Tag: Municipal election
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.
Grey Highlands has municipal election voting choices
Grey Highlands electors may vote online or in person during this year’s municipal and school board elections. Internet voting started Oct. 7 and will run through election day, Monday, Oct. 24 until 8 p.m. Voting in person on election day may take place between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. at the municipal administrative office. There has […]
Q+A: Dan Mathieson reflects as 20-year run as Stratford mayor ends
With less than three weeks before Stratford residents decide his successor, mayor Dan Mathieson talked to the Beacon Herald about his political career, Stratford’s changing place in Southwestern Ontario, and his future plans.
Advance polls for London’s municipal election open Saturday
The ten advance polling stations in the city will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and from October 11 to 15.
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.
Grey Bruce Labour Council endorses nine school board trustee candidates
The council is concerned with the platforms of some candidates that could see diversity, in particular gender and sexual diversity, removed from schools.