If re-elected, Maggie Laidlaw will be the longest serving member of city council, a political career that she started 20 years go when she was first elected school trustee. She was then elected to council for the first time in 2000, the start of an auspicious and occasionally controversial tenure around the horseshoe that has, regardless, seen her re-elected three time by now. Continue reading “Maggie Laidlaw (Ward 3) – Candidate Questionnaire”
June Hofland is hoping that the voters of Ward 3 like her past eight years of work on city council so much, that they’re ready to give her four more. Continue reading “June Hofland (Ward 3) – Candidate Questionnaire”
Although they came to the Royal City via Stoney Creek, Lindsay, Ottawa and Kingston, Bob Moore and his wife, Jane, have called Guelph home for 10 years now, living near the intersection of London and Edinburgh in the middle of Ward 3. Moore recently retired after more than 25 years of experience as an administrator in both secondary and elementary schools. He has also served on the Boards and Committees of a wide range of community and educational organizations, such as Hope House, and the Julien Project. When he’s not serving on committees, or building furniture, Bob researches and writes articles of historic interest, and has published articles on pioneer immigration, genealogical searches, colonial government, and Quaker history. He recently published an article on the University of Guelph’s Professor Zavitz for the Guelph Historical Society. Now he’s making a run for a seat on city council, and he took some time to answer the Guelph Politico Candidate Quesitonnaire. Continue reading “Bob Moore (Ward 3) – Candidate Questionnaire”
Craig Chamberlain aims to fight an uphill battle, trying to unseat one of two incumbents in Ward 3. This isn’t the first time that the husband, father, and property manager has run in his ward, but Chamberlain’s running hard on the idea that his two councillors haven’t been as representative as they should have to him and his fellow Ward 3-ians. Continue reading “Craig Chamberlain (Ward 3) – Candidate Questionnaire”
Jason Dodge is one of six very serious contenders in the Ward 3 race, a race that’s attracted politicians of all interests and political stripes. Continue reading “Jason Dodge (Ward 3) – Candidate Questionnaire”
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