“The message I took from this is that there is a clear mandate for Philip Brown and the new council to continue what we have started over the last four years,” he said. “That’s why we want to build on our success and move forward together.” Heading into his second term, Brown said housing, climate change and active transportation are the top issues he and the new council will tackle. “I work with our sister communities, Stratford and Cornwall, but I also believe in shared services,” he said. “These are priorities that I’ve identified for the entire city … and I think the opportunity to provide input and restore that decision-making power to the mayor’s office to select chairs and members generally for standing committees and advisory committees is a first step”.
Councilors are elected
Here are the municipal councilors elected in the capital. Alanna Jankov won Ward 1 – Queen’s Square. Three people ran in that division, with Yankov winning by 467 votes. Joanna Morrison was in second place with 372 votes. Wade Munn finished third with 66 votes. Justin Muttart won Ward 2 – Belvedere, one of the most contested races in the city. Four people contested the seat, with Muttart winning with 479 votes, edging out incumbent Terry MacLeod who finished second with 318 votes. Wendi James Poirier finished third with a 250 and Eric McMurray fourth with a 27. Norman Beck won Ward 3 – Brighton. Two people ran in that ward and with incumbent Mike Duffy not running again, it was guaranteed that a new person would be elected to the council. Beck won with 896 votes to MacLeod’s 549. Mitch Tweel won Ward 4 – Spring Park. This was a two-way race between incumbent Councilor Tweel and challenger Barbara Dylla. In the end, Tweel won with 706 votes to Dylla’s 615. Kevin Ramsay won Ward 5 – Ellen’s Creek. This four-way race, like Ward 2, is one of the most contested elections in the city. Ramsey won with 317 votes, with Tony Carroll coming in second with 222 votes. Pauline MacIntyre finished third with 214 votes and Daniel Cousins fourth with 155. Bob Doiron won Ward 6 – Mount Edward. Only two people ran here: incumbent Doiron and Ryan Ramsay, the son of Coun. Kevin Ramsey. Doiron won with 837 votes to Ramsay’s 378. John MacAleer won Ward 7 – Beach Grove. Incumbent Greg Rivard did not run again, leaving three candidates to run for the seat this municipal election and McAleer taking the ward with 640 votes. Paul Gaudet was second with 333 votes. Linda Clark was third with 197 votes. Trevor MacKinnon won Ward 8 – Highfield. Another three-man race and another chamber with an incumbent who isn’t rebidding – Jason Coady. MacKinnon’s 562 votes led to a somewhat narrow victory over Corey Driscoll, who garnered 536 votes. Charlene Wight was in third place with 141 votes. Julie McCabe won Ward 9 – Stonepark. This was a two-way race between Gordon Gay and incumbent McCabe, who received the most votes of any council candidate in 2018. This time McCabe won with 781 votes to Gay’s 209. Terry Bernard won Ward 10 by a landslide.
