The Council that Burlington will end up with next October is pretty clear except who will serve as Mayor

By Pepper Parr

March 5^th, 2026

BURLINGTON, ON

Council spent more than half an hour talking about the rules that will apply to what can and cannot be done by a candidate once they declare they are going to be a candidate for city council.

A distinction was being made about the difference between declaring and actually filing nomination papers.

Blake Hurley: A City resource?

The concern was around social media and the use of city resources.  The City Solicitor is considered a City resource.

What became clear was that every member of the current Council expects to run again, with the exception being Rory Nisan being absent.

Thus, the only difference we will see next council will be a new member for ward 2, because it is clear that Lisa Kearns will run for Mayor and either Kearns or Meed Ward will end up Mayor.

The time has come for Angelo to retire.

Stolte said she would be a two term councilor. What happened to that statement?

Many were hoping for a few more changes to clear out some of the dead wood; wards 4 and six could use a shake-up.

There is a potential candidate for Ward 6 – that person is thinking it through.

There is a candidate for the Ward 2 seat that Kearns will vacate.  He is expected to declare in the near future.

Sharman could get away with putting up signs on developer owned  property and take a holiday and still get elected.  He may well be acclaimed.  A reader sent us a graphic that explains where Sharman stands.

Galbraith in Ward 1 is a shoo-in – there is no one out there with the profile Galbraith has – despite the very real future conflicts of interest concerns.