley Township. A special council meeting is scheduled for Aug. 14 where each applicant will get five minutes to present to council and explain why they want the job. During that same meeting, the current members of council will vote on who will fill the seat. Once chosen, the new councillor will take the oath of office on Aug. 15 and then prepare for their first council meeting on Aug. 27. This isn't the first time this year council has had to fill a vacant seat. In March, they studied their options on how to replace former councillor Rob Deutschmann who resigned his seat to run as the candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party in the riding of Cambridge. Regional councillors voted to appoint Matt Rodrigues to the seat.
CBC
25-06-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Waterloo regional council to consider options to fill seat after councillor's death
Social Sharing For the second time this year, councillors with the Region of Waterloo will discuss how to fill an empty seat on council after the death of a councillor. Kari Williams died of cancer in April of this year. Williams, 40, was elected in 2022 to represent Kitchener, Ont., on regional council. Region of Waterloo councillors will need to declare the seat vacant and then determine how to fill the seat within 60 days, by Aug. 24. Once the declaration is made Wednesday, council will have several options to consider before moving forward. Those options include: Appoint from the 2022 election candidates. Directly appoint a person to fill the vacancy. Appointment by a call for applications. Pass a bylaw requiring a byelection be held to fill the vacancy. Filling the vacancy through an appointment is the most cost-effective since a byelection would cost $800,000. This isn't the first time this year council has had to fill a vacant seat. In March, they studied their options on how to replace former councillor Rob Deutschmann who resigned his seat to run as the candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party in the riding of Cambridge.
CBC
04-03-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Waterloo region council has an open seat. Here's how they might fill it
Social Sharing Waterloo regional council has a decision to make when it comes to filling former councillor Rob Deutschmann's seat. Deutschmann vacated his seat in January to run as the Ontario Liberal candidate for Cambridge in the recently decided provincial election, losing to PC incumbent Brian Riddell. After declaring the seat vacant on Jan. 29, regional council must decide how the seat is filled by Mar. 30. The choice is between appointing a new councillor to fill the seat or holding a by-election. Option 1: Appointment According to the Municipal Act of 2001, to be eligible for a council seat, the appointee must be a Canadian citizen above the age of 18 and they or their spouse must own property or rent in the Region of Waterloo. Other than these eligibility requirements, the act has no requirements for how to fill the seat by appointment. The first appointment option, listed in a staff report, is for regional council to select a candidate from the 2022 municipal election. That's what happened in 2015 when the death of Kitchener regional Coun. Wayne Wettlaufer led to then-chair Ken Seiling appointing Elizabeth Clarke, who was runner-up in the 2014 election. In the case of Deutschmann's Kitchener seat, Matt Rodrigues received the fifth highest vote percentage in the 2022 election, coming in about 400 votes shy of Deutschmann. "Staff have contacted Mr. Rodrigues and he has indicated that he remains eligible and is willing to serve," the report said. The second option is to appoint someone through an application process. This would open up a public option for any eligible candidates to submit an application. If council went with this option, a meeting would be held on Mar. 26 for applicants to present their case before a decision is made. The staff report says this option would cost about $5,000, which would be covered by the election reserve fund. The third appointment option is to simply pick someone. Councillors could present nominations for any eligible individual at the council meeting on Mar. 19, where council members would pick from a list. The report said this gives council the option to pick an applicant who meets desirable criteria, "such as, being committed to not running in 2026, providing a diverse voice to Council, or being able to get up to speed quickly." Option 2: By-election If Waterloo regional council decides against appointing a councillor, they would be required to call a by-election, which the staff report says would likely be between June 2 and June 30 this year. The cost for a by-election would be approximately $800,000, according to the report. If council decides to go the election route, the seat would remain open longer and it would cost far more than any of the other options. Council will make a decision on how to fill the vacant seat at a council meeting Tuesday.
CBC
29-01-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Here are the local candidates running in the Ontario election so far
Social Sharing Premier Doug Ford has triggered an election and Ontarians are set to go to the polls on Feb. 27. Parties have until Feb. 14 to name candidates, but some have already announced who will be running. Below is a list of candidates known as of 8 a.m. on Jan. 29. This story will be regularly updated as more candidates join the race. CBC K-W also wants to hear from people about their top issues. Visit our survey page to tell us what's at stake for you in this election. Are we missing a candidate? Email us. Below are the local ridings CBC K-W will follow during the election. The candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Cambridge Rob Deutschmann, Liberal. Carla Johnson, Green. Marjorie Knight, NDP. Brian Riddell, Progressive Conservatives (incumbent). Kitchener Centre Aislinn Clancy, Green (incumbent). Rob Elliott, Progressive Conservatives. Colleen James, Liberal. Brooklin Wallis, NDP. Kitchener-Conestoga Mike Harris, Progressive Conservatives (incumbent). Jodi Szimanski, NDP. Brayden Wagenaar, Green. Kitchener South-Hespeler Jess Dixon, Progressive Conservatives (incumbent) Jeff Donkersgoed, NDP. Ismail Mohamed, Liberal. Waterloo Shefaza Esmail, Green. Catherine Fife, NDP (incumbent). Clayton Moore, Liberal. Peter Turkington, Progressive Conservatives. Guelph Robert Coole, Progressive Conservatives. Mike Schreiner, Green (incumbent). Cameron Spence, NDP. Wellington-Halton Hills Note: Current and long-time MPP Ted Arnott is not seeking re-election in this riding. Joseph Racinsky, Progressive Conservatives. Bronwynne Wilton, Green. Perth-Wellington Ashley Fox, Liberal. Ian Morton, Green.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Here are the local candidates running in the Ontario election so far
Premier Doug Ford has triggered an election and Ontarians are set to go to the polls on Feb. 27. Parties have until Feb. 14 to name candidates, but some have already announced who will be running. Below is a list of candidates known as of 4 p.m. on Jan. 28. This story will be regularly updated as more candidates join the race. CBC K-W also wants to hear from people about their top issues. Visit our survey page to tell us what's at stake for you in this election. Are we missing a candidate? Email us. Below are the local ridings CBC K-W will follow during the election. The candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. Cambridge Rob Deutschmann, Liberal. Carla Johnson, Green. Marjorie Knight, NDP. Brian Riddell, Progressive Conservatives (incumbent). Kitchener Centre Aislinn Clancy, Green (incumbent). Colleen James, Liberal. Brooklin Wallis, NDP. Kitchener-Conestoga Mike Harris, Progressive Conservatives (incumbent). Jodi Szimanski, NDP. Brayden Wagenaar, Green. Kitchener South-Hespeler Jess Dixon, Progressive Conservatives (incumbent) Jeff Donkersgoed, NDP. Ismail Mohamed, Liberal. Waterloo Shefaza Esmail, Green. Catherine Fife, NDP (incumbent). Clayton Moore, Liberal. Guelph Mike Schreiner, Green (incumbent). Cameron Spence, NDP. Wellington-Halton Hills Note: Current and long-time MPP Ted Arnott is not seeking re-election in this riding. Bronwynne Wilton, Green. Perth-Wellington Ashley Fox, Liberal. Ian Morton, Green. Matthew Rae, Progressive Conservatives (incumbent).
