Tag: Civic election 2022
Civic election: Five mayoral races to watch in the London region
Voters in municipalities across Ontario are set to elect new local governments on Oct. 24. Across Southwestern Ontario, small cities and towns are home to fascinating mayoral races. Calvi Leon digs into must-watch races in five local communities as election day nears:
Where’s Trevor? Embattled Woodstock mayor a no-show on campaign trail
Embattled Woodstock Mayor Trevor Birtch is seeking reelection but appears not to be campaigning, not a bad strategy given the sex assault charges he’s facing, one political observer said.
What you need to know with London civic election advance polls set to open
There’s still more than two weeks until London’s municipal election, but voters can start casting their ballots this weekend.
COVID politics hitting London campaign trail as expected, and it’s not pretty
Being told to get lost at the doorstep isn’t new for campaigning politicians, but one in London got called out by a voter – an exchange captured by a porch camera and posted online – who wanted nothing to do with a controversial candidate who battled COVID-19 rules.
‘Once it’s gone, it’s gone’: Loss of farmland flagged as civic election issue
A Ontario farmers group says more focus should be placed in the civic election on valuable farmland being lost to development, a problem unfolding across Southwestern Ontario.
Parent group organizing Catholic school trustee candidates debate
An all-candidates meeting for Catholic trustees is being hosted Wednesday by a parent committee of the London District Catholic school board.
Mayoral race: Khalil Ramal slams MP endorsements of Josh Morgan
Khalil Ramal has a message for Londoners: He’s not giving up on the campaign trail.
Catholic board trustee warned repeatedly not to campaign at schools
He was warned to keep his election campaigning off school property. Then, he was told again. But he didn’t listen. A veteran London District Catholic school board trustee is in hot water after repeatedly bringing his re-election campaign to area schools. Pedro Almeida, who represents Catholic school families in Ward 1 and Ward 14, has […]
City council candidates slam homeless program’s bylaw troubles as pastors rally
London city council candidates are criticizing a city hall move to slap a downtown church with a bylaw infraction for running a homeless outreach program out of its building, as an online petition supporting the church gains momentum. Concern over that church program is building to fears about others, as faith leaders are expected to […]
London MPs, across party lines, agree on one thing: Who should be mayor
London mayoral candidate Josh Morgan has clinched the endorsements of area MPs from all three major parties, high-profile nods announced Sunday at his campaign office opening. London-Fanshawe New Democrat MP Lindsay Mathyssen, London North Centre Liberal MP Peter Fragiskatos and Elgin-Middlesex-London Conservative MP Karen Vecchio are throwing their support behind Morgan, a two-term councillor who […]