Category: Municipal Election 2010

The following article appeared in the November 23 edition of the Guelph Mercury: A city council term which began with sadness over the passing of a councillor ended in tears Monday night, as the non-returning representatives said goodbye to their colleagues. It was the last meeting of the outgoing council. A new slate, including four […]

The following article appeared in the October 26 edition of the Guelph Tribune: During the Trib’s pre-election coverage, we asked all candidates what their priorities would be over the next four years, if elected. Here’s what Guelph’s newly elected members of city council said: WARD 1 Bob Bell To recover from this term’s overspending! Residents […]

Congratulations on your win .Keep up the great work on your ward 2 blog- by far the best ward blog in the city. I have attached an article from the Tribune by Alan Pickersgill .He has written a wonderful tribute to Vicki Beard .Vicki will not be sit idle -she is already working on a […]

Attached is a copy of the final election report, showing individual poll tabulator results for each race.   Staff Final Election Report.pdf – Adobe Acrobat

The following article appeared in the October 26 edition of the Guelph Tribune: Two of four new faces on city council came first in their races, and the other two earned their council seats with close seconds. In Ward One, incumbent Bob Bell led the 11-candidate race, picking up 20 per cent of the vote, […]

The following article appeared in the October 28 edition of the Guelph Tribune: Rookie council member Andy Van Hellemond expects his first year on council to be a learning process, but he believes it will be a success if councillors support one another. “It’s a team effort. We’ve all got to pull together,” said the […]

Congratulations Ian on being re-elected in ward 2. I look forward to working along with you and providing strong representation and service to our ward 2 citizens. AH Hey Councillor Ian Findlay for four more years, CONGRATULATIONS, I am so glad you got in. You’re much better at being a politician then I am. You’re […]

The following editorial appeared in the October 26 edition of the Guelph Mercury: Guelph voters managed an interesting trick at the ballots Monday. They purchased a council direction that was familiar to them and a good measure of political continuity as well. But they also arranged for some new voices around the council table and […]

The following article appeared in the October 26 edition of the Guelph Mercury: Election day was kind to Andy Van Hellemond. The 62-year-old former National Hockey League referee emerged as one of a handful of surprise successes on Monday, collecting more votes than any other candidate in Ward 2. “Tell everyone I want one cream and one sugar in […]

The following editorial appeared in the October 21 edition of the Guelph Tribune: After next Monday’s municipal election, Guelph will have at least two new councillors and, by my way of thinking, possibly four. Of course, if I were an ace race handicapper I would be in Vegas right now, not tapping out my thoughts […]