Just in case you missed all the signs around town and didn’t notice, it’s election season in Cambridge. On Monday, October 22, 2018 we’ll be heading to the ballot box to vote for the positions of Mayor, 2 Regional Councillors, Ward councilor and school board trustees to represent Cambridge for the next 4 years.
Municipal elections are so important because they’re the representatives that have the closest impact on your day-to-day life in Cambridge.
Looking for more candidate info? Check out our Questions for the Candidates.
We’ll be keeping this post updated with more debates and relevant info as the election progresses.
Oct 14/18 – Added the Chamber of Commerce videos, now each video player is a playlist with 5 different videos for each race.
Cambridge Ontario Municipal Wards Map
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2018 Mayoral Debate for Cambridge Ontario
The candidates for mayor of Cambridge this year are
2018 Regional Councilors for Cambridge Ontario
The candidates for the Waterloo Region Council representatives this year are: (Pick 2 options)
- Rob Brunette
- John Florence
- Helen Jowett – Incumbent
- Karl Kiefer – Incumbent
- Jeffrey Shaver
2018 Ward 1 Candidates for Cambridge Ontario
The candidates to represent Cambridge City Council Ward 1 this year are:
- Stewart Allan
- Peter Crystal
- Cliff Eggleton
- Kevin Hiebert
- Ryan O’Hagan
- Donna Reid – Incumbent
- Clifford Vanclief
2018 Ward 2 Candidates for Cambridge Ontario
The candidates to represent Cambridge City Council Ward 2 this year are:
- Jay Edward Brown
- Mike Devine – Incumbent
- Jaanus Kimsto
- Janice Lajeunesse
- Jeff Richardson
2018 Ward 3 Candidates for Cambridge Ontario
The candidates to represent Cambridge City Council Ward 3 this year are:
- Patricia Bercrowski
- Tracy Hipel
- Michael Mann – Incumbent
2018 Ward 4 Candidates for Cambridge Ontario
- Edwin Friest
- Jan Liggett – Incumbent
- Gary Price
2018 Ward 5 Candidates for Cambridge Ontario
The candidates to represent Cambridge City Council Ward 5 this year are:
- Bill Kirby
- Brett Wagner
- Pam Wolf – Incumbent
2018 Ward 6 Candidates for Cambridge Ontario
The candidates to represent Cambridge City Council Ward 6 this year are:
2018 Ward 7 Candidates for Cambridge Ontario
The candidates to represent Cambridge City Council Ward 7 this year are:
- Cody Allen Botelho
- Connie Cody
- Ryan Coles
- Francesco (Frank) Monteiro – Incumbent
2018 Ward 8 Candidates for Cambridge Ontario
The candidates to represent Cambridge City Council Ward 8 this year are:
- Kenneth Bartlett
- Nicholas Ermeta – Incumbent
- Carla Johnson
2018 Regional Chair Candidates for Cambridge
The candidates for the Waterloo Regional Chair this year are:
2018 Waterloo Region District School Board (English Public) – Cambridge/North Dumfries Candidates
The candidates for the Waterloo Region District School Board Trustee for English Public Schools this year are: (Pick 3 options)
- Kemesha Alli
- Eian Campbell
- John J. Dideczek
- Jayne Herring
- William Schneider
- Cam Stewart
- Courtney Waterfall
- Cindy Watson
- Crystal Whetham
2018 Waterloo Catholic District School Board (English Catholic) – Cambridge/North Dumfries
The candidates for the Waterloo Region District School Board Trustee for English Catholic Schools this year are: (Pick 3 options)
- Bill Conway
- Manuel da Silva
- Wendy Price
- Brian Quigley
2018 Conseil scolaire Viamonde (French Public) – Huron/Middlesex/Perth/Waterloo/Wellington
The candidates for the French Public School Trustee for English Catholic Schools this year are:
- Pascale Thibodeau
- Denis J Trudel
2018 Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud (French Catholic) – Waterloo/Brant/Haldimand/Norfolk
The candidate for the French Catholic School Trustee for English Catholic Schools this year is:
- Dorothee Petit-Pas – Acclaimed
Big thanks to a couple resources I found to get website data for candidates.
Galt, Preston and Hespeler were never forced to amalgamate. Instead, they decided to amalgamate to save money on municipal expenses. Having only one municipal body rather than three, has saved millions of dollars!