By Pepper Parr
July 20th, 2022
BURLINGTON, ON
Nominations close on August 19th.
Here is the list of the people running for Council and Regional Chair. Data on school elections will follow.
Mayor
Marianne Meed Ward
Anne Marsden
Anne Marsden
Phone: 905-467-2860
Email: anneandave@gmail.com
Website: marsdens.ca
Marianne Meed Ward
Phone: 905-335-1899
Email: marianne4mayor@gmail.com
Website: https://votemarianne.ca/
It will be very difficult for Marsden to pull in more votes than Meed Ward. Both have strong profiles and we can expect Marsden to do well – which will put a dent in the mandate Meed Ward will want to take away from the election.
There is significant expectation that a third candidate will enter the race. A number of people approached Regional Chair Gary Carr to run for Mayor – he recently moved his residence to Burlington.
Ward 1
Kelvin Galbraith
Kelvin Galbraith
Phone: 905-928-4513
Email: kelvingalbraith@gmail.com
Website: kelvingalbraith-ward1.com
Robert Radway
Phone: 289-208-6474
Email: robertradway07@gmail.com
Website: robertradway.com
Radway, a high school teacher didn’t appear to fully understand what it means to be a city Councillor. I think his name is there because he has already paid for his nomination. Any votes he does get will be seen as protest votes against Galbraith – who has some explaining to do over his contribution to the life of the city during his time at city hall.
Ward 2
Lisa Kearns
Keith Demoe
Phone: 289-259-0488
Email: kd@kobaltek.com
Lisa Kearns
Email: LisaKearnsWard2@gmail.com
Website: lisakearnsward2.com
Kearns has earned her paycheck. Very difficult to comment on Demoe – he has said very little about himself and his qualifications.
Lots to say about Kearns. On the positive side she has the best mind on this council; is consistently on top of issues other council members don’t understand.
Ward 3
Rory Nisan
Jennifer Hounslow
Email: jenniferhounslow.ward3@gmail.com
Rory Nisan
Phone: 905-464-7195
Email: info@rorynisan.ca
Website: rorynisan.ca
Hounslow is new to the game. Ward 3 residents will want to hear what she has to say before deciding if it is time for a change.
Nisan has to be given credit for a very good web site. That he has yet to put up a platform is surprising but what he has in place is very good.
Olivia Duke
Tony Brecknock
Shawna Stolte
Ward 4
Tony Brecknock
Phone: 905-334-8118
Email: tony@brecknock.com
Website: brecknock.com
Olivia Duke
Phone: 416-320-8843
Email: olivia@oliviaduke.ca
Website: oliviaduke.ca
Shawna Stolte
Eden Wood
Phone: 905-630-4949
Email: vote.edenwood@gmail.com
Ward 4 is where the action will take place. Stolte has a fight on her hands, not because of what she hasn’t done – she has a solid following – the concern is over what she has done. Her integrity issues are being blown out of proportion – she took a principled stand and paid the price. She has the Mayor on the ropes. Some of the candidates see an opportunity to replace Stolte; they will find it will not be easy – she has brought about more positive changes than any other member of Council and has served her community very well.
No one can find Eden Wood, Tony Brecknock needs to do more at the community level before looking for a seat on Council. Olivia Duke looks interesting – need some time listening to her.
Ward 5
Paul Sharman
Paul Sharman
Phone: 905-320-7467
Email: paul@paulsharman.ca
Website: paulsharman.ca
He could be acclaimed. He could have been Mayor but wasn’t prepared to put in the effort.
Ward 6
Angelo Bentivegna
Angelo Bentivegna
Phone: 905-973-6923
Email: angelo.bentivegna@gmail.com
Rick Greenspoon
Phone: 905-466-4449
Email: greenspoonrick@gmail.com
Angelo Bentivegna had a steep learning curve that he has yet to get all that far along. But he is a tireless advocate for the small business community and more than any other Councillor asks the obvious question: Why?
Jane McKenna
Andrea Grebenc
Regional Chair
Andrea Grebenc
Address: Burlington, ON
Phone: 905-510-4847
Email: contact@andrea4halton.ca
Website: andrea4halton.ca
Jane McKenna
Website: votejanemckenna.ca
Both current Regional Chair Gary Carr and former Oakville Mayor Ann Mulvale are being talked about as possible candidates – neither have filed nomination papers. They have until August 19th to do that. Carr has said he would enter the race. Friends of his pitched him on the idea of running for Mayor of Burlington now that he lives in the city.
Pictures and detail on some of the candidates was not available.
