2022 Municipal Election News

Housing is one area Andre Jmourko would like to address; 'The college has grown in so many amazing ways over the last decade, but the housing supply has barely increased'

Seven candidates running for Barrie mayor, while councillors Robert Thomson and Gary Harvey acclaimed in Wards 5 and 7 respectively

'I learned a lot about political power, how it is wielded and to what end,' says councillor

'I feel I have a duty to contribute to our community and my abilities as a team-builder, communicator and advocate make me the best choice to represent Ward 6 in city council,' says candidate

'Downtown has been taken from our tax-paying citizens. I took my family out at night the other day and it was like a ghost town,' says Ward 2 candidate

Weldon Hachey says BBC documentary spurred his decision to run; 'Every suspicion I have had is coming to light from the real science and experts from around the world'

'For me, it will be a 100 per cent job. I will have no other, and I don’t think anyone else can bring that to the table,' says Dieter Mueller

'I tend to be pretty independent and stand by my principles,' says Ward 9 incumbent

William Rome says he would use his background in finance to 'look at some of the issues of affordability' and make housing for affordable

'The city is growing and it’s important to be proactive and ready to grow with it,' says Tim Abel, who is running in Ward 4 in the upcoming municipal election