Voting in a municipal election has the most direct impact on your day-to-day life. From zoning & pedestrian crossings to sidewalk clearing or garbage collection & community trails, where you work, live and send your children to school is where your voice matters most.
Unfortunately there’s a great deal of apathy about municipal elections, despite the fact one is electing individuals who will decide local education matters, transportation infrastructure, and how your property taxes are spent. Each and every day, the decisions made by these people affect your commute to work, your child’s experience in the classroom, and how your city is going to look in 20 years.
We have two candidates running for Ward 10 Councillor:
Sarah Marsh, 519-807-8006, sarah@sarahmarsh.ca, @Marsh_Ward10
Peter Meier, 519-239-7223, pnpmeier@yahoo.ca
Watch a debate of the Ward 10 Candidates from Rogers TV on August 29, 2018
ALL-CANDIDATE MEETINGS will be held between 6:30-8:30pm at The Queen Street Commons Cafe (43 Queen Street South, Kitchener). Meetings will be held on the following dates:
Wednesday, Sep 19 – candidates running in Kitchener’s Ward 10
Wednesday, Sep 26 – candidates running in Kitchener’s Regional Councillors
Wednesday, Oct 10 – candidates running for Regional Chair
There are four individuals running for Mayor of Kitchener and a Q&A with CBC addresses why they have chosen to run for this position.
It’s really difficult to track down information on the candidates for Trustee for the School Boards. One can view the Nomination Forms online (scroll down the page) but there is no position statement or any indication of what the candidate stands for. If you see a debate for school board Trustees scheduled, let us know!
