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.

Get out and VOTE!

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

Here is a CBC link that discusses and asks questions to each of the candidates that are running for Waterloo 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!

 

August 14, 2018 For immediate release

THE WORKING CENTRE HOSTS MUNICIPAL ELECTION 2018 ALL-CANDIDATE MEETINGS
Kitchener, Ontario — To foster voter during the 2018 municipal elections, the Working Centre is hosting a series of all-candidates meetings.
These meetings are open to all, and will focus on candidates answering questions from the audience.

All sessions will be held between 6:30-8:30pm, and will be held at The Queen Street Commons Cafe (43 Queen Street South, Kitchener). The all-candidates meetings will be held on the following dates (Note that there is no event on October 3):

Wednesday,
Sep 12 – candidates running in Kitchener’s Ward 9

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

“Over the last number of years, we have found that hosting all-candidate meetings at the Queen Street Commons Cafe has been an excellent way for voters to get to know the candidates by hearing their ideas and their answers in an up-close debate” comments Working Centre Director Joe Mancini.

The Working Centre invites members of the public to participate in these sessions. In addition to the live events, audio from these events will be recorded and made available on the Working Centre’s website so that those who cannot attend the meetings can still benefit.

In addition to these meetings, there are many other things going on for this election. You can find a collection of resources at https://waterlooregionvotes.org.
Event URL: https://www.theworkingcentre.org/election2018
Email: election2018@theworkingcentre.org