Karl Wettstein has been a city concillor in Ward 6 for 11 years, and while some people might look at over a decade of public service as a job well done, Wettstein is looking to bank four more. Continue reading “Karl Wettstein (Ward 6) – Candidate Questionnaire”
Todd Dennis first came to city council in 2010, and he’s hoping that the people in Ward 6 liked what he did so much over the last four years that they give him their vote again. Continue reading “Todd Dennis (Ward 6) – Candidate Questionnaire”
If you haven’t heard of James Gordon then welcome to Guelph. After two turns at running in provincial politics, Gordon is now running for city council in Ward 2. Amongst his accolades, Gordon was the first President of the Guelph Civic League, the first Artistic Director of the Hillside Festival, a co-founder of the Wellington Water Watchers, the Founding Chair of the Family Mental Health Network, and winner of Mayor’s Award in 2008 for community service. Above and beyond that, he’s well-known for his contributions to the arts and his career as a singer-songwriter. And now, he’s the first respondent of Guelph Politico’s 2014 Municipal Election candidate questionnaire. Continue reading “James Gordon (Ward 2) – Candidates Questionnaire”
All those years of reporting and blogging about local issues and the business of City Hall apparently gave former Guelph Mercury journalist Scott Tracey a kind of Stockholm syndrome. Or maybe he’s just now of the opinion that if he can’t beat them, join them. Or, the more likely, he’s being driven by a sense of civic pride and commitment. Regardless of the reason why, Tracey is throwing his hat into the ring for this fall’s municipal election running in the very busy Ward 4 race. Continue reading “City Hall Reporter Wants to Become the Reported”
The final two questions marks on the current city council have been erased today with Ward 1’s Bob Bell and Ward 2’s Andy Van Hellemond both filing their papers to run for re-election in the October 27 Municipal Election. Bell and Van Hellemond were the last two undeclared members of council, which regardless of whether or not all the incumbents are re-elected next month will see a serious turnover of new faces at the first council meeting in November. Continue reading “Bell and Van Hellemond Confirm Re-Election Bids”
Another one bites the dust? Perhaps a cruel (or cruelly funny) way of putting that, but in week that’s already seen two incumbent councillors decline the chance to run for re-election, first-term Ward 1 Councillor Jim Furfaro has decided to join them. All eyes now turn to Furfaro’s Ward 1 colleague Bob Bell, will Bell ring up a re-election push, or has he tolled for the end of his time on city council? Continue reading “Furfaro Decides to Not Run for Re-Election”
The close of nominations for the 2014 Municipal Election is fast approaching, and with only a couple of weeks left to file papers, the ballots in races for the City of Guelph have seen quite a few new additions in the last couple of weeks. In brief, a new name makes the mayor’s race even more competitive, the ranks of the Ward 4 contest swell, and a couple of new old names are making their play in another election run. Continue reading “More Candidates Enter Race as August Draws to Close”
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